Cheap bass, I need one, thoughts?

[Whizzinby]

Thanks for the feedback bros

Played the Affinity PJ, a Sterling, and two Squires (Precision and Jazz), narrowed it down to the Squires pretty easily because the necks were sooo much nicer. They had surprisingly nice finished necks, with good rounded edges and nice inlays. Sorta surprised me for the $$$. Felt way better than the Affinity, though I loved the idea of one with the PJ pickup options.

Decided to go with Precision.

 

[metropolis_4]

Thanks for the feedback bros

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Played the Affinity PJ, a Sterling, and two Squires (Precision and Jazz), narrowed it down to the Squires pretty easily because the necks were sooo much nicer. They had surprisingly nice finished necks, with good rounded edges and nice inlays. Sorta surprised me for the $$$. Felt way better than the Affinity, though I loved the idea of one with the PJ pickup options.

Decided to go with Precision.

Nice choice! You can’t go wrong with a P.

Is that the surf green one? I had that same bass for a long time. It held its own next to my ‘76 P bass and in some ways was better.

 

[la szum]

Thanks for the feedback bros

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Played the Affinity PJ, a Sterling, and two Squires (Precision and Jazz), narrowed it down to the Squires pretty easily because the necks were sooo much nicer. They had surprisingly nice finished necks, with good rounded edges and nice inlays. Sorta surprised me for the $$$. Felt way better than the Affinity, though I loved the idea of one with the PJ pickup options.

Decided to go with Precision.

Congrats! We expect some slapping and popping now.

I agree. I was kind of blown away by the quality of the neck and frets on my recent
Squire Bass purchase.

Ordered some new strings to put on it, and needs a setup after I get them on.

 

[Sleezy E]

Better start practicing!

 

[Whizzinby]

Nice choice! You can’t go wrong with a P.

Is that the surf green one? I had that same bass for a long time. It held its own next to my ‘76 P bass and in some ways was better.

This I’d call more mint blue, but def in the same ballpark. Fairly sharp looking even though it’s not exactly the type of color scheme I would normally go for. I think the black fret rectangles add a nice touch with the black pick guard.

 

[Rocco Crocco]

I had a Geddy Lee Jazz bass with dark inlays on a maple board. Classy af.

 

[Whizzinby]

Better start practicing!

Slap that like button!

 

[Jarick]

That’s a sweet bass and you totally can’t go wrong with a P! I prefer the fatter neck over my bass.

 

[andergtr]

i have several cheap basses, and the big thing besides playability (which can be addressed with a setup and usually some minor fretwork) is the electronics.

get a squier affinity (i got their 5-string jazz), change the pickups, and have it professionally set up. that will be more than adequate and get you great sounds, especially if you already have a decent modeler.

 

[Eagle]

An old Mexican p bass is quite a good option because real p bass parts fit it . Not true for the squire.

 

[Eagle]

Avoid anything with active electronics because cheap electronics will go bad and there will be no support short of total replacement of the guts at too much.

 

[dronerstone]

Yamaha anything, any year.

This.

While various Fender or even Squier bass guitars are pretty cool, I'd rather look for a well-kept Yamaha BB model to pop up at a decent price.

 

[dronerstone]

Thanks for the feedback bros

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Played the Affinity PJ, a Sterling, and two Squires (Precision and Jazz), narrowed it down to the Squires pretty easily because the necks were sooo much nicer. They had surprisingly nice finished necks, with good rounded edges and nice inlays. Sorta surprised me for the $$$. Felt way better than the Affinity, though I loved the idea of one with the PJ pickup options.

Decided to go with Precision.

Congrats, that looks stellar!

 

[NKP]

Depends the tone you are looking for. But the SR series in ibanez are great if you don’t want to spend that much . The electronic is really powerful

 

[richey88]

Fender.com has Squier selected on sale. I’m wrestling with a purple Bronco in my cart ATM….

Edit: hours later, sale ends today or tomorrow, Pulled the trigger! I know it isn’t a high-end bass, but haven’t had one in years and I’m looking forward to recording with it, plus it’s purple (ultraviolet Fender calls it)! Lots of cool Squier stuff on sale, was pondering a Mustang or Nashville Strat. There’d be some explaining to do with a new guitar here (stuck in rehab, not a lot of stash space).

 

[Whizzinby]

Adventures in cheap basses pt.2

Picked up this Sterling StingRay5 HH while out wrapping up some Xmas shopping. (Ya know, for the effort)

Needed something to track with when using the 7string guitar. The 4string was just way too floppy trying to drop to match it, and I’ve found some real limits to using a virtual capo beyond a couple steps.

Feels pretty good under the hand, and didn’t set me back too much.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Adventures in cheap basses pt.2

Picked up this Sterling StingRay5 HH while out wrapping up some Xmas shopping. (Ya know, for the effort)

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Needed something to track with when using the 7string guitar. The 4string was just way too floppy trying to drop to match it, and I’ve found some real limits to using a virtual capo beyond a couple steps.

Feels pretty good under the hand, and didn’t set me back too much.

Can't wait to hear it! Smol GAS for a 5er over here

 

[Iron1]

Adventures in cheap basses pt.2

Picked up this Sterling StingRay5 HH while out wrapping up some Xmas shopping. (Ya know, for the effort)

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Needed something to track with when using the 7string guitar. The 4string was just way too floppy trying to drop to match it, and I’ve found some real limits to using a virtual capo beyond a couple steps.

Feels pretty good under the hand, and didn’t set me back too much.

So, two new basses, three weeks and ZERO new tracks to show off your newfound Billy Sheehan-ness? Tsk tsk...

 

[Whizzinby]

So, two new basses, three weeks and ZERO new tracks to show off your newfound Billy Sheehan-ness? Tsk tsk...

Yeah, I haven’t done a lot of playing over the holiday period. Let’s call it a “recharging” of the creative spirit.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Yeah, I haven’t done a lot of playing over the holiday period. Let’s call it a “recharging” of the creative spirit.