SHould I Buy This Bass?
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Nightmare_Heaven
Death Disco
Those Dean Metalman basses have a great sound for metal, hence the name. However the shapes (ML and Z particularly) are a bit difficult, the bodies are large and basses in that kind of pointy wierd shape are rarely comfortable. If you want something with a great versatile sound AND a nice comfortable body, go for an Ibanez Soundgear bass, even the lower end ones are still quality instruments.
I learned the hard way about the wierd shape thing. I'm playing a second hand Aria at the moment which I bought recently, and it reminds me a lot of an ibanez. Really comfortable.
I learned the hard way about the wierd shape thing. I'm playing a second hand Aria at the moment which I bought recently, and it reminds me a lot of an ibanez. Really comfortable.
Lightbulb Sun
Losing the Skyline....
I play guitar and during a trip to a music shop, tried out a couple basses. Don't know anything about them, but have played some.
sup tyr, alex webster, steve digiorgio, tony choy, roger patterson, etc etc etc. theres plenty of good bass playing in metal, you just have to look for it.
although I would love to learn some opeth on bass Im sure it will never happen. And by the way I decided against both bass guitars mentioned before. Im still looking. My price range is between $100-$200 if anyone knows a good bass with good sound for beginners let me know. I do know when I get it Im going to buy some elixer bass strings for it.
because I trued to learn guitar and that didnt work out so well and I cant try drums because I would get the cops called on me by neighbors and I can already play a few simpls riffs on bassso I figure I should go with that.
Nightmare_Heaven
Death Disco
i didn't know one end of a guitar from the other when i started learning bass. it takes some time but the better you get at bass, the more you learn about guitars and playing them. the two go hand in hand.
for the OP
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBAGSR100EX
simple hardware, but thats all you'll be wanting for your first instrument. Nice big humbucker for heeeavy noise
http://www.zzounds.com/item--YAMRBX170
for an alternate pickup style, jazz and precision style p/ups there, fantastic for playing less heavy stuff and perfectly useable for jamming to metal
http://www.zzounds.com/item--SQU310760
if you like Fenders, I personally think the Jazz Bass body shape is brilliant.
play any of those through a good quality 20-30 watt practice amp and to the untrained ear, it'll sound like a $1000 Warwick bass through a just as expensive Marshall stack or whatever the big names are. My own recommendation is the Ibanez, the Soundgear basses have nice slim, fast necks and comfortable bodies.
for the OP
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBAGSR100EX
simple hardware, but thats all you'll be wanting for your first instrument. Nice big humbucker for heeeavy noise
http://www.zzounds.com/item--YAMRBX170
for an alternate pickup style, jazz and precision style p/ups there, fantastic for playing less heavy stuff and perfectly useable for jamming to metal
http://www.zzounds.com/item--SQU310760
if you like Fenders, I personally think the Jazz Bass body shape is brilliant.
play any of those through a good quality 20-30 watt practice amp and to the untrained ear, it'll sound like a $1000 Warwick bass through a just as expensive Marshall stack or whatever the big names are. My own recommendation is the Ibanez, the Soundgear basses have nice slim, fast necks and comfortable bodies.
I used to own a Roland JP 8000 synthesizer. I loved it but I needed some cash so I sold it. Im not coordinaated enough to play guitar. I have fat fingersand am not fast enough. Im hoping if I can larn bass I can slowly build myself up and then maybe some day pick up the guitar again. Who knows?
Dude, have you ever seen Michael Romeo - I've never seen bigger sausage fingers, so that definately isn't a problem. The rest - you learn. No one starts with coordination and speed.
IMO, you should start with guitar, since I think it easier to go from guitar to bass than the other way around.
lol yeh, michael romeo is a stumpy cunt. plenty of stumps play guitar, andy mckee is fantastic and hes short/stubby fingered. imo, if someone with average sized hands like me can play a classical guitar with a fat neck with complete ease, im sure a person with fat / small fingers will easily be able to work an electric fretboard
thanks for th links. I really like the Ibanez. All I have to do now is convince my wife to let me get it. I found the same guitar on ebay brand new for $170 with free shipping.
You can't beat the basses from Rondomusic. They're good for the money you're spending on them, and a lot better than any of the Squire/starting Ibanezes etc. Don't get a 5 string with a 34" scale, though, unless you're planning to string it tenor. There's not enough tension at all on the neck for a low B, which is weird considering my GSR200 holds a low B decently.
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