What's the cheapest bass you would buy just for recording? I am sick of recording with my guitar and pitch-shifting so I want a really cheap bass that I can use for recording. I've read about Yamaha and SX but I am not sure which model.
Cheapest 4-string bass for recording
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Forgot to mention I am in Argentina. I know that site, awesome prices. I found some SX Sjb62 used in my country, are those any decent?
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/SX/SJB+62/10/1
I'd say people like it.
Get the cheapest bass guitar you can find, then buy a nice pickup and strings for it (make sure it fits)
I was going to buy a new bass, but I just picked up an SD quarter pounder instead and I am delighted with the results. (purists though may think that pup is a little scooped sounding)
I was going to buy a new bass, but I just picked up an SD quarter pounder instead and I am delighted with the results. (purists though may think that pup is a little scooped sounding)
The squier P-bass is pretty good for the price dude, its not the best but it sounds so much better than pitch shifting guitars down, and the pickup in it is ok, unlike a lot of cheaper instruments.
Well I know shit about wood
. Any newbie tips? Or maybe how can I know if it was made with a good piece of wood or if it was out of a bunch of pencils? 
Trevoire520
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Agathis - Shit
Basswood/Soft Maple - Good
Mahogany, Alder or Ash - Very Good
If you've got a wee bit of cash to spend and want a decent tone then the Squier Vintage Modified Jazz is stupidly good for the money.
If you're just looking for something cheap as possible then see whats floating about on ebay as you'll get more bass for your money by going second hand. I find that the Peavey Milestone is pretty decent, as are Yamaha'a low end basses.
Basswood/Soft Maple - Good
Mahogany, Alder or Ash - Very Good
If you've got a wee bit of cash to spend and want a decent tone then the Squier Vintage Modified Jazz is stupidly good for the money.
If you're just looking for something cheap as possible then see whats floating about on ebay as you'll get more bass for your money by going second hand. I find that the Peavey Milestone is pretty decent, as are Yamaha'a low end basses.
Personally I hate Agathis and I hate Basswood. They are too muddy and undefined.
I like Ash bases but there are lots of differences in ash. Alder is consistent. I don't think I have seen many mahogany basses.
Anyway as someone said above, the Squire basses are pretty awesome. I have a P/J that just kills for recording. Well I did drill through the body to make it a string-through. But I had another one with a BadAss bridge that sounded the same.
The other thing I would look for is 2 pickups with a blend. So you can have big warm boomy lows on the bridge pickup and tight stuff on the bridge pickup.. just like guitar. Active EQ would be even better, but then you start going up in price unless it is from Rondo. I have their Ash Douglas 5 string that I got new for $170, it slays!
Get a set-up done, some new Stainless wound strings, and you are golden!
I like Ash bases but there are lots of differences in ash. Alder is consistent. I don't think I have seen many mahogany basses.
Anyway as someone said above, the Squire basses are pretty awesome. I have a P/J that just kills for recording. Well I did drill through the body to make it a string-through. But I had another one with a BadAss bridge that sounded the same.
The other thing I would look for is 2 pickups with a blend. So you can have big warm boomy lows on the bridge pickup and tight stuff on the bridge pickup.. just like guitar. Active EQ would be even better, but then you start going up in price unless it is from Rondo. I have their Ash Douglas 5 string that I got new for $170, it slays!
Get a set-up done, some new Stainless wound strings, and you are golden!
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Agathis in general is a pretty crappy wood, but as far as basswood goods, that's a much more subjective manner, because it can come in good sounding batches and poor sounding batches (the rest is up to the user if they like the tonality of basswood or not).
Chances are with a cheap bass you're not really going to get mahogany anyway (and even if you did, it would hardly be the high quality slabs you get on expensive guitars/basses.
Alder is a good tone wood though, I dig it.
Oh and SS strings can be harsh on frets though, bear in mind, but they do last very long. Ideally you'd be using them paired up with SS frets though
Chances are with a cheap bass you're not really going to get mahogany anyway (and even if you did, it would hardly be the high quality slabs you get on expensive guitars/basses.
Alder is a good tone wood though, I dig it.
Oh and SS strings can be harsh on frets though, bear in mind, but they do last very long. Ideally you'd be using them paired up with SS frets though
I found a Washburn Xs-2 used bass, are Washburn basses any good? I can't find any review of this XS-2. I also found an XB-100 and an MB-2 for the same price
