Best starter/learner Bass?
Question:
> Not to sound sexist, but there is a line of basses designed especially for > female players. They come from Daisy Rock (www.daisyrock.com) and have > received good reviews.
I think they’re for girls, not adult women–they’re very short. I can play a 34" scale and I’m 5′ tall. I wouldn’t recommend a Daisy for an adult. The original poster did say girlfriend ratehr than daughter, didn’t he? -Donna
Response:
>> Not to sound sexist, but there is a line of basses designed especially for > female players. They come from Daisy Rock (www.daisyrock.com) and have > received good reviews. >I think they’re for girls, not adult women–they’re very short. I can >play a 34" scale and I’m 5′ tall. I wouldn’t recommend a Daisy for an >adult.
I’m not really sure how tall my daughter is?, but I’m 5′ 6" and she’s smaller than me 
She had an Encore PK40 (Fender p-bass clone) while 12 years old, she has no problem with a guitar of that size – or weight. I’ll show her the Daisy Rock website – if you don’t hear from me again she’s probably done something nasty to me BTW, her PK40 is black – that’s the colour she wanted, and she’s after a black 5 string next – if I mention pink, I’d better be in another room!. — Nigel Goodwin C.Farmer Ltd. Matlock
Response:
I’m impressed with all the Epiphones I’ve played for the price. Quality is fine, probably the best of the low-end stuff along with Peavey and some of the Yamahas, but the designs are a bit quirky (i.e. old Gibson). Still, I spotted the Busted boys on TV at the weekend using an SG guitar and an Explorer bass, REAL Gibsons, I imagine, so they must be "cool". Please feel free to call me an asshole and tell me I’m full of crap if you don’t concur exactly with the above (see "strumming technique"). Ian
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she > played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the > bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. > So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, > but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just > in case it just gathers dust. > I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something > off e-bay or whatever. > Thanks!
Response:
> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass.
Just this noon I was visiting my local shop and saw a new Ibanez that was right around $200, and for the money, I thought it was an exceptionally nice little bass. P-J pickup config, no pickguard and very pretty grain in the wood (!). Solid, heavy bridge/tailpiece, just a hell of a nice little bass for the money. The model number was 200, sorry I can’t recall the prefix — SR200, maybe? I was told that Ibanez is now making instruments in China, and that this accounts for the quality:price ratio. Tell you what, Ibanez also has a jazz box (guitar) with full neck/body binding, pretty decent fret work, a beautiful finish, nice unplugged sound — for $299. Also made in China. I might pick one of those up just for the hell of it.
Response:
Yamaha, Fender, Peavey…… They all fight it out in the market place and they all hit the mark…… … Personal preferences say Fender to me….. but maybe look at the amps that come with the packages??? The little Marshal makes their starter kit stuff the others…. larry (ex. cellist) www.union-revival.com
Response:
My local music shop has a couple of nice package deals aimed at the X-Mas market – both with bass guitar, practise amp, gig bag, lead, book etc. One is from Hartke: reasonable bass to play, 15 watt practise amp; The other is Peavey with their jazz style bass, or precision style bass and the 20 watt practise amp (I forget the model name): nice bass to play, decent sound and the amp is great value on its own, even more so in the package deal.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she > played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the > bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. > So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, > but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just > in case it just gathers dust. > I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something > off e-bay or whatever. > Thanks!
Response:
> I’ll chip in my stock endorsement of Peavey basses. Huge bang for the > buck, stay in tune, sound great, and are tyically undervalued in the > used market.
Also, the Washburns and the Warwick Rock Basses are a good value. The cheap Peaveys, Washburns, Rock Basses, and cheap Spectors all appear to come out of the same factory to me, and they’re all a pretty consistent, good, low-end value.
Response:
> I’ll chip in my stock endorsement of Peavey basses. Huge bang for the > buck, stay in tune, sound great, and are tyically undervalued in the > used market. > Also, the Washburns and the Warwick Rock Basses are a good value. The cheap > Peaveys, Washburns, Rock Basses, and cheap Spectors all appear to come out > of the same factory to me, and they’re all a pretty consistent, good, > low-end value.
I want to put in a word for my ltd b 50.. it’s a few years old and I’ve actually gigged with it for the last month. the action is still great, it’s not showing much wear beyond pick scratches. None, in fact. I’m thinking of adding a five string in the same model.. the necks a little thick for my taste, but I played more expensive basses and they weren’t any better. Twang! — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Response:
Not to sound sexist, but there is a line of basses designed especially for female players. They come from Daisy Rock (www.daisyrock.com) and have received good reviews. -Scott Bassett
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she > played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the > bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. > So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, > but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just > in case it just gathers dust. > I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something > off e-bay or whatever. > Thanks!
Response:
> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she > played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the > bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. > So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, > but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just > in case it just gathers dust. > I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something > off e-bay or whatever. > Thanks!
She played cello … Why not going fretless in first place? However, the Yamahas and Warwick Rockbasses are a good start. Cheers Heinz
Response:
Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just in case it just gathers dust. I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something off e-bay or whatever. Thanks!
Response:
>Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry >level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she >played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the >bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. >So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, >but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just >in case it just gathers dust. >I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something >off e-bay or whatever.
Good budget basses, OLP, Brice and SX from www.rondomusic.com , yamaha RBX260 (if you can find one) Steinberger Spirits from Musicyo.com
Response:
> Wonder if anyone could give me a recomendation on a good entry > level Bass. My girlfriend has wanted to learn the bass (she > played cello for 10 years so thinks it might be nice to learn the > bass as well) so i figured i’d pick her up one for christmas. > So i’d like to get a nice entry level guitar suitable for a beginner, > but i’d also like to get something reasonably priced (ie cheaper) just > in case it just gathers dust. > I know nothing about guitars, so i figured i’d ask before buying something > off e-bay or whatever.
I’ll chip in my stock endorsement of Peavey basses. Huge bang for the buck, stay in tune, sound great, and are tyically undervalued in the used market. I have personal experience with the T40, Foundation, Dynabass, Fury 4, and Cirrus series and enjoy them all. T40 and Foundation are the entry models, but are very solidly constructed. If you can find a later model Foundation wtih a split P double coil pickup (the early ones have dual single coils), all the better, or if you can find a Foundation S Active, snatch it up. Best Regards, — /" ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice."
Response:
Related Posts