• Bass Discussion Thread
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[QUOTE=Kingy_who;28065349]I'm looking to take up guitar :wink:.[/QUOTE] ...go buy one?
I'm having a hard time memorizing songs. I can get pretty far into this one song, but I just completely forget what comes next and I can't really keep flipping pages :saddowns:
practice practice practice
How good is a Fender Squire bass for a beginner? I got it as a gift(because I've wanted to learn bass for AGES), and it's in really nice shape and everything.
I'm not a big fan of the genre this guy is playing, but would you look at his picking hand. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSWtwGSDVkc[/media]
[QUOTE=I Broke The Sun!;28081011]How good is a Fender Squire bass for a beginner? I got it as a gift(because I've wanted to learn bass for AGES), and it's in really nice shape and everything.[/QUOTE] depends on which kind of Squier it is. Usually they're alright, but nothing special
[QUOTE=dcalde78;28084253]depends on which kind of Squier it is. Usually they're alright, but nothing special[/QUOTE] Well some squiers are better than new Fenders actually but you just gotta try some out because there are pearls.
Guys, would i be able to get an ok bass for 80 pounds or should i save up for something?
save. you're gonna get jack shit for that price, even if you buy used. unless the person is a retard. like the person I bought my Shine from, £25 for a fairly good condish, great sounding PJ bass
[QUOTE=Pepin;28079303]Or your can inspect it for yourself. What goes on in a guitar really isn't anything complex.[/QUOTE] It seems to work if I push the lead up really hard, so I think it's the socket that's broken, so I'll try get a new one today and put that in
Hooray, it's now fixed
[QUOTE=dcalde78;28084253]depends on which kind of Squier it is. Usually they're alright, but nothing special[/QUOTE] Well it's a Squier precision-bass I think, not entirely sure.
[QUOTE=I Broke The Sun!;28094070]Well it's a Squier precision-bass I think, not entirely sure.[/QUOTE] Judging purely by specs it's alright. I heard many times that the cheaper Squiers are of really low quality and literally fall apart after a relatively short period of time, though.
How does the Epiphone Thunderbird go up against the Gibson Thunderbird? Here is two pics: First the Epiphone version [IMG]http://www.mamut.net/riff/lu101261.jpg[/IMG] Here is the Gibson version [IMG]http://images.gibson.com/Files/d2c1fd3c-983b-4fd5-88e6-f00acd5f9947.jpg[/IMG] Whats the diffrence specvise?
I may be getting a five string bass today. It's between an Ibanez 205 (forget which exact variant) or another Ibanez which I don't know the model to. Depends on how cheap one or the other is because the music store here is having a factory direct sale. :v:
ive always wanted a thunderbird, think i might get myself an epiphone :p
It is GLORIOUS! [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Photo_Feb_17_3_46_38_PM1.jpg[/img_thumb] $200 for it. It's used, has a few scratches but plays fucking awesome.
I recently got a epiphone explorer bass for $150 and I'm borrowing a washburn bass amp for a friend.
I play kazoo, isnt that a lot like bass?
[QUOTE=Banned?;28119410]It is GLORIOUS! [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Photo_Feb_17_3_46_38_PM1.jpg[/img_thumb] $200 for it. It's used, has a few scratches but plays fucking awesome.[/QUOTE] Thats an SR or a GSR. I'm too lazy to check.
Amp question here. Is it safe to leave the back of my amp box open? When I have it on the bass sounds a little trapped and like the vibration is rattling the back of the amp. I took it off last night to see if that would fix it and it did. Bass sounds louder and much clearer, plus no more flab from the vibration. However I heard somewhere that the amplifier needs a box for "sucking" air or something to stop the reverb or something like that.
why do you leave your amp in your box what
[QUOTE=eventual0;28110577]How does the Epiphone Thunderbird go up against the Gibson Thunderbird? Here is two pics: First the Epiphone version [img_thumb]http://www.mamut.net/riff/lu101261.jpg[/img_thumb] Here is the Gibson version [img_thumb]http://images.gibson.com/Files/d2c1fd3c-983b-4fd5-88e6-f00acd5f9947.jpg[/img_thumb] Whats the diffrence specvise?[/QUOTE] Fuck I want me one of those, are they good?
[QUOTE=blezzy;28155500]why do you leave your amp in your box what[/QUOTE] Combo amp, only 2 small holes for pressure escape, not enough, removed backplate off box housing speaker, is this safe?
i don't think it really matters
[QUOTE=Kingy_who;28129976]Thats an SR or a GSR. I'm too lazy to check.[/QUOTE] It's a GSR but I don't know what model. It's got knob-on-a-knob that sorta acts like an built in amplifier (and even needs a 9-volt to work). The third one closest to the bridge.
[QUOTE=Banned?;28163983]It's a GSR but I don't know what model. It's got knob-on-a-knob that sorta acts like an built in amplifier (and even needs a 9-volt to work). The third one closest to the bridge.[/QUOTE] Ibanez GSR 205.
[QUOTE=STeel;28164026]Ibanez GSR 205.[/QUOTE] Well no shit but there are several kinds of 205's. I don't see the one I have on their website tho.
Things seem to be going smooth here, but whats the point of a Bass thread? A Bass guitar is still a guitar, people seemed to be posting basseses just fine in the other thread.
Most of the time when a bass question is posted in the guitar thread they're like "We don't know much about bass guitars...". In turn, this was made.
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