slayer2cool Report post Posted December 6, 2006 ok i bet to you there are plenty of bass guitarist out there in OCC let it be beginners, amateurs, pros and all. ..i been a bass player by leisure but i dont have a bass guitar.. i use my acoustic to play bass pieces from time to time and felt like now is time to get me an electric bass guitar. any of you guys got any recommendation of any brands? models? tips? like whether i should get a decent one first or should i get a good one to start with? honestly i have no ideaa where to start.. trying to keep my budget under 200 USD but then again, the bass guitar pricing in my country may differ as compared in the US. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Verran Report post Posted December 6, 2006 If you have $200 to spend, I'd look for a Fender Squire combo package. I got my first guitar that way. It was a Fender Squire Strat with a little amp for around $200. It included a gig bag, cable, all the stuff I needed. It was a cheapo guitar, but for the price it was actually very high quality. I still play it today (just upgraded the electronics). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfett Report post Posted December 6, 2006 I have to agree with Verran that Fender makes some awesome basses for the money and you can get a few different starter kits. I have a fender p-bass that I play and it does very well considering it was from a starter kit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverfox Report post Posted December 6, 2006 another possible starter kit is the Yamaha RBX170 - they are pretty good quality for beginners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slayer2cool Report post Posted December 8, 2006 sorry for the late reply:) was in camp the whole week.. *currently serving the country as part of my liability* hmmm fender.. haha i think fenders in my country is slightly on the high price but nvm will go and check.. as for yamaha, i have a friend who is a stauch anti-yamaha-bass lady. rofl, she said, its good ah but there isnt any "oomph" in the sound. but thanks for all the suggestions.. will go and check it out man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suchuwato Report post Posted December 8, 2006 I'm a fan of the P Bass Special... http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0321500543 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slayer2cool Report post Posted December 9, 2006 ah.. im also looking at epiphone and ibanez lines of bass guitars.. some are quite good.. though not sure of the price issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverfox Report post Posted December 9, 2006 ibanez are rather tasty, but, the prices are reflective of the quality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slayer2cool Report post Posted December 10, 2006 ibanez are rather tasty, but, the prices are reflective of the quality hahaha! yeah guess so.. cant really splurge on it man.. i still got other stuff i wanna get my hands on.. a bike+license, notebook, digicam and all of these while having a good cash flow in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverfox Report post Posted December 10, 2006 sounds like a rather 'expensive' lifestyle to be keeping up with ...just my kinda thing! I would suggest not going too expensive though - you might find you don't have enough time for the guitar and it sits in a corner. Don't want to be spending a lot of money and shoving it in a corner now, do you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Encrypted_God Report post Posted December 10, 2006 Though I'm not a bass player as I was a guitar player for a band back-in-the-day but now just for liesure. But can I suggest a Rickenbaucher? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suchuwato Report post Posted December 10, 2006 http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=4004L Those a really nice... a bit out of his price range though (about $2400 ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
