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I'm in the market for a decent Bass and a bass amp. Any suggestions? ~$1000 for the whole thing would be ideal, but i could go up to $1500.

I would recommend getting an answer to your inquiry.

Car or home stereo?

Don Carlos wrote:Car or home stereo?

instrument.

blimey

Hoffner Violin Base '63 edition

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

Don Carlos wrote:Car or home stereo?

instrument.

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....and to all you other fools: :icon26:

Don Carlos wrote:blimey

Hoffner Violin Base '63 edition

i suppose you haven't purchased your new glasses yet? :icon28:

riddla wrote:all the guys I've ever played with swear by the Fender Jazz series bass.

you said you play with guys

Any mid to high range Esp..

Screw Fender.. yeah, there are some nice P&Js to be had - and yeah, it's got the Fender name (which is not really a big deal) - but they are generally hit or miss (MIA or MIJ doesn't make it good - just ups the chances of it being better than a MIM or MII). The only guaranteed good Fender is a Custom Shop and that's WAY out of your price range.

Also, don't get Stingray. It's a one trick pony. And it's not cool to have one.

Laklands are AWESOME. Conklins are also very good (you can get a 7 string on ebay for ~ $650). Anything Ibanez BTB is also very good. Peavy Cirrus are also very good - but like Fender can be hit or miss. ESP makes great guitars but the basses are meh. SX basses are quite good (cheap!) for the price (get one for $100, spend $200 on some Barts/DiMarzio + JRetro + Baddass and you've got a better bass than a good MIA Fender). Spector Legends (if you like the tone) are probably the best basses you can get for that budget. Warwicks are also good, but $$$ and there's a 50% chance you won't like the tone (it's a love it or leave it kind of bass).

For amp, Ampeg is a household name (get a B15). Eden is very good (Nemesis combo). Mesa Boogie is exceedingly awesome but you can't afford it. Avoid new SWR like the plague - their build quality seems to have gone to $hit in the last 2 years or so.

My recommendation, be practical and get a Behringer 300watt + Steelsound (google it) 2x12 or 4x10. Also, get a Behringer V-Amp (or Line6 pod) for an array of amp/cabinet simulations. That'll get you far enough to start making $$ playing out to pay for higher end boutique gear. Also, anyone who says Behringer gear sucks is a brand-name-can't-play-poser.

I've yet to hear a bass that sounds better than my Fender MIA Deluxe..

I would say get a used MIA Fender. You can grab one on eBay for fairly cheap with money for an amp. There's a shit load of accesories if you need them later on. In your pricerange you'll probably have to go with a combo amp. Ive had good luck with Ampeg combos.

http://www.drstrings.com/ for strings btw..

I'm with BKB. Fenders, when you have a good one, are the greatest basses ever. But it's hard to get a good one (I have/had 4 - only 1 of them I've kept [MIA Pbass Deluxe 5 - going to keep that thing forever].

If you can, do a playtest in person before committing the $. Make sure you like the look, feel and most importantly the sound. And try to playtest w/ headphones on. How it sounds in the showroom is rarely how it sounds once it's home.

music man/tobias/warwick

...ibanez sound gears are cool too.

I got a rather nice active through neck soundgear for about 400 quid, new.

A good alternative to getting a bass amp is the tech21 bass DI box. Absolutely amazing sounds for recording and you can go straight into a PA with it.

p.s. ESP basses.....

Geebs wrote:p.s. ESP basses.....

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What?

Geebs wrote:I got a rather nice active through neck soundgear for about 400 quid, new.

A good alternative to getting a bass amp is the tech21 bass DI box. Absolutely amazing sounds for recording and you can go straight into a PA with it.

Sansamp.. yah, they are really really nice.. you can also use it to preamp a poweramp if you're a rackmount type (Sansamp RBI).


Kewlio.. respectable bassists at Q3W.

find wood to your tonal specs and send it to usa custum for them to cnc into the neck and body.

get the harware of your choice, slap it together, and then ship it out to be plek 'ed

sorted

Geebs wrote:p.s. ESP basses.....

Depends what your playing, ESP for some classical jazz shit, sure they suck.. but for more "metal" and what not its a great guitar..

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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

Don Carlos wrote:blimey

Hoffner Violin Base '63 edition

i suppose you haven't purchased your new glasses yet? :icon28:

Do u not like?

They're a bit "bumm bumm bumm", and have a wierd scale length.

p.s. spot the emo-goths. I repeat: ESP

had a rickenbacker for the 2 weeks i spent trying to be a musician. that thing was great.

Your comment is an insult towards metal.

Edit: @Geebs