i play bass! i pwn.

Well, i guess i'm speaking for myself. I've bought lot's of things only to find out that i'm not really interested after all. So i have plenty of things lying all over the place. Just trying to save you some money. A cheap brandless bass doesn't necessarily have to sound bad. And if it does and you find out "Hey bass is quite cool after all" then upgrading it (even after 2 months) won't be such a problem since you didn't spend that much money on it after all.

does the guitar store selling the screw like one at the pick guard or pick up.... mine kinda rusty

that's a good start, but im kinda into getting beginners to start with the lower-midrange items instead of complete beginner stuff.
that way when they improve they wont have to blast more cash to upgrade for something more suiting to their current ability.

that only applies if you're dead ass serious about taking up the instrument though

So what is a good cheaper bass for a beginner in terms of brand and model? The saleperson is also asking me to get a 5 string instead of a 4 but isn't it harder to learn?

Don't think so. Go hardware store better.

That's my point exactly. So cheaper is better right?

Well low end branded instruments (example yamaha low end BBs or ibanez sdgr) cost more than most brandless ones and sometimes sound worse than them too. There is no particular brand i'd recommend because i believe in testing out to see if i like the sound or not. But if i were you, i wouldn't spend more than RM500 on one. But that's also because i'm just plain broke.

A 5 string is not harder to learn than a 4 string. And many many times the low B comes in very very handy (because of idiot vocalists who have to transpose because they can't hit the notes ). My advice is to get a 5 string. But i personally wouldn't because i'm a 4 string purist . Although i am looking for a 6 or 7 string now. Ok i'm done contradicting myself now...

All depends on how serious he is i guess. I know mine is for a long time, so i dug in and got myself a warlock

I'm not a big fan of anything more than 4 strings on a bass, but read bolded text for the only reason i support him

well i guess u could get a 4 string and tune it BEAD. You won't be needing the G so often when starting out. Even nowadays i rarely use the G

new comer to the thread...

just buy whatever and play and when u got the skillset and a ear for the type of tone u prefer than invest in somethng that u are comfortable in playing

maybe the EBMM? Tobias? Wick? Lakland? Spector? Shadowsky? Jazz?

welcome

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Added on July 9, 2008, 4:09 amHey look what i found. Manring is great and all, but this is hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIhJDgC5dQ

This post has been edited by Bassix: Jul 9 2008, 04:09 AM

Was in Guitar Collection the other day and the guy was recommending this LTD one. RM990 I think. Of course, he could play and appreciate it and it was a passive one too.

Active or passive? What's the dif?

The main difference is active is more transparent and volume and tone are independent of one another. Passive instruments tend to change their tonal characteristics when you adjust the volume knob on the bass. This effect is however not to be seen as a minus point. In fact many people go after passive basses just because of this effect. All depends on music style and taste. There is no general rule that active is better than passive. Any salesman who tells you that doesn't know anything.

Thanks for the explanation bro. Really appreciate your feedback. I did notice that Fenders are still pretty much passive basses and are used by many many bands on the planet!

Guess budget wise, I'm looking at something sub RM1k and so far, the Yamaha RBX270 and Ibanez GSR200FM have caught my attention. Will try some others later during the weekend, I hope. Not much choice in Malaysia unfortunately... so was wondering if things are cheaper in Singapore? Probably the variety of models is better there?

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Added on July 10, 2008, 11:38 amWelcome my friend. Maybe you have some advice for a newbie like me on what axe to get for a beginner (though I've played guitar for quite a while now). Cheers!


This post has been edited by satchman: Jul 10 2008, 11:38 AM

i play both passive and active and now i am slanted towards passive more, the active bassist signals might get too hot and screw up my sound when it goes thru the pedalboard. Passive wins for me right now.

yes and singapore got very nice basses, extremely nice basses for all soft of budgets and are so much cheaper than most stores in KL but Yamaha store the prices are reasonble and carries almost the same price tag in singapore so buying a yammy stuff guarantee not heart pain when u see the price different from sg to kl, but bear in mind you get what you pay for. LTD's are good, Fender Squier are great. not sure abt how u like it when u play it, ultimately u need to pick one up and test it 1st and see how u confortable with the neck, weight, bass contour, test playing standing up and sitting down. a lot of difference.

i'm a beginner with limited budget and can't find cheap bass amp for practice/learning..

how bad does it sound if we use guitar amp for bass??

There's a cheap RM300 Smarvo one in The Guitar Store. Ok for 4 string but when testing a 5 string, the sound became distorted...

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Added on July 11, 2008, 11:20 pmEmm... hopefully I'll have a chance to test something this weekend. Your comments ahve made me think again about the Yamaha ones... since going down to SG already costs RM100-200... and not to mention the tax coming back.. sigh...


This post has been edited by satchman: Jul 11 2008, 11:20 PM

how many watts btw?? and which outlets?? thansk

lookin for 2nd hand bass amp
around 100-150 watt
PM me if u gt any thx

I don't know but should b around 15W, 8 inch speaker type. Enough for home jam only but at that price, one can't complain I guess!