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Frankie 101
08-01-2006, 06:39 PM
Okay guys, Drummer here looking to start bass in a few months. Thought it'd be good to ask here for reccomendations on buying a decent bass which I can get at a cheap price. Thanks...
Smokin' cowboys
08-01-2006, 06:41 PM
My first bass was made by Stagg ( it was a copy of a Fender precision), it was cheap but served me well.
elmo121
08-01-2006, 06:46 PM
squire affinity p-bass pack - the most popular starter bass going, and it can hold its own against far more expensive basses if you like the tone
Mistergin
08-01-2006, 07:19 PM
MusicMan OLP MM2
bleeding_fingers
08-01-2006, 07:21 PM
Ibanez, Dean, or Peavey would be your best bet.
e p
08-01-2006, 07:44 PM
well how cheap are you talking?

if youre looking for around 200$ or under, go Rondomusic.net
if youre looking around 200-300$ go ibanez, musicman olp, or peavey
if you are willing to dish out around 400$ I would recommend a Fender MIM Jazz or Precision bass
Mr. Pickle
08-01-2006, 08:27 PM
it can hold its own against far more expensive basses


i don't know how far that theory goes.





peavey t-40.
GoryGoblins
08-01-2006, 08:48 PM
People need to know your budget, music you'll beplaying, tone that you prefer, amp and cab you'll be using....etc. If all you want is a cheap bass then do a search and buy the least expensive thing you find. If you want useful info, give as much info as possible
Akira
08-01-2006, 09:01 PM
OLP MM-2. For a $250 bass, the quality is amazing.
The Forgotten Bassist
08-01-2006, 09:33 PM
OLP MM-2. For a $250 bass, the quality is amazing.

It trulely is a great bass.

If you want something even cheaper I reckomend lokking at a Stagg Fusion, it was my first bass and I think it amounted to about £90 or something crazy like that, in the USA it would probably cost about $150 give or take a bit
FoStringFlo
08-01-2006, 09:34 PM
yamaha rbx 170 only cost me 120 off of ebay and served me very well until i upgraded to a spector.
PainKiller8191
08-01-2006, 11:55 PM
squier affinity J
E_man
08-02-2006, 07:45 AM
I second a Yamaha RBX 170 - great variety of tones for the price serves all genres, my mate still has one and it still feels nice to play on occation can't go wrong - even so my bass tutor bought my one of me when I got me schecter, can't go wrong with that.