About 550 USD maybe?

550 USD; oh yeah, it's about 1.50 USD / Pound, yes? Or a bit more I think...whatever.

Anyhoo...How many strings/what genre of music do you play/favorite technique/etcetc.

:p

I currently play 4 strings but I was thinking about upgrading to 5 because I do a lot of slap stuff. I don't really stick to any particular genre of music.
I guess this isn't really helping.
I'm picky.

Well for sure, go out and try basses first.

550 USD - My and BFAGs love, the Ibanez SR500 series; the SR505 is a beauty to play. The SRX-705 (Ibanez again) is supposed to be crazy good as well. The Curbow 5 is supposed to be great (I own a Curbow 4 and some people here own a 5 or 6). For the most part, people tend to say to stay away from Fender 5ers.

I've heard, too, that if you're considering going from 4 to 5, you may as well go 6, so that you don't regret it later.

Either way, try them out at a store first.

I was ok with 6 for a while
but it just got slow and daunting now i went down to 4 its strange... I just feel at home on teh 4

Thanks for the advice.
My friend is just starting off and he wants to know a good starter bass for around £300. Theres a Fender P Standard Bass for £329 that he may be interested in... any ideas?

Good starter bass?

Try to go used. Used owns. MusicMan Stingrays sell for like 1200 USD new but you can get one used for 800-900 USD.

Search eBay and any place that sells used instruments.

I'm a fan of Fender Ps, myself, but if I got one, it'd be the American Deluxe (P + MM pickups).

Ok. Again thanks for the advice.

Either way, tell him to try stuff out first!

My opinions are exactly that: opinions.

For example, I like Warwick Thumbs. Some people hate them. Some people say the MusicMan Stingray is the best bass ever...I disagree and would rather have a Conklin GT-7.

You (and him) should try stuff out, as it's the only way to know what's best.
If you like the feel and the sound, who cares what anyone else thinks? :)

How long have you been playing?

Since January. :p

I spend too much time on here, though.

And you're already upgrading?
I've been playing for about 20 months and I haven't even thought about upgrading till just recently.
Made much progress (in learning etc)?

I suppose.

It's not so much upgrading, I guess, as exploring. I haven't really had a chance to mess with 6+ string basses, and I don't feel at home with guitar.

It's stupid to say but I feel oddly limited on a 4. I'll be writing something and go "****IT! If only I had those 3 other strings..." I can't say I don't love my Curbow though.

I have a bunch of styles I need to study. Recently I've been over-slapping, and would like to get into Jazz, Blues, Latin, Reggae, and finger-funk.

Thats cool I guess.
Its important to look at all those styles and explore everything that the bass can do.

I overslap way too much though. Example: after a month of playing I could play the Stu Hamm Country Music bit from one of his solos.

Well I'm off to sleep. See ya later.

Goodnight!

Afternoon MX :)

Afternoon?
Where are you from?
Oz?

[QUOTE=PaulR]
Oz?[/QUOTE]
:thumb:

Its wet here. :(
Whats your weather like?

[QUOTE=PaulR]Its wet here. :(
Whats your weather like?[/QUOTE]

Getting warmer :D Almost spring... I can't wait for those 30 degree days again :D

*shakes fist*

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:eek: me too :thumb:

[QUOTE=wonder_steve]:eek: me too :thumb:[/QUOTE]
Where u from?

Victoria NSW border, moved there this year.

[QUOTE=wonder_steve]Victoria NSW border, moved there this year.[/QUOTE]

Ahhh, cool. Anywhere near Mildura?

I know of mildura Im not sure where it is though.

**** southern hemisphere people with you backwards toilets and your small difficult words.

[QUOTE=popinfresh]Getting warmer :D Almost spring... I can't wait for those 30 degree days again :D[/QUOTE]

that sounds so funny us non metric guys, i remeber when i went to canada, and the temp was 10 degrees. :eek: good times. :lol:

Bleh. Am I the only one who's getting pop-ups on MX? They're not pop-ups in a different window, it's on the page...

yeah. i get em sometimes.

[QUOTE=JoeDaddio]It's called heart burn. All these **** pharmecutical companies give things like 'heart burn' this horrible sounding name like 'ACID REFLUX DISEASE' meanwhile we still call AIDS, AIDS, rather than 'turning your insides to liquid and killing you over the years with a slow painful death' disease.




joe[/QUOTE]

Well it's different for me, because I have a heiatul hernia, this causes acid from my stomach to constantly come up my esophagus (sp). So it is acid reflux...

When I was in 5th grade I got it one morning when I woke up. It feels like your throat is burning up. >_<

Hi there, aicd reflux?? ...I just woke up, lets talk about other things... :lol:

Yay my MAMBG sounds correct (to say the least...)! Now I can sleep. :D

[QUOTE=ScorpSath]Well it's different for me, because I have a heiatul hernia, this causes acid from my stomach to constantly come up my esophagus (sp). So it is acid reflux...[/QUOTE]

Yeah yeah, heartburn and acid reflux are two different things.

^ sleep ing at this time :confused:

:amaze:

:lol:

Goodnight Mx

:cool:

[QUOTE=AfroMan]Goodnight Mx

:cool:[/QUOTE]

nightyroo!