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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.

worst comes to worst i'll nab a bronco off craigslist and slap in an old scn strat pup i got lying around.

Mec beat me to it, but yeah that thing really rips, 'specially for the price

What the fuck? That bass is really that cheap?
I wanna try one.

MEC wrote:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squier-vintage-modified-jaguar-bass-special-ss-short-scale

I cant second this enough. i have a squier bronco that i adore.

My girlfriend has one that she's learning on. Great bass for the money.

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.

MEC wrote:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squier-vintage-modified-jaguar-bass-special-ss-short-scale

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.

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

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.

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).

$300 is the most i'd spend.

squier short scale all day son. all day

I played one of the VM Mustangs the other day and pretty much fell in love with it.