i've taken over bass duties in a band. i'm borrowing this shitty 5 string, but i want something i can beat up on.
any suggestions for something cheap?
i'd prefer a punchy tone and a short scale, or at the very least something with small string spacing.
entry level short scale bass?
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worst comes to worst i'll nab a bronco off craigslist and slap in an old scn strat pup i got lying around.
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Mec beat me to it, but yeah that thing really rips, 'specially for the price
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What the fuck? That bass is really that cheap?
I wanna try one.
I wanna try one.
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I cant second this enough. i have a squier bronco that i adore.
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My girlfriend has one that she's learning on. Great bass for the money.
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On another note - at least try one of the Gretsch Electromatic Jr. Short scale, STRONG pickup - it may not play quite as nice as the Squier, but I prefer the sound - and I'm a Fender dude.
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Yeah, that one is real good bang for the buck if it's got to be short scale, or consider an epi EB-0 or EB-3, if You're into dirty mud.
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zounds and bassus - i've tried the gretsch and eb's but they're too warm for what i need.
and i would love to give the jaguar a try but none of the shops near me have it in stock
and i would love to give the jaguar a try but none of the shops near me have it in stock
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I just bought the normal-scale Squier VM Jag bass a couple weeks ago and fucking love that thing. I'm sure the short scale is equally awesome-fucking.
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Budget?
If you've got something to work with maybe a Mustang or Musicmaster for teh mojos.
Bronco? I'd fuk jawn of those.
Maybe you could land something old and cool from the Fuji-Gen plant,...might require some moddy mod mod mods though if the pickup is week (boosht pedal shun).
If you've got something to work with maybe a Mustang or Musicmaster for teh mojos.
Bronco? I'd fuk jawn of those.
Maybe you could land something old and cool from the Fuji-Gen plant,...might require some moddy mod mod mods though if the pickup is week (boosht pedal shun).
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squier short scale all day son. all day
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I played one of the VM Mustangs the other day and pretty much fell in love with it.
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