First Bass

[Mort101]

ive recently been getting into playing bass guitar and its got to the point where i just wanna buy one. I played my firends Fender Musicman last night and i have to say that that was a nice bass.

ive been playing electric guitar for a few years so i can get my head round all the technical stuff.

im really into short necks (no innuendo meant) so can anyone suggest anything?

ta

[The Brad]

Squier Bronco is a short scaled entry level bass.

[Mort101]

entry level?

hmmm

[jaco jr]

entry level?

hmmm

if you havent played bass before entry level is what you want, and im guessing you dont want to be spending big bucks on a bass you (currently anyway) can't play all too well:thumb:

[Jimbobntnr]

entry level?

hmmm


Is that British for "thanks for the suggestion"?

[Mort101]

Is that British for "thanks for the suggestion"?

thats British for *thinking*

[jaco jr]

Is that British for "thanks for the suggestion"?

we brits arent generally the most polite nationality:thumb:

[Richi]

Speak for yourself. Scottish people are hella polite. That's right, I said hella.

[British Kid]

ive recently been getting into playing bass guitar and its got to the point where i just wanna buy one. I played my firends Fender Musicman last night and i have to say that that was a nice bass.

ive been playing electric guitar for a few years so i can get my head round all the technical stuff.

im really into short necks (no innuendo meant) so can anyone suggest anything?

ta
fender music man? wazzat? did you mean musicman stingray, or something?

anyway... as for short scaled instruments that arent too expensive, the Fender Mustang bass would probably be up your alley. i myself have tried one and it was pretty nifty, but i just dont care for short-scale instruments. it would be basically like a squier bronco, but much better quality.

[bleeding_fingers]

Music Master maybe? I stumbled across one of those at my local guitar shop.

[Akira]

I would just learn to play a full-scale bass, that way you will have far more options.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

I would just learn to play a full-scale bass, that way you will have far more options.

I would take his advice. I am assuming, threadstarter, that you prefer short-scale because of that fact that you play guitar.

[WhoDidTheElf]

fender music man? wazzat? did you mean musicman stingray, or something?

Musicman was part of the Fender company at one point. His friend could have a hella vintage Ray or something.

[British Kid]

Musicman was part of the Fender company at one point. His friend could have a hella vintage Ray or something.
naw, he mean music master. i looked it up. theres a fender music master bass. its like a bronco.

[EADG]

naw, he mean music master. i looked it up. theres a fender music master bass. its like a bronco.



Aren't they the same bass?

[Mort101]

i honestly cant remember

music master?
music man?

besides, youve been helpful. I like the look of the bronco. (and yeh id prefer short scale because im used to guitar. meh)

thanks guys! :)

[Pluperfect_Arson]

(and yeh id prefer short scale because im used to guitar. meh)

Honestly, you should break through that barrier and adjust to a normal scale. It will be better for you in the end, so, when someone hands you a bass and says, "Play something!", you won't be struggling to play on a normal scale.

Also, I haven't seen to many short scale basses in my time, so I am assuming that you would have to look a bit if you actually wanted to upgrade from the Squier Bronco.

This is, of course, only if you end up taking bass seriously.

Otherwise, cheers and good luck!

[10571z]

Let me say this. You want to buy a alrite one second hand insted of a ****ty *** first hand one... Why? Because cheap first hand ones are hard to learn on and they suck and action is to high. Once i got my fender i improved outta site just because i could play better because of the feel.

[Mort101]

interesting.....maYBE i should thanks guys

[Polyamarous]

Ibanez GSR200.

I used to play guitar too.

[Akira]

It will definately feel weird playing a full-scale bass when you are used to guitar, but it by no means impossible. Plenty of guitarists do the adjustments. It just takes some practice. There are really only a few production short-scale basses I can think of. You have far more options at full-size.

[edgebass5]

Musicman was part of the Fender company at one point. His friend could have a hella vintage Ray or something.

Musicman was never part of Fender. The common ground between the two is Leo Fender. When Musicman was first started he did not own Fender, and to my knowledge he NEVER owned Musicman.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Man_(company)

[WhoDidTheElf]

Musicman was never part of Fender. The common ground between the two is Leo Fender. When Musicman was first started he did not own Fender, and to my knowledge he NEVER owned Musicman.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Man_(company)

Yeah your right, I got some funky information from a google I did. It seems he just designed basses for Musicman.

[edgebass5]

^^^Yep, and due to a "no-compete" clause in the sale of Fender to CBS he had to remain a silent partner within the Musicman organization.

[mullet0909]

squire mb-4

its like the Ibanez GSR200 but a faster neck so its easier to play.