I'm in the market for a new bass, I have a shitty cheap-o yamaha and I've outgrown it. I was wonder what you bass players use, and what you'd suggest.
I play a lot of punk, metal and slap. big fan of Rancid, Screeching Weasel, fugazi, system of a down, Gwar, Leftover Crack, and the likes.
right now i'm looking at:
Fleabass
ernie ball S.V.G.
Fender P Bass
and an Aria Pro II
any experience with these? what do you think?
Fender J Bass
Ibanes Sr300 series
look for used ones if you don't mind them looking a bit ghetto
you can score something like a geddy lee jazz bass for pretty cheap
P Basses and J Basses are great all round. Can't go wrong with either.
Fender P and J basses are good all rounders. They're probably the best choice. If you want something cheaper than a Fender, go for the Squier Vintage Modified series.
depending on your budget I would go with a Squier vintage modified jazz bass or a Schecter diamond P-custom 4
[url=http://www.thomann.de/nl/fender_squier_vint_mod_jazz_nt.htm]These[/url] are wonderful.
Seems an appropriate place to ask. I'm trying to decide between an Ibanez sr300 and an Epiphone Thunderbird pro-IV. Which would you gents recommend?
[QUOTE=ThisGuy0;32321992]Seems an appropriate place to ask. I'm trying to decide between an Ibanez sr300 and an Epiphone Thunderbird pro-IV. Which would you gents recommend?[/QUOTE]SR300, the Thunderbird is pretty bad about getting lost in the mix
SR300 by far, thunderbirds feel like shit.
OP, I won't recommend the Ibby for you. It's a fantastic bass but it isn't easy to slap on.
[QUOTE=Thoughtless;32324722]OP, I won't recommend the Ibby for you. It's a fantastic bass but it isn't easy to slap on.[/QUOTE]
It is quite easy to slap on my Ibanez 5 string bass, there shouldn't be too much of a difference.
[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;32324795]It is quite easy to slap on my Ibanez 5 string bass, there shouldn't be too much of a difference.[/QUOTE]
It can be done, but I would use my other bass when slapping, but maybe that's personal preference.
[QUOTE=Thoughtless;32324876]It can be done, but I would use my other bass when slapping, but maybe that's personal preference.[/QUOTE]
It is either my Ibanez Acoustic bass or my 5 string bass, I do not have much of a choice when it comes to comfortable slapping.
[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;32320150][url=http://www.thomann.de/nl/fender_squier_vint_mod_jazz_nt.htm]These[/url] are wonderful.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ButtsexV17;32318174]depending on your budget I would go with a Squier vintage modified jazz bass or a Schecter diamond P-custom 4[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=dcalde78;32316461]Fender P and J basses are good all rounders. They're probably the best choice. If you want something cheaper than a Fender, go for the Squier Vintage Modified series.[/QUOTE]
Vintage Mod Jazz x100000
I've had one for the last 5 or 6 years and I really don't see the need to get another bass guitar. Very much close to perfection for the price. Comes with a high action and smallish fret wire, makes other basses feel like they're set up to be slack
And it's beautiful
[img]http://i.imgur.com/9RcLG.jpg[/img]
I have one too, and I'm selling it for a SR305, good bass though, but you can just do more with the Ibby, on top of it being more comfortable.
I am not a big fan of the thin Ibanez necks, I have never played a bass that was truly comfortable for me.
The basses I own are either too bulky or are too heavy. They play like dreams sitting down though.
[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;32325092]I am not a big fan of the thin Ibanez necks, I have never played a bass that was truly comfortable for me.
The basses I own are either too bulky or are too heavy. They play like dreams sitting down though.[/QUOTE]
I find it really good for metal, but I have a hard time getting it to sound right for other stuff.
[QUOTE=Thoughtless;32325404]I find it really good for metal, but I have a hard time getting it to sound right for other stuff.[/QUOTE]
I can make my bass sound like a piano, no problem with other genres for me.
[QUOTE=Thoughtless;32324722]OP, I won't recommend the Ibby for you. It's a fantastic bass but it isn't easy to slap on.[/QUOTE]
I have a handful of ibby SR basses and they're all easier to slap on than anything other than my Schecter C-4
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[QUOTE=Thoughtless;32325404]I find it really good for metal, but I have a hard time getting it to sound right for other stuff.[/QUOTE]in my experience only a handful of ibby basses are really metal-specific basses, the SR300s are best for jazz or rock in my experience
Update! pick out what I'm getting; I tried a few out and ended falling in love:
[img]http://www.smackguitars.com/images/p022_1_00.jpg[/img]
Ibanez soundgear bass, 4-string model. found a used for 300 (ticket price 550). they had a 6 string too for the same price that I thought about, especially since I began playing on a standard guitar (an epiphone SG), but slapping felt off on it because the closer string proximity felt off. The Ibanez just felt perfect to me and made my playing sound about 30,000 times better than it did on my old bass.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;32325836]I have a handful of ibby SR basses and they're all easier to slap on than anything other than my Schecter C-4
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in my experience only a handful of ibby basses are really metal-specific basses, the SR300s are best for jazz or rock in my experience[/QUOTE]
Ok, I may have set mine up wrong.
I really love the looks of SR basses. I have a 705 myself, loving every inch of it.
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