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FireAarro:
--- Quote from: ledhendrix on 05 Feb 2008, 13:21 ---Yamaha is a good bet. We had a Yamaha bass at our youth club and it sounded really nice.
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I agree, cheap Yamaha basses are quality. I had one starting out, played well, sounded decent.
onewheelwizzard:
I've heard really good things about a brand called SX, you can find their stuff on Ebay. I haven't played one but the reviews I've heard have been pretty good and the prices are really low.
dalconnsuch:
--- Quote from: dalconnsuch on 05 Feb 2008, 16:49 ---i'd get the affinity jazz bass, you'll find its worth every penny
this is comming from your resident bass playing virtuoso!
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out of the squires he recommended though the affinity jazz bass is actually not that bad
don't judge a squire just cuz its a squire yes that usually means 99/100 times they suck but theres exceptions to every brand okay? open minds are a beautiful thing
valley_parade:
--- Quote from: godinpants on 05 Feb 2008, 17:29 ---
--- Quote from: jeph on 05 Feb 2008, 16:54 ---I did not know you played bass tomselleck!
I will just echo everyone else and say avoid Squiers like the plague. Virtually anything in the same price range is better.
As far as dirt-cheap basses go, I'm a big fan of OLP. They're knock-offs of other designs (mostly Ernie Ball/Music Man) but for the money they're surprisingly well built and playable. The bassist from Explosions in the Sky used one of their basses for a long time.
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Actually, squiers are making some sort of improvement in quality, from what ive heard the "vintage modified" models are pretty decent.
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Yeah. The Vintage Modified P-Bass is pretty nice. My friend's got one.
a pack of wolves:
--- Quote from: negative creep on 05 Feb 2008, 19:59 ---As Squiers seem to be out of the question, what about the Epiphone?
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A friend of mine has an EB 3 and hates it, although he can get a pretty decent sound out of the thing so he might just be moaning because it isn't something a bit nicer. He does have a good amp and pedal set-up though so that's probably responsible for the majority of the sound, but I'd say it would be worthwhile trying one out. Your best bet is to see which basses people have recommended you can find to try, it's always a personal thing what actually works best for you.
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