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Looking at buying your first bass? AMAZING! There are loads of great options out there to choose from. However, there are also some that miiiight not be the best choice for you when you're starting out. Here are my top tips on which basses to avoid as a beginner!
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Your first bass should be one that you're going to want to play and have fun doing so. If that happens to be one of the basses listed here, just go for it. You can always upgrade or add to your collection later, especially once you're skilled enough to take advantage of the features higher end basses have.
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I started playing bass in 1967 just so I could be in a band. I’m 70 now and still at it. The choices were thin back then. My 3rd bass was a Gibson EB-0, I stayed there a long time. I still have an EB-2c, I love that mudbucker.
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A former guitarist of mine, once told me about a punk band she'd been in years earlier where the beginner bassist had gotten given a 6 string bass as his first. That always struck me as a horrible decision for both a newbie and a punk band.
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Ibanezes are very comfortable and great for beginners. I got one from my friend. I have disconnected preamp and made passive GRS200. no battery issues anymore.
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I’m in an online Squier bass group, I have an affinity jazz, everyone in the group says how they love the squier. Then they always say how they changed the pots, bridge, tuners, nut,pickups and it sounds so good now
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Cream era Jack Bruce whomped away on a Gibson EB bass. Any way. My son commandeered my seldom used Schecter Diamond 4 string. ( I'm a guitarist and never grasped the space between the notes coolness.) I bought myself a MIM Fender PJ bass and he took to that like a duck to water. He diversified his listening and expressed an interest in fretless. Santa was good that year and my son never went back to fretted. It's been 4 or 5 years. He has the ear for fretless and its nuances.
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I'm an old timer. Playing almost 62 years. Your advice is spot on. I might add that although I usually play a fairly high end bass, that gives me the choice of either passive or active, I usually play it in passive mode. As you said, it's just more simple.
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Fourteen years ago I bought my first bass, a Yamaha RBX 374, recommended to me by my music teacher at school. Having owned a fair few basses in the since, I always seem to gravitate back to that cheap old bass. Something about the neck, the pups, the feel and the sound of that instrument just got a hold of me and wouldn't let go. I'll never get rid of that bass!
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My first bass was an active 5 string Ibanez Soundgear I bought new in 1988 when I was 13. I still own and use it. After that I bought a custom Carvin 5 string fretless that I also still own. I am actually glad I started out on 5 string. Having the low B is super normalized to me. I also had zero issues going straight to 7 string guitar when I started playing that.
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As a guitarist of 10+ years going wanting to get into bass more during the pandemic, bought a secondhand Japanese Fender Mustang. Great for transitioning from a guitar. Love it, definitely doesn't sound small.
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I started off on a 5 string and I'm very glad I did. It made it much easier to use 4 or 6 string basses, and it allowed me to be able to play more songs much easier. It also made learning Modes much easier
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I think the most important thing is to get one that feels good, isn't too heavy, and balances well on a strap. This usually means the top strap button should be somewhere around the 12th or 13th fret. This is something a lot of the basses in this video also don't do. (violin bass, SG, and explorer) They'll have a tendency to neck dive. You'll see lots of people online who say they don't, but you'll definitely have an easier time with something with a better strap button position. having the strap button further over makes the neck of the bass hang closer to you as well. The explorer doesn't actually have an especially "long neck" as is mentioned in the video, but having the button further toward the bridge means the bass will hang with the neck sticking out further, which makes it feel longer, and more prone to dive. Don't be afraid to go with an active bass, either. In general, if you set all the knobs roughly in the middle it'll sound reasonable, and you can play with the knobs to taste. Nothing to worry about.
If I had to recommend a bass to a beginner, I'd probably suggest either something fender-ish. P, J, or PJ, with a fender-ish body shape (likely a Squier), or if they're more interested in a more "modern" sound and budget allows, my personal preference would be an Ibanez sr-300e or yamaha trbx-304. They're a fairly ergonomic bass, and you can get a wide variety of sounds, (the gimmick switches are a bit intimidating, but just set them to "normal" and leave them alone). Of all the basses I've owned, the sr-300e seems like one of the easiest to play, and sounds great. I haven't owned the yamaha, but it's got a fairly similar feel, and versatility. (its sound has a bit less bite to it, but that could be good or bad, depending what you like)
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My first bass 4 years ago was a short-scale Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar in their perfect Cherry Apple Red. It's the bass I still use most for rehearsals because it's easy to move and carry, and it's got a beautiful tone.
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My first bass was a 1967 Hofner violin-body bass I was given. My next bass was a 1974 orange-gold Rickenbacker bass. My third bass, which I still have, is a 1976 Fender Precision bass, which was also given to me.
I don't know that I'll ever get another bass.
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I've tried both passive and active basses and come to the conclusion that I want my preamp to be on the floor, not in the bass. No hassle with batteries, plus you always "know what you're gonna get" even with a new bass. Good pickups and technique also go a long way.
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I absolutely love Sire basses, I have two of them myself. The price to quality ratio is excellent and the sound is awesome. But I do agree that the preamp can be very confusing, at least to someone who is not very technical or doesn't yet know the controls very well at all. However, Sire basses have a bypass switch where you can basically turn the bass passive if the whole knob heaven gets too complicated. Great video btw!
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My first bass was a sunburst Peavey Milestone II that I got new way back in 1995. It was effectively a Precision copy (the body shape was slightly different and the nut was narrower) made by Cort in South Korea, and not only was it really solid but it started my almost 30-year love affair with the P-Bass (and single pickup basses in general).
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My 1st Bass was a Fender 5 String Electric Bass (A Squire Affinity J Model) in Black & it had a radius ed fretboard so it could be held more comfortably in the hands. I never had any damage issues because those have been cured by getting them packaged better.
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I actually own two Squier Affinity Jaguar Basses, one in Lake Placid Blue and the other in Metallic Charcoal Frost. I like how they handle and the comfort of them. They have one single bass humbucker pickup on them in the middle for a well-rounded sound.
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@takecourage92
1 year ago
My first bass was a Squier affinity P bass. I got rid of it first chance I had, but I'm still playing bass almost 20 years later. My recommendation is to get something cheap and simple and worry about what bass suits you once you're a better player. The point of a beginner bass is to introduce you to the instrument and get you started. Keep it simple.
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