cheapish bass guitar

[putte]

.. i have a fender jazz bass, and like it a lot ..

[soulata]

.. i have a fender jazz bass, and like it a lot ..

not exactly cheapish

thanks everybody for the suggestions.

k

[Cosmic Bandito]

.. i have a fender jazz bass, and like it a lot ..

The Fender Jazz bass is nice

If I were buying again right now I'd be looking at a used fender (i hate the new cheaper ones) jazz or precision, or new that SRX500 I shoed you before.

[DWb]

I'm a bit out of the electric bass loop, but the fender jazz is definitely very nice, and second hand is good (if you check them out thouroughly) because they don't depreciate dramatically.

FWIW, I used to have a mexican-assembled-from-US-components fender jazz, and that was pretty fine for a mid to low end instrument.

[Hink]

.. i have a fender jazz bass, and like it a lot ..

not exactly cheapish

thanks everybody for the suggestions.

k

well you could get a squuire jazz bass that wouldn't be that exspensive...

[ugo]

fender's geddy lee jazz bass sells for around $700 new, so a used one would definitely be in your price range. the geddy model is highly regarded too.

-ugo

[Vervil]

what would you suggest?

I'd spend up to 600$, manufacturers that have dealers here are warwick, yamaha and washburn.

any ideas?

thanks

k

(i'll go and check some out, but i'm a lousy bass player so...)

If you want to go Fender route, ultimate best buy is second hand Squier JV Bass. JV stands for japan vintage, serial on the plate starts with JV. There are made in first few years of Fender Japan, and they have USA parts on them, so they are comparable and even better in a lot of cases than standard USA models because japanese were putting some extra care in them. And they are really cheap, especially if guy selling them has no idea what he got. I got my JV Squier Stratocaster '62 reissue for 250 bucks. Also you could check latter models manufactured under the Fender made in japan name, there are some good guitars for the money there too, but these are not as good as those old Squiers (not to be associated in any way with cheap Squier guitars made nova days in China)

My friend got great secondhand Ibanez Roadster bass few days ago for 220 euros, These are Ibanez Basses made in the later 70s early 80's (Steve Harris plays one in "Run To The Hills" video) Those early Ibanez guitars were great, so check their old basses if you can, they are relatively cheap but very good for that money.

If you need cheep bass and insist on new one (I think that you should take some time and look for the good cheap secondhand one), check Yamaha basses, they are ok for the money, I have one Pacifica guitar that is decent, and some of the my students learning guitar have cheap yamahas, and I didn't heard anyone having any kind of problem with them.

Anyway, be open to try secondhand basses from manufacturers you have never heard of, because if you know to recognize basic stuff like if it is a nice wood, is neck ok, are frets in place, how pickups are working, you can find some peaces that will surprise you with great sound. If you go usual route buying popular guitars like Fender USA or, Regular Ibanez models, or any other company that is currently "In", you will pay much more for an instrument of the same quality.

[soulata]

I've borrowed some Washburn 5-string bass from a friend, that'll do for some time...

thanks

[Amberience]

why is it important to try it unplugged?