Bass Guitars

[BlasterBates]

Project going well, we recorded "All I have to do is dream" for promotion and it sounded quite good

Any advice on cheap reasonable quality bass guitars appreciated. We're doing 50's music.

What makes .... eg Epiphone ? semi-acoustic ?

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

Depends what you call cheap. If you want a 50's sound and are happy with 4 strings, you could do worse that get a Fender Precision

[Cowboy Bob]

Fender Precision - the classic bass. I have two, a Fender Sunn Precision (cheaper version - equivalent of Squier for guitars) which is pretty beaten up now, and regular Fender one.

[pisces]

Go for Fender Squire if you want quality at reasonible prices.

[BlasterBates]

Thx for the advice all appreciated.

As I was eyeing the Epiphone 335 semi-acoustic (the other one I'm looking at) a colleague said "you're looking at my guitar" So I can try it out and see how it compares to the Ric.

I'm trying to get a "biting" sound comparable with the guitar sound on some Buddy Holly, Elvis records, but I think that will mainly achieved through the amplifier.

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

The 335 is a great guitar but I'm not so sure about the bass. I've yet to hear a decent sound out of a Gibson/Epiphone bass

[BlasterBates]

Thx that's interesting.

I'm looking at Gibson/Epiphone as a normal lead/rythm guitar.

But it is good to know just get a Fender bass.

Going back to Fender:

I did see you could even get cheap Fender strats, which surprised me.

Is that new

I thought they were expensive.

[Cowboy Bob]

but I think that will mainly achieved through the amplifier.

Yep. With a decent amplifier the main difference between all kinds of similar guitars (ie comparing solid body with solid body and same number of pickups etc) is mainly in the feel of how they play.

[Cowboy Bob]

Thx that's interesting.

I'm looking at Gibson/Epiphone as a normal lead/rythm guitar.

But it is good to know just get a Fender bass.

Going back to Fender:

I did see you could even get cheap Fender strats, which surprised me.

Is that new

I thought they were expensive.

Fender have a "budget" brand called Squier. They're still Fenders guitars, and many swear they're actually better - grittier sound, staying in tune better etc. I have a Squier Strat as my main axe.

[BlasterBates]

Thought so...I think with a valve amp I'll get that authentic "raw" sound, that sounds very similar whatever guitar was being used i.e. Buddy Holly using a strat, others using Gibson. The other thing I find makes quite a difference is the strings.