Need Suggestion On Bass To Get

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KaNANA

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First of all, Hi everyone.

I have some problem in choosing which bass to get. I got my 1st bass from my uncle, and now I'm getting my own bass.
I have already decided on getting a Ibanez bass, but there are so many choices and i cant decide on which.

And yes, i know its all up to my personal opinion, and i have to test it out myself. But i need suggestion. :???:

I have a budget of $800+/-


I thank you in advance, for reading my post and hopefully getting a reply.
 
would you like to consider schecter? the sound is really good i must say, probly due to the active pickups. and on a whole, the bass is pretty small too. or at least smaller than a normal bass. yea. comes pretty cheap too around $600+
 
1. Why an Ibanez? The feel, the price, the quality, the brand loyalty?

2. You got a budget. What about other preferences? Do you want active or passive? 4 or 5 or 6 strings? What kinda pick ups are you looking at? Have you any preferences for body and neck and fretboard woods?

3. If Qn. 2 was a little overwhelming, then maybe you can tell us what kinda music you are looking to play mostly, and what kinda sound/tone you're looking for.
 
A personal opinion : I use a MIJ Fender Precision which comes in slightly above your budget. I like it alot and it fits me like a glove.

Go try all basses in your budget range to really feel what would work for you, and what would not. Would a Jazz Bass neck be too small for you? A P-Bass neck too wide? Not just fit, sound and playability is very important also.

Good luck in your search.
 
trowaclown said:
1. Why an Ibanez? The feel, the price, the quality, the brand loyalty?
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For Qn. 1, I have decide on Ibanez, as its is more fancy, and its quality is worth the price. I found fender quality great, but the price was .. :???:
I tried out the J and P bass, i like the Jazz tone better.


trowaclown said:
2. You got a budget. What about other preferences? Do you want active or passive? 4 or 5 or 6 strings? What kinda pick ups are you looking at? Have you any preferences for body and neck and fretboard woods?
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For Qn. 2, I'm more into active bass and 4 strings for me. I prefer a rosewood fretboard, and I have nothing in particular for body and neck.


trowaclown said:
3. If Qn. 2 was a little overwhelming, then maybe you can tell us what kinda music you are looking to play mostly, and what kinda sound/tone you're looking for.
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For this, I like more to the Funk, and Rock&Roll.


Thank You all for the replies.
 
Ibanez SRX 700 - 4 string

Neck thru (ibanez got nice slim neck) - set up will b more expensive than bolt-on
Swamp Ash body (nice tone and wood grain)
5 piece Maple and walnut neck, rosewood fingerbd (as requested)
4 knobs - 1 master vol,pickups balancer, bass, treble (pls confirm)
Pups - 2 humbuck (Alnico magnetic pickups) - not jazz, but shd be active.
Suitable for slap, powerful sound. Funk shd be fine.
Country - MIJ or MIK? Pls check
Price - $880 (pls confirm)

Have fun.
 
Thank you all for your replies.
I'll go take a look on the SRX 700.
Most likely getting it, if the tone is what I'm looking for. :cool:
 
benjso28 said:
Ibanez SRX 700 - 4 string

Neck thru (ibanez got nice slim neck) - set up will b more expensive than bolt-on
Swamp Ash body (nice tone and wood grain)
5 piece Maple and walnut neck, rosewood fingerbd (as requested)
4 knobs - 1 master vol,pickups balancer, bass, treble (pls confirm)
Pups - 2 humbuck (Alnico magnetic pickups) - not jazz, but shd be active.
Suitable for slap, powerful sound. Funk shd be fine.
Country - MIJ or MIK? Pls check
Price - $880 (pls confirm)

Have fun.
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Hi, i think it is the SRX 750. I can't seem to find a SRX 700.
The SRX 750 is MIK.
 
ibanez revamped their range recently. so strangely enough, you'd probably be able to find the SRX 700 in stores here (namely swee lee) and not be able to find the basses on the ibanez site

benjso28, i used to own a SRX500 and the preamp controls were vol, pup bal, bass boost and tone. so the srx700 should be the same

and the bass boost is a MOFO :twisted:
 
KaNANA, maybe you can go to Swee Lee and check out the Ibanez basses there. the people there said that the 2008 basses will not come here so soon.
 
I have went to Sweelee to checked the SRX 700, and it is out of stock. There is only the SRX 705, but it cost over 1K. :(
 
i see. not sure if they will bring in the same model or not. did you check out the other Ibanez basses there? anything that interests you? :)
 
wainot said:
to ts: hmm since u like the jazz bass sound and dun mind fender's quality, why not get a MIM fender.. i shipped my in from US, cos ard 800 plus.. near to yr budget.. all the best in yr search..
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The price sounds reasonable, mind giving more details on it?
Thanks!
 
no problem, wainot!

ts: you can look for fender J-basses which are already here, and try out the sound and feel, see whether you like it or not.

or you can meet up with wainot to try out his bass :cool:
 
I have tried the MIA Jbass before, and like the feel.
But the price was beyond my budget.

Now with wainot mentioning about the MIM, and its within my budget.
Im really interested. :)
 
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