Can someone recommend a good Budget Bass guitar?

[HaydenLM1]

as title says!
I will need a bass guitar to record, nothing to special...4 strings, doesnt have to be 24 frets at all, not bothered!
just want a good bass tone so i can plug straight into my interface.

The best thing to do is to get a good bass guitar second hand and my budget is something like £150 to £200 ? will that be any good ?
im not looking for the best, im looking for something that will give me decent results!

 

[53Crëw]

Classic Vibe or Vintage Modified Squier Jazz Bass.

Or a used MIM Fender Standard Jazz Bass.

 

[sprack]

Ibanez SR series.

 

[Trevoire520]

Vintage Modified Squier Jazz Bass.

THIS! The VM Jazz bass is retardedly good for the money. Got alot of fans on the forum.

 

[ahjteam]

Whatever you get, don't get Ibanez GIO series. I played two and both of those sucked cock and ass at the same time, but for different reasons.

 

[HaydenLM1]

umm OK.
i will probably get the fender jazz or a jazz copy with a really heavy gauge and the SR Series looks really impressive, hope it sounds as good as it looks

 

[heshian46]

Squier VM j-bass all the way.
Just picked mine up last week and it slays!
It'll get you any tone you want, and plays and feels great.




As a side note - my buddy picked up the fretless vm j-bass at the same time as i got mine and that bass kills too.

 

[AllanD]

Rondomusic J bass. 100$ for an awesome bass with alder wood.

 

[HaydenLM1]

Rondomusic J bass. 100$ for an awesome bass with alder wood.

that looks impressive too, do you own it ? if you do, can you put any samples here if you can ?

 

[sebby123]

that looks impressive too, do you own it ? if you do, can you put any samples here if you can ?

I have one in Ash, great great basses i have the deluxe version though which i think is a bit more expensive around 180$, It beat out 2 american deluxe fender jazz's in a shootout i did recently.

 

[HaydenLM1]

I have one in Ash, great great basses i have the deluxe version though which i think is a bit more expensive around 180$, It beat out 2 american deluxe fender jazz's in a shootout i did recently.

Wow..i will look into them then... Thank you man...
but anyone has got more opinions ? or more people experienced with these basses?

 

[AllanD]

Here's a raw track with new strings.

Rondo -> Saffire 40 DI


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1742937/Rondo Jazz Dry.mp3


There's no string buzz before any points it out, because that's how I like it.

 

[sebby123]

Wow..i will look into them then... Thank you man...
but anyone has got more opinions ? or more people experienced with these basses?

I really recommend Ash over alder if you go with a SX,

Such as:

http://www.rondomusic.com/URS2MNPROCAR.HTML

http://www.rondomusic.com/ursa2mnpro3ts.html

 

[AdamWathan]

I fucking LOVE my Squier Vintage Modified Jazz bass. Thing sounds and plays amazing, especially for such a dirt cheap bass.