Good Bass Guitars ?

pineapple_geoff Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 119 MV Mi Amigo	Posted on Apr 25 2006 10:52 PM I posted this on the old Surf Guitar site - I'm looking for a good bass guitar. I only knock out a few tunes on the weekend with my buddies, so nothing too expensive, but at the same time, no cheap guitars that sound like a fart in a bottle. On the old site, some folks suggested â  used Mexican Standard Fender Precision or Jazz bass  Fender Jaguar Bass Deluxe Any other suggestions ? Pineapple Geoff Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Apr 25 2006 10:57 PM If $400.00 ($399.99) won't break your bank, you could always jump on a 2005 model Fender Precision Bass, while they're still available. The new 2006 models are $25.00 more, which is why I jumped on a Blue Agave one while the jumpin' was good. Matt in Indiana *edit: I forgot to mention that Musician's Friend is where I ordered mine through. — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
holikujak Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 107	Posted on Apr 25 2006 11:15 PM mexi jazz basses are great this might be good: http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0310902558 just replace any subpar hardware, and you got yourself a perfect weekender bass (plus the bronco shape is badass) Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2348 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Apr 26 2006 01:35 AM You can't go wrong with a Mexican Fender Standard, or even a Fender Squire. IMHO there has never been a better time to get a quality entry level instrument than now. Happy hunting! Bob S. — Bob Top
MPoppitt Joined: Apr 23, 2006 Posts: 133 Austin TEXAS!	Posted on Apr 26 2006 03:42 AM You might want to look into the SX basses. They are cheap, but are made out of good, solid wood, and they play excellent. The pickup in my P-bass copy was kinda week, so I replaced it w/ a Duncan. So now I have a bass that plays, and sounds better than any Squire I've heard, for around $200. http://www.rondomusic.net/bassguitars4.html I like this one: http://www.rondomusic.net/vjb62ct.html But I am very happy with this one (I like short scale basses): http://www.rondomusic.net/spb57short.html They also make some decent cheap Strat copies (again, I think the stock pickups are kinda weak), and this SJM is pretty wild: http://www.rondomusic.net/sjm62.html — Top
sidewalksurf Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 243	Posted on Apr 26 2006 08:16 AM MPoppitt You might want to look into the SX basses. They are cheap, but are made out of good, solid wood, and they play excellent. The pickup in my P-bass copy was kinda week, so I replaced it w/ a Duncan. So now I have a bass that plays, and sounds better than any Squire I've heard, for around $200. http://www.rondomusic.net/bassguitars4.html I like this one: http://www.rondomusic.net/vjb62ct.html But I am very happy with this one (I like short scale basses): http://www.rondomusic.net/spb57short.html They also make some decent cheap Strat copies (again, I think the stock pickups are kinda weak), and this SJM is pretty wild: http://www.rondomusic.net/sjm62.html Cool! I've been looking for a decent cheap bass to fool around with. Top

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