Sub £150 ($230ish) bass guitar...

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Hi there,

I'm thinking of getting a bass, just so I can actually play bass lines in my amateur home recording set-up, instead of programming them in with FruityLoops or something similar.

My budget is a bit small (sub-£150/$230), but I'm really only looking for a bass just to do the above - I can't stretch it any further anyway! The styles I play are mainly funk and rock. At the moment I'm looking at the Kramer Striker 422S Bass from musicyo.com. Does anyone know anything about this one? What else would you recommend?

For this price, what sort of bass can I expect? Will it feel very budgety compared to a Fender Mexican P Bass, as I almost went for that b4 Xmas, but instead got a POD (which I'm very glad I did!)....or is the difference not so large these days?

Thanks in advance,

aLeX
 
Almost all the basses in that price range have only one pickup,like the P bass.Some people don't mind this,but having that 2nd pickup increases the versatility of the instrument.There is one exception that I know of,it's an Ibanez,but I can't remember the model number.It does have 2 pickups,however,and the average US street price is $199.Oh,I just found it in a catalog: it's called the GSR200.
 
For $199, you can get a Fender Standard (Squier) Pbass Special. I splurged and got the Deluxe ( Mexican ) Pbass special. Cost me $450, but it sounds great.
At least you'll get three pickups in P-J setup. The five string version is right on your budget . . .$229.

Oh, this is at Musicians friend.

Regards,
PAPicker
 
Have you ever played an old vintage Fender Jazz or Precision bass? I've played alot of basses and many of the cheap ones sounded really cool in the shop, until I played them at a gig or at home for a while and decided that they lacked decent bottom end, defenition and even tone across the board. I've come to understand that if you're serious about a nice bass sound, you have to spend a bit of money or look around and hopefully get lucky. :p
 
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