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My brother needs to know what bass guitar brand is good and affordable.

Also, let this be a generic guitar topic.
 
I own a Gibson, it didn't cost me too much, but it is acoustic.

For bass you might want to try checking out some of the Rogues or the Ibanez brands.
 
For bass I'd recommend Yamaha. They make very affordable and good beginner's instruments and also very good hi-end instruments.
Ibanez is also a good choice.
I play guitar, both electric and classical. My main electric is an Ibanez RG550 with a shiny new steel pickguard and DiMarzio Evolution at the bridge. I just love that guitar.
My classical is a cheap-ass Yamaha G230. It sounds fine, though. Can't get much more tone for the price (got it at a flea market for like 50€ or something like that).
But I'm thinking about buying a new one in the 600€ range.
The Hanika beginner guitars seem to be quite nice, and also Höfner makes nice guitars. Gotta try 'em out sometime.
My amplifiers are all Engl. I've got an Engl Savage 60 and a Rackhead 860. Cab's a Red Shadow Silvertube Cab with Eminence V12 Legends in it. Looks painfully ugly, but it sounds great.
I also got a Marshall 8412 standing around and a Randall RH100G2 top. I really need to get rid of that shit some day.
/edit: 300th post. This is SPARTA!
 
I've got Jim Decon Jazz bass guitar, though I never had any other bass I love my Jim Decone and I believe is perfect.
It might be a blind love, but I don't give a damn...I love her...


The red one, others are just best friends.

It's a limited version, so it's definately hard to find it.
 
there is a website with excellent user feedback, to help you some at least. Guitarcenter.com i think. So just input your price range and read reader reviews.
 
Recommending guitars is bullshit.

You should have your brother play them in the stores, and shop around.
 
))<>(( said:
Recommending guitars is bullshit.

You should have your brother play them in the stores, and shop around.
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I read this post as if Hugh Laurie spoke it softly into my ear.

It was awesome.
 
))<>(( speaketh the truth.
It's never a good idea to buy an instrument just because it's brand A or model Y. He should test the models available in the local guitar shop, twiddle a bit around with different body types etc.... Tastes differ, so there is no "best guitar".
 
After listening to this:
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And this:
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I decided to go to the nearest tobacco store tomorrow and get a frickin' cigar box. Time to get the blues.
 
Seems to me like certain people talk a lot about the equipment - as if they've reached some level of guitar God-ness where their skill no longer plays a role and it's down to the most minuscule details about their guitar/amp/stings.

Sort of like when you hear people argue the shit over the type/length/material/brand of their skis and what's good and what's not and what totally sucks. Then you have the actual good skier that doesn't care what he's standing on, because he knows he can shred.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMf-em-56Mc[/youtube]Not a dig at anyone in this thread at all, just sayin... how much difference is there really? :shrug:
 
Equipment can't be a substitute for skill, but equipment definitely determines the type of sound you get out of an instrument.
 
SkuLL said:
Not a dig at anyone in this thread at all, just sayin... how much difference is there really? :shrug:
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1) Quality - having a guitar that sounds like shit after 2 years of usage isn't the best thing IMO. Also, high-end guitars really do sound better than the low-end ones.

2) Comfort - some guitars fit your body, other don't. Some make your hand and\or neck hurt, others don't.

It's about getting the best for you. As for me, I own a Richwood RD-12:

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Cheap and decent, especially since I play for less than a year and still suck badly at it.

EDIT sorry for leaving the big-ass picture, it's hidden now
 
I just got one the other day off Ebay for about $30. It's a surprisingly awesome-sounding supercheap acoustic.

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Just what I need to take my skills to the next level, which is... learning the chords. :smug:

But yeah, it's definitely all about personal comfort. That's why I often don't get the 'debate' surrounding it. And by 'debate' I mean people trying to convince each other that a certain brand/model is irrefutably better than the other. Again - nothing I've seen in this thread, just speaking from experience.
 
Sander said:
Equipment can't be a substitute for skill, but equipment definitely determines the type of sound you get out of an instrument.
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Since you are the only one in this thread with well constructed sentences, I will respond to the thread topic via your quote.


I agree with the above statement, but I believe it requires more explanation. Certain types of music requires equipment tailored for its sound. For example, modern rock and metal music has various types of sub-genres and playstyles that require amplifiers to produce certain types of tones and distortion.

If you wanted to play Stoner Rock, you have to be able to handle your equipment. A novice with experience with the equipment needed and the specific play-style will be able to play Holy Mountain or (Better) than a virtuoso classical player sporting an unmodified Stratocaster on the clean channel. The notes might be played more accurately by the virtuoso, but the ability to emote and understand the song "Therefore, improvise and make musical sense of the sound" will be in the hands of the novice.


Skill is needed more than anything to be able to be considered a good guitarist, but skill in "what" areas is the specific question that needs to be answered.

Above all, the quality of music produced by a guitar is the ability for the player to emote and communicate effectively through their equipment, rather than be technically proficient.


This causes the player to question themselves before buying equipment. It is an unpopular philosophy, since most people like instant gratification and an answer that reflects the decisions of other peoples experiences that aren't their own.


So, everyone in this thread, ignore my above post and do what you want.
 
))<>(( I take it you play metal? What style? And are you any good?

(Sorry, I don't check the Order Metal Thread, maybe you've already talked about it there).

It's just that you mentioned Stoner Rock and from Twinkie's metal mixtape that he sent me, Stoner Rock is the one style I actually quite like.
 
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