Help me select a bass

[kanzer]

Hey guys. could you recomend me a bass? i would like to buy one, still a beginner. i am in the delima of whether i should purchase a samick or those starter packs for like 250? or should i invest more like 400 500+ into a better bass? what do you guys think?

could you kindly recomend me a few models that are good?
and also could some one explain to me whats the difference between active and passive pickups? thank you

here are some basses i may be interested in.

OLP
Epiphone Thunderbird.

i dunno about the rest. pls advice me.
THANKS GUYS!!

[KeDraiv]

save up to around 600-800 then during sweelee sale go buy their basses at half price.
would recommend cort basses though,
at the same price as epi thunderbird, u sort of get "more" tonal control.
depends on what you want actually.

as for the amps i'm nt sure.
get a decent one!?!?
( i'm still in the process of getting a good amp, haha)

just my thoughts though, haha

[kanzer]

haha cool. ANYMORE? oh ya whats active and passive pickups?

[tpiledriver]

Originally Posted by kanzer

haha cool. ANYMORE? oh ya whats active and passive pickups?

hey, you may wanna get the ibanez model at swee lee for $500.
it looks nice and tempting.
if you keep playing the bass, and when you get better, you may not need to switch to a new bass.
the ibanez comes one set with amps and tuners.

[b33r]

no to the Epi Thunderbird. tone's too muddy, not versatile, neck dives before you can even grab the neck.

invest in a better bass instead of getting the starter packs. from what i've heard, they sound like crap.

try Ibanez or Yamaha. you can get a cheap second hand Fender with that kind of money.

about pickups:

http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_guita...pickups_1.html

[Dulcie]

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[kanzer]

hey dulcie. sorry man dude. i am actually a drummer. and i have a band. yea just that now i am trying to find out for my friend. teaching him some bass stuff.


hey b33r. i cannot open the link? how?


ok so no to epi thunder. dang i was actually interested in that.

cummon guys recomend me!

[ahkiatt]

SX jazz. Fairly versatile, but with a few modifications you'll have a bass that you can keep for life. Cheap too!

[kanzer]

haha hey. but sorry i not really interested in the brand sx. thanks anyway bro.!

[rylche]

I observe that you're kinda picky about the brand, so I guess investing up to 800-1000 for a Japan Fender would suit you well. There's nothing more recognizable than a Fender!