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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

I checked out a Squier Jazz Bass today, pretty cheap at $150 and sounded great on a small 10watt amp.

Problem is I'm broke for a week or two, that and the amp with cables would have only been $200.

Bought dro and haze and shit with your unemployment?

hektik wrote:Bought dro and haze and shit with your unemployment?

Does what you say generally make sense to you? I'm not getting it, that's for sure.

I'm thinking the Dean Metalman bass too....can't find any reviews though

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.

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.

It's that or the Squire J-Bass I played today.

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.

squier jazz basses

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.

Wait a while and save up to get a better quality piece. You'll thank yourself for it in the long run.

A jap Fender P or J, or even a Warwick Rockbass series run around 400 to 500.00, and you could probably do under 300 on ebay/craigslist.

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.

Actually, I really like Japanese Fenders, when I can find them. They aren't easy to come by around here for some reason.

I've often thought of just building my own guitars though. I need a new guitar and want a bass... may as well get exactly what I want.

My Telecaster is Japanese

$180 with shipping, I'll be getting this biatch!

Heard from quite a few bass players I know that it's solid, so that's good enough for me.

I still can't decide. Pfloyd I need your help!

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.

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.

long4theblur wrote:You're not a musician Robert, get the FUCK out of this forum.

I can post here anytime I fucking want.

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.

just bought a shitty 9 piece drumset with 4 cymbals for 300 bucks

hippy wrote:just bought a shitty 9 piece drumset with 4 cymbals for 300 bucks

9 Piece? Two bass drums or six toms?

6 toms

As long as the shells and hardware are in decent shape, good find.

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.

The Doctor wrote:As long as the shells and hardware are in decent shape, good find.

just need to tune the heads and i'll be in good shape. also its an 8 piece, not 9

check the new squiers, their quality improved a lot and is te best bang for the buck right now