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Good Bass guitars
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:54 pm
I'm a teenager (so nothing expensive) and want a good bass guitar, was thinking about using money I have saved currently and Christmas money for one. I don't have a guitar so would a electric guitar do me better?
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Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:01 pm to lawlcow318008
JMO, but I think you should get the 6 string first.
There are some great deals out there right now too.
There are some great deals out there right now too.
This post was edited on 12/13/23 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:05 pm to lawlcow318008
Squire Classic Vibe.
Look at used.
Look at used.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:26 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Squire Classic Vibe
There's one at guitar center in Nola for $329 right now. Good shape minus missing the back plate.
Would have bought it from this boards advice, but was given a Les Paul.
If that's not in your budget, a Squier standard or the new sonic line seems solid. Anything you can learn on and inspires you to play is a positive.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:33 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:56 pm to lawlcow318008
Do you want to play a bass guitar or an electric guitar?
Posted on 12/13/23 at 9:09 pm to shutterspeed
quote:
Do you want to play a bass guitar or an electric guitar?
I'm not sure, I was thinking bass guitar.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 9:25 pm to lawlcow318008
Posted on 12/13/23 at 9:48 pm to lawlcow318008
I have an Ibanez Mikro, but get one made in Indonesia, not China. Awesome little bass.
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 8:22 am
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:01 am to lawlcow318008
Peavey makes some solid entry level bass offerings as does Yamaha. Getting a Squier is kind of the popular thing to do, and changing out the hardware to upgrade it later would be easy to do since they're so common. Much of what determines what kind of bass you should go after is dictated by the type of music you want to play. The world has enough guitar players. Go with the bass my friend.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 5:40 am to auggie
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JMO, but I think you should get the 6 string first.
the man comes here looking for bass advice and you're steering him towards a guitar?
OP: get a used fender mexican p bass or J bass and learn on that.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 6:03 am to monsterballads
Quote from the OP:
"I don't have a guitar so would a electric guitar do me better?"
He asked, so I gave my opinion, otherwise I would have stayed out of his thread.
"I don't have a guitar so would a electric guitar do me better?"
He asked, so I gave my opinion, otherwise I would have stayed out of his thread.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 6:55 am to auggie
OP needs to decide if he wants to be a bass player or a guitarist then. you can be both of course but I know a lot of guitar players that think they are bass players and it's just not the same. can always tell when someone played guitar first and switched to bass.
the world needs more bass players!
the world needs more bass players!
Posted on 12/14/23 at 7:17 am to lawlcow318008
A bassist who can sing will always have regular gigs. Something to consider.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 8:24 pm to Telecaster
The Squier Classic Vibe P is the best budget bass around. It’s really solid. I got one and put some Fender Vintage 63 pickups in it and put in a high mass bridge and it’s solid as hell. I’ll leave the Lakland and Geddy at home sometimes and play the Squier on a gig.
Posted on 12/16/23 at 10:57 am to monsterballads
quote:can confirm
you can be both of course but I know a lot of guitar players that think they are bass players and it's just not the same. can always tell when someone played guitar first and switched to bass.
I believe it was Roger Waters who said that the bass guitar was the easiest instrument to learn and the most challenging to master
of course it can also be said that you can be a raging egomaniacal a-hole and still work regularly for decades if you can play the bass (i.e., Roger Waters)
Posted on 12/16/23 at 12:43 pm to FearlessFreep
I'll echoplex the Squier Classic Vibe Series recommendation. Gig ready and value-packed straight outta the box.
Posted on 12/17/23 at 9:50 pm to lawlcow318008
I have a few guitars and a bass. The bass I have is a Fender Jazz Bass (squier) . I like playing it a lot..
Posted on 12/18/23 at 10:31 am to lawlcow318008
Question for the OP: do you know how to play already, or are you getting a guitar in order to learn? If you don't know how to play, get a 6-string. Learn it and you will also be able to pick up playing bass very quickly if you choose to do so later. The corollary is not true - learning to play bass will not help you much in learning to play the 6-string.
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