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Budget Bass?
Ok well, since I'm doing a bit of recording now on my own I thought it would be cool to pick up a cheap bass. I've been playing guitar for years so I kinda know what to look for, but I'd just like some suggestions on what to get. I have a pretty low budget (around £100) and I'd rather buy used and get something better. The couple I have seen so far are the Yamaha RBX374 and the Vintage VB990. My requirements are pretty easy: A big fat humbucker and active circuitry. 4 string is fine, as is a 34'' neck (I'll put some beefy strings on it anyway to tune down). Also this will be recorded via some kind of DI'ing, NO amp. Any help would be appreciated. Doesn't need to do 'slap/funk' or any of that jazz just loads of low end to fill in the frequency gaps in my recordings.
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2007-08-10, 11:18
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Cort makes pretty good low budget basses, it depends where you are but they're available a lot of here in the used circuit. Great basses for the money, look for Cort Curbow's.
Yamaha is allright but Vintage has pretty piss poor finish if you ask me.
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2007-08-10, 17:00
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Grind bass?
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2007-08-10, 17:05
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standard fender jazz, something by ibanez, even a high end squire, or a schecter.
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2007-08-10, 19:21
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Ibanez soundgear series basses.
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2007-08-10, 22:49
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Okay.
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Yeah, Ibanez and Squire make some pretty cheap good quality basses.
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2007-08-10, 23:04
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2007-08-12, 00:28
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esp or ibanez, fender sucks.
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2007-12-14, 14:03
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How about a 2nd hand B. C. Rich, or a Freedom bass, I think that would be more cheaper. But sometimes other seller do Over Pricing on the B. C. Rich's.
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2007-12-14, 15:18
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GET A WASHBURN
My XB100 has cost me about 150€ second hand (about the same in stores now) and it is A TANK.
The sound is flexible enough (not that I'm picky, but for black/thrash it get's the job DONE), and holy shit is it strong! This baby fell off of a stage, against stares, a couple of times it fell to the ground, ... * and in the +-18 months I own it I have NEVER had to go to the store to get it fixed! Not even the input!
* I take good care of 'em though, really. That was all coincidence.
Yes, get a Washburn, holy shit.
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2007-12-16, 14:16
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Try.. Dean, Yamaha, Ibanez.. they make some pretty good active basses that are quite cheap.
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2007-12-19, 04:06
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Try the cheapest Spector basses.
Very nice sounds.
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2007-12-23, 04:11
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Try the cheapest Spector basses.
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you'll spend twice the cost of the bass on repairs and replacement parts.
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2007-12-23, 07:42
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Indeed. Seriously, pick a Washburn, in those 18 months that I have it, I had to fix it ONCE, and it was trivial. The tone isn't SUPER diverse but hey, if you're gonna play metal it just needs to sound ballsy, perhaps a bit rough and that's what Washburn has.
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So this Georgian Olympian runs into a bar
Aosoth - New album III out now on Agonia Recs
Epoch - bass, guitars, drums, MetaStasizing out asap
Asphixa - bass, demo out asap
Adustum - bass, guitars, full length out soon on XXXXXXXXXX recs
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Tetianblood? ... Well, 'Necrosemen' to you too. Twat.
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2007-12-23, 15:57
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you'll spend twice the cost of the bass on repairs and replacement parts.
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2008-01-10, 22:52
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any Peavey you can afford
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2008-01-11, 21:57
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I'd get an Ibanez, there was one on my last school, and it was actually quite good despite having to survive several years of wierd teenagers dropping it on the floor etc :P Squier is not recommended.
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2008-01-12, 03:15
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I'd get an Ibanez, there was one on my last school, and it was actually quite good despite having to survive several years of wierd teenagers dropping it on the floor etc :P Squier is not recommended.
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I've been playing for 3 years and my Ibanez is still my top choice...
of course it's not an entry level one but those are pretty damn good for the price as well.
go for it.
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Cort makes pretty good low budget basses, it depends where you are but they're available a lot of here in the used circuit. Great basses for the money, look for Cort Curbow's.
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I'd get an Ibanez, there was one on my last school, and it was actually quite good despite having to survive several years of wierd teenagers dropping it on the floor etc :P Squier is not recommended.
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My Ibanez has been behaving well in the two years I have had it and it had survived me...
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2008-01-16, 16:11
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Ibanez soundgear series basses.
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