good studio bass?

[goroomstudio]

Hi, im looking to get a good recording bass that is also capable of playing different styles. im planning on spending 600 and ebay is fine for me. but if i need to spend more i will. any suggestions are greatly appreciated. thanks a lot

 

[pennylink]

Take a look at the thread "Bass" below in this forum and also do a search, you'll find a bunch of threads covering the same general question.

With your budget, I would strongly consider a used American-made Fender Precision bass. It's a very versatile bass that records extremely well, plus it will keep its value. Probably more hits have been recorded with that bass than just about anything else.

If you need to cover heavy metal there might be some other options, but I'm not very knowledgable in that genre.

 

[clifchamb]

With your budget, I would strongly consider a used American-made Fender Precision bass. It's a very versatile bass that records extremely well, plus it will keep its value. Probably more hits have been recorded with that bass than just about anything else.

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I beg to differ, with your budget I would recommend a decent active pickup bass for a much more versitile use. There is only so many tones you can get with P-bass using "1 tone knob and 1 passive pickup" Unless you have tons of "magic processing boxes" that many studio producers have to make the P-bass sound great.

Look at this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2374494819&category=4713

This one has a terrible color but it is an example of a good deal on a decent bass:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3700057946&category=4713


just my 2 cents,


clif

 

[freshmattyp]

If you can squeeze out another $75 or so, you can get a Music Man SUB. American made, active pickup. Same electonics as their more expensive stuff.

 

[Toki987]

With a Fender Jazz type bass, a preamp, and and eq unit you can derive many different sounds with the dual pickup configuration. However, your playing styles will have a more dynamic impact on the tones. The same applies to the single pickup Precision and Tele type basses. Active basses relieve a bit of the physical requirements in order to play some styles and derive some sounds, as well as eliminating some external gear. An active bass is a just an onboard preamp and eq unit built in to the bass.

 

[ZoomBoy]

I beg to differ, with your budget I would recommend a decent active pickup bass for a much more versitile use. There is only so many tones you can get with P-bass using "1 tone knob and 1 passive pickup" Unless you have tons of "magic processing boxes" that many studio producers have to make the P-bass sound great.

I respectfully (and completely) disagree with the above statement.

I'm assuming that he isn't primarily a basisst. Without more info I'd have to suggest finding a really nice used passive MIA Fender Jazz or Precision bass. Both basses are industry standards, work in a huge variety of situations and usually don't require "magic processing boxes" to achieve a variety of good recorded tones. Active preamps aren't always what they are cracked up to be in the studio.

Regards,
Jeff

 

[DJL]

I respectfully (and completely) disagree with the above statement.

I'm assuming that he isn't primarily a basisst. Without more info I'd have to suggest finding a really nice used passive MIA Fender Jazz or Precision bass. Both basses are industry standards, work in a huge variety of situations and usually don't require "magic processing boxes" to achieve a variety of good recorded tones. Active preamps aren't always what they are cracked up to be in the studio.

Regards,
Jeff

I agree... and you can also add the Rick 4003 to your list. I have all three... the J-bass, P-bass, and 4003.

 

[spankenstein]

My "bass wish list" would be (in order): Fender Jazz, Fender Precision, Music Man Stingray and a Rickenbacker.

That would get all of "the sounds" that you commonly hear.

 

[Garry Sharp]

Spank - that's a good wishlist I'd possibly substitute the Stingray with a Warwick.

I love my Rick but need some different sounds, am becoming addicted to playing fretless (on my defretted Washburn) and want to upgrade that to either a Jazz or poss a Warwick.

Agree with Zoomboy 100% - the onboard pre is actually limiting in the studio (unless you bypass it). As I understand it the idea of the active was to improve S/N ratio by kicking up the signal as early as possible.

 

[DJL]

Jack Bruce plays a fretless Warwick.