Im about to get a bass guitar, recommendations please!

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:32 pm

Pretty sure Squier Mustang Basses are 19 frets and the SS Jag Basses are 20.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:41 am

jazz bass.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:42 am

Sloan wrote:jazz bass.

I feel like jazz basses are probably the best "jack of all trades" basses. I don't own one anymore, and I love my p bass and my rickenbacker, but a good jazz bass really is good for just about any style of music. Get a nice squier jazz bass, and a sansamp, and you're set for recording.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:57 am

i was at the store yesterday bought a squier precision bass. anyway the frets were buzzing like hell and i returned it today and im gonna get a standard fender jazz bass!!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:08 am

Squier Classic Vibe Precision.

Excellent out of the box. And very pretty

Rushkoff · Post by **Rushkoff** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:51 pm

My bassist got a SS Jaguar recently and it's excellent, really nice sounding.

willc · Post by **willc** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:27 pm

The Jaguar SS bass is indeed an excellent value and great player.

My first bass was a 70's Musicmaster with a Baddass bridge that I bought off a friend in the late 80's and that bass got me hooked on shortscales before I even knew what they were.

So for someone just starting on bass, as said before, you really can't go wrong with the shortscale Fender stuff.

They can be had cheap, cause they ain't real basses

, and they play great.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:33 pm

Nick wrote:I saw a 1970's black on black musicmaster bass the other day at my local GC for $500....I thought about picking it up on the spot even though just on impulse due to the price...then I went home looked it up and realized that price was spot on for what they sell for all day long.

Haha, dude I think every GC in America has had a mid/late '70s black/black MM bass for $500 at some point. I've seen them at my GC too, and a couple years back once saw 2 black AND 1 white one at my local GC competitor, $525 each for black, $575 for the white. As you say, all day long. That and '60s Gibson Melody Makers on eBay are my two bucket-list emergency vintage go-to deals.