TTW Forums: Gear talk: Bass

Posted: 30.12.2005 21:46

Me and the drummer from my band are going to buy a bass within the next few weeks, and since neither of us really play we want to get a lower end one that still sounds nice. Any suggestions? prefferably not more that 200...which is ridiculous, asking for a good sound at that price i know, but the best in that range...and a good bass amp

Posted: 30.12.2005 22:19

for a bass i would say an OLP stingray, you might find one of those somewhere close to 200. my dad did anyway, he's a bass player and he really likes his. dono about bass amps though.

Posted: 30.12.2005 23:26

I'd go with an Ibanez soundgear. It's the bass I have, it plays great, and I picked it up at Guitar Center for $180.

I love my bass.

Posted: 31.12.2005 9:29

My ESP B-55 LTD 5-string cost about $180, and ahs some of the greatesttone you'll ever want. But the strings it comes with are kind of low gauge, so I'd replace the strings with a high gauge, and that could cost around $20-$30. All in all worth it. The 4 string is just as good, too.

Link for the 4-string on SameDayMusic.com

Posted: 1.1.2006 19:15

ibanez ibanez ibanez, all you need to know

Posted: 14.2.2006 16:40

does anybody knows where i can get a really cheap Electric bass

like for 100 dollars or something like that cause im broke! man it sucks!!

Posted: 14.2.2006 16:43

rondomusic.net

i recently aquired one of these

Posted: 10.7.2006 20:20

This isn't really answering your question but yea..
Remember that you have to use a bass amp with a bass. Or at least that's what I've been told. If this is the case and you don't have a bass amp, you may even want to consider one of those package deals.

I'm guessing your a guitarist maybe? Don't use your amp unless your sure. I heard something about guitar amps can't take the lows of a bass. I've never put mine to the test and don't really plan on it.

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Posted: 17.7.2006 10:33

It is bad for them if you put it too loud.

But I play mine through my guitar amp quietly.