daposti
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In the market for a good bass??
#948594 - 22/10/11 06:35 PM
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I'm looking to buy a bass guitar. I have previous experience of playing normal guitars but
not bass. The music we're looking to make is modern dance,House, funk possibly some rock
or reggae even dub step. We have around £300 to spend. I was wondering if anyone could
recommend a decent bass in our price bracket that would suit our style of music. The
obvious things that spring to mind are Fender which are quite expensive or Ibanez. We want
something with ultra clean pick ups, brand new, a good playing action that suits our style
of music. thanks in advance. Daposti
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4TrackMadman
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948613 - 22/10/11 08:54 PM
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The new Ibanez guitars are really bad on build quality in that range: http://www.houstonmusicreviews.com/GearReview/IbanezSR505/ibanez_sr505_bas
s.htmI went through two of these until I gave up and got a Sterling (by
Music Man) - cheaper than Fender and even though it was also made in Indonesia, like the
Ibanez, the quality was far superior. This thing plays like the Music Man Sting Ray at 1/2
the price. Can't recommend it enough: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/sterling-by-music-man-sb14-bass/580994
000002000?src=3WPGWXX&ZYXSEM=0
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daposti
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948614 - 22/10/11 09:07 PM
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I forgot to tell you im based in the UK and the sterling basses are £600 here which is
like $1000. Thats above my price range but thanks for the tip. I'll try to avoid an
Ibanez. Daposti
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inderface
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
[Re: daposti]
#948620 - 22/10/11 09:32 PM
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If i had £300 to spend on a bass id get one of these http://www.dv247.com/guitars/squier-vintage-modified-fsr-70s-jazz-bass--82
192But shop around for a better price this is the cheapest i could find
but you may be able to do better. They are 299 in other stores.. And the money i
saved id put towards a setup job around 40 to 50 quid. These are made under
license by fender and are really good . 2 pickups and that classic sound. And
if setup well will play like a dream. I hope that helps.......
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Jack Ruston
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948624 - 22/10/11 09:44 PM
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See if you can find an early 80's tokai fender copy. They can be extremely good and are
still quite cheap. J
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948626 - 22/10/11 10:06 PM
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the yamaha RBX range usually has a few little bargain gems ...
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Jack Ruston
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948631 - 22/10/11 10:43 PM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOKAI-JAZZ-BASS-VINTAGE-1983-HARD-CASE-/20064674
4652?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eb77a5a4cHave a
look for this sort of thing. Lawsuit era Tokai Jazz or Precision. You can get the price
down on the auction listings. They can be very cool sounding.
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Ant Gamble
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
[Re: daposti]
#948632 - 22/10/11 10:55 PM
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Hi there,
I have the following basses:
4s 1993 Fender Jazz bass
(jap) 70s re-issue
4s SB310 Bass collection
5s Yamaha RBX765
4s Music
Man Sting Ray 3eq
4s Line6 Variax
5s Yamaha BTB675 NT
4s Warwick
Corvette $$ Ltd
4s Traben Chaos Core
I think I can say that I'm very
lucky - I have a lot of different types of bass that produce some incredible tonal ranges
(the Corvette $$ is beyond reproach). However, the cheapest was the Traben - I picked it
up for £250 and I have to say, it's an awesome guitar for the price tag. Easy to play,
looks good, has 3eq...and a 5 position switch that changes between the pickups (2 x
pickups, each with 2 sets of coils) - you can pickup from the neck or body more to change
tonal character. Very flexible sound.
Also, stays is tune well. Important for
tracking!!
Check out some of the videos on youtube.
Ant.
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daposti
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948642 - 23/10/11 01:57 AM
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Thanks for the advice guys. I'm looking at the Traben or a Flea street bass but im
slightly more impressed with the Traben for the extra £50. Any thoughts on the Flea
street bass? most welcome
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4TrackMadman
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948651 - 23/10/11 06:26 AM
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Traben is a great bass, I second that. Not huge in the looks department but it plays and
sounds great.
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#948655 - 23/10/11 07:08 AM
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Farida make excellent basses for the money. I paid £1000 for a USA Jazz and this one
isn't far off! If I had my time again.. Farida at
Dawsons
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Dan LB
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#949347 - 25/10/11 11:23 PM
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Some good suggestions so far. If it was my money, I'd be looking at buying one
of the SQUIER VINTAGE MODIFIED
JAGUAR BASSES then paying for a fret levelling (if required) then a setup and a good
set of strings. Maybe spring for a new bone nut too. At a later date then, when
funds allow, possibly a change of pickups. Either that or an old Tokai. I had a
Hard Puncher for a while and I stupidly sold it  Dan
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monkfish
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#949756 - 27/10/11 10:35 AM
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+1 for the Yamaha RBX range. They aint as cool-looking as some others but they are
versatile, well-made, play well and sound great. I love mine.
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r.strefford
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#949823 - 27/10/11 03:05 PM
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I'd be bidding on this! Musicman OLP eBay You could get that for well
under £300 and it'll do all you want it to! Obviously it's not new but if you got it for
around 250 you could afford a set up etc.
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r.strefford
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Re: In the market for a good bass??
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#949825 - 27/10/11 03:08 PM
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You could also check out Cort if you're only thinking of new instruments. They have a few
gems in their range.
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