PABassPlayer wrote:I'm pretty impressed with my $250.00 ESP/ltd les paul bass. It doesn't compare to my US Fenders, but I would not hesitate to play it out live. It sounds very crisp and clean. Great for slap/pop.
thats cool, i was actually wondering if you ended up liking that
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hektik wrote:That's an ugly bass. So much for that beginner bass huh? You'll be left with a piece of odd shaped garbage to put in the corner of your room.
I had an Epiphone Flying-V before, played great and sounded even better.
This thing is pretty sturdy, I like the Dean Dimebag versions too. One extra humbucker and saw-blade inlays.
That one in the picture is on ebay for 25 bucks, if it stays under 100 i'll buy it for sure, or even $150.
Dean makes a solid guitar. I can't speak for the Squier J though. I've never played one. If I bought a "cheap" J Bass, it'd be a Fender Mexican, at least.
The Doctor wrote:Dean makes a solid guitar. I can't speak for the Squier J though. I've never played one. If I bought a "cheap" J Bass, it'd be a Fender Mexican, at least.
I think what the low end fenders really lack, in comparison with the Jap/US models, is quality control. When it comes to simple stuff like strats, teles and the p and jazz basses I'm sure you could pick up a Mexican model that would play as well as anything else, if you had the time to shop around and try different ones out.
I played an OLP Music Man rip-off at Guitar Center a long time ago. It played really well, surprisingly. No idea how it would hold up over time but it played good at that point in time.
I'm telling you, a Squier Jazz is the way to go if you're going with a budget instrument. The nice thing about that is you can upgrade stuff in it later, like dropping new pickups or a preamp in it, throwing a Badass II bridge on it, and stuff like that. Then, if you get some serious cash you want to throw down, you can buy a Fender and transfer all the parts over to it. Everyone makes aftermarket parts for Jazz-style basses.
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Pfl?yd wrote:I'm telling you, a Squier Jazz is the way to go if you're going with a budget instrument. The nice thing about that is you can upgrade stuff in it later, like dropping new pickups or a preamp in it, throwing a Badass II bridge on it, and stuff like that. Then, if you get some serious cash you want to throw down, you can buy a Fender and transfer all the parts over to it. Everyone makes aftermarket parts for Jazz-style basses.
That's good advice.
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You could always hit up Craigslist and find something good used. Just make sure the neck is straight. Used instruments are always cooler than new ones in my opinion.
Pfl?yd wrote:I'm telling you, a Squier Jazz is the way to go if you're going with a budget instrument. The nice thing about that is you can upgrade stuff in it later, like dropping new pickups or a preamp in it, throwing a Badass II bridge on it, and stuff like that. Then, if you get some serious cash you want to throw down, you can buy a Fender and transfer all the parts over to it. Everyone makes aftermarket parts for Jazz-style basses.
I did like the squier jazz a lot, played well and sounded good on a 100w amp I think.
It's that or the rondomusic.com one up the page. Need more money though just payed rent.
thats cool, i was actually wondering if you ended up liking that
