hey people im going to get a bass soon and i was thinking of getting a fender or a peavy bass.... any suggestions about these choices would be appreciated

If its your first, go with a Squier P-Bass. They're actually pretty good and they're really well priced.

i disagree. you get less for your money with fender than any other brand. im not into peavy much but i can tell you the best brand for a starter bass is probably yahmaha. you get more for your money with them than any other major manufacturer. what exactly do you want to spend? and do you have a preference as to it being new or used? same with neck length, number of frets, or number of octaves covered on a neck?

my suggestion is get a yahmaha or ibanez

Ibanez definately.

ya ibanez, or aria, or if you're mega-rich get a steinberger or spector. Check out http://www.edroman.com they have loads to look at unfrotunately i'm all the way over in the UK :-(

Well for starters I'd suggest a 4-string, passive model, preferably a jazz bass. If you want something sturdy to train, play and perform with for a good price get an OLP.
Although they're replicas their quality is really solid and no review I've read so far discredited them as junk.
If you wanna spend a bit more get a nice Warwick model.

Peace out,
Lord Shadowcaster

yeah yamahas are great reasonably priced basses, expect to pay a bit more for an ibanez though. Avoid squiers at all costs, they are the same as samicks and casinos but they are double the price

i myself don't play bass, but when i bought my first guitar i bought a yamaha. i fucking hated that guitar and regret buying it. i bought a new guitar in a month, and broke that motherfucking yamaha in half (they break easy too).
id suggest if u think ur gonna play for a while, get a good bass. id go with an ibanez, they've never let me down with quality.

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as i type i have my Ibanez SR300DX on meh lap. cracking thing, pretty cheap but good features.

by the way its a lovely sunburst colour

I would definantly say an ESP ltd. B-50, it is an excellent starter base, it sounds great and is pretty cheap too. I also like the dual pick-ups, the quality, and the over-all setup of the bass

the best choice is still used

best starter? diffently either ibanez or epiphone

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Originally posted by Pyrothedragon:
hey people im going to get a bass soon and i was thinking of getting a fender or a peavy bass.... any suggestions about these choices would be appreciated

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go with a peavey, like all there basses are pretty good. dont get a squire.

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Originally posted by 40ozTOfreedom:
i myself don't play bass, but when i bought my first guitar i bought a yamaha. i fucking hated that guitar and regret buying it. i bought a new guitar in a month, and broke that motherfucking yamaha in half (they break easy too).
id suggest if u think ur gonna play for a while, get a good bass. id go with an ibanez, they've never let me down with quality.

[This message has been edited by 40ozTOfreedom (edited 10-24-2002).]

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peshaw, i have a yahmaha you must of got a cheap ass one.