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Buying a Bass

notmeagain · 2005-05-20 19:04:11

Hey. Been playing about two years now with my squire p-bass. In a serious enough band now so I'm thinking of investing in something of a bit more quality. Just wondering what bass guitars you guys have and if you'd reccomend any? I'm looking for something quite light and good for playing fast punk/at the drive-in kinda…

20-05-2005 7:04pm

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notmeagain

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Hey.
Been playing about two years now with my squire p-bass. In a serious enough band now so I'm thinking of investing in something of a bit more quality. Just wondering what bass guitars you guys have and if you'd reccomend any? I'm looking for something quite light and good for playing fast punk/at the drive-in kinda stuff.

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#2 20-05-2005 8:20pm

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What's your price range? My Warwick Streamer would suit your bill quite nicely but it might be a tad expensive. If you can push for one it's a gorgeous instrument, and it has gallons of punch for that tone. I picked mine up on eBay for 650 in total. You could do the same easily enough.

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#3 20-05-2005 10:07pm

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How much are you thinking of spending? Perhaps you could re-post it here, might get a more relevant response.

The venerable Jazz bass is the best place to start, when thinking of a new instrument, but if you name a figure we can all start looking for a bass for you

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#4 20-05-2005 10:26pm

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i got an OLP music man in money maker, sorry, music maker. i think it was around 350, its plays really nice

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#5 23-05-2005 12:01am

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if you've got the cash splash out on a rickenbacker.

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#6 23-05-2005 9:45pm

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A ric, while a gorgeous instrument, might have too much low end for what he's looking to do with it. I say Streamer or Jazz bass.

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#7 23-05-2005 9:55pm

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Indeed. A Ric is a very different instrument to a P bass design. Jazz bass all the way.

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#8 24-05-2005 12:45am

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Or you could get a modulus and never look back! Like me like!

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#9 26-05-2005 3:20pm

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Fender Highway 1 jazz sounds brilliant if you can afford to shell out for it. First of the American made models and it can cover pretty much any style with a bit of tweaking of the volume knobs. Also the necks thinner than P so it's easier to play. I saved all last summer for it. Well worth it!

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