Please Help a confused bassist

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:? i was looking at basses and found a few that i like but i can only get one.can anyone help me.i need something that will last me quite a while.i like the warwick rockbass corvette at sweelee,the ibanez srx400 and a hamer velocity bass at citymusic.please help :?
 
haha if you'd ask me.. get the rockbass. lol

any bass can last if u take good care of it.. clean it and keep it in a dry place out of moisture. hamers i'm not too sure but ibanezes sound reliable.
 
tanx.i tried the corvette basic rockbass at sweelee but its passive not active like most said.it sounds nice but theres a buzzing sound coming from the amp.i play metal and punk and was looking for something bright and round but i would like to learn other type of genre as well. :?
 
the hamer SFB nt bad also wad..i tried it juz now..its kinda deep and warm.nt too bad urh..im getting it tmr tho..
 
hey i play bass too... but wad is passive and active all this...i dun understand cos i newb lol
 
active means that there's a battery on your bass and the battery provides electricity to boost your signal from your pickups to the amp, thus cable length or signal loss wont be a problem. passive is just without it. however, active can sometimes overload the amp, thus we also have active input ( -6 db ) on most amps.
 
so the difference is just the battery rite between active and passive.so i think im gonna get the rockbass at sweelee's sale.hope i can get it.it looks and sound nice
 
rylche said:
active means that there's a battery on your bass and the battery provides electricity to boost your signal from your pickups to the amp, thus cable length or signal loss wont be a problem. passive is just without it. however, active can sometimes overload the amp, thus we also have active input ( -6 db ) on most amps.
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yeah .. means you have EQ and stuff on it too .. rylche .. does your name form back to cheryl? .. are you a female?
 
passive basses have no "pure" EQ per se... the tone controls you find on most of them cut frequencies; they don't add anything to the sound. active EQs can add bass/treble/mids or anything in between, depending on what you're using... that's the main difference. impedance and output level aren't the mitigating factor here ;)
 
confused said:
tanx.i tried the corvette basic rockbass at sweelee but its passive not active like most said.it sounds nice but theres a buzzing sound coming from the amp.i play metal and punk and was looking for something bright and round but i would like to learn other type of genre as well. :?
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it IS active i'm quite sure. it's just that they have passive pickups. it is possible to have active electronics on passive pup systems. unless they changed the model specs now.. hmm..
 
Z3r0_G said:
it IS active i'm quite sure. it's just that they have passive pickups. it is possible to have active electronics on passive pup systems. unless they changed the model specs now.. hmm..
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of course... just like the majority of basses labelled as "active" out there. a purely active bass would need a battery to power the pickup as well :p
 
yes,from l'arc.btw i didn't get the rockbass nor ibanez.the quee was damn long.rite now i was wondering if i should get the hamer bass at city music.i heard that its quality is not good.anyone can tell me what bass to buy.was thinking of ordering from ishimashi but don't have the money yet.
 
confused said:
yes,from l'arc.btw i didn't get the rockbass nor ibanez.the quee was damn long.rite now i was wondering if i should get the hamer bass at city music.i heard that its quality is not good.anyone can tell me what bass to buy.was thinking of ordering from ishimashi but don't have the money yet.
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If you want Fender Japan get from Luther more worth it. Seriously, Ishibashi is cheap, but getting it to send it over .. PLUS the case will cost you a bomb. Madness lah, i checked out the price before.

Hamer basses you can give it a shot, but i dont' like their latest series, weird china-made stuff man ..
 
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