My 3 Best Beginner basses… or backup basses
I realize that this list is skewed bassed on my current knowledge. I only listed basses that i have played so i can stand by my choices when a later video comes out later down the road. If you agree with my list let me know if i missed one or you know of a better value beginner bass let me know as well.
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What about 5-6 strings for beginners?
I like your style. Great info and presentation.
Within 2 minutes I laughed out loud 3 times, new sub!
Nice recommendations. Thank you.
How you doing Mr bully got a question I got a friend that's letting me use a four-string Davidson guitar for practice I am a beginner what do you think about that guitar I want to start playing so I can play for the church
For a person on a budget looking to buy a bass, any bass that a professional musician considers gig worthy would be an excellent choice thanks!
Totally agree with the squire affinity p/j my main bass is an aerodyne jazz bass but my backup is a squire affinity p bass with p/j pickups… Great back up
Don't be afraid of knobs, they equal versatility which is always a good thing. Think of crayons as a kid did you want the 12-pack or the 72?
Thanks for the video. My young g starting to catch up to me on drums so I got to go ahead and get sturdy on bass.
I will be purchasing my first bass within the 2 next weeks and I'm so glad I came across your video, this was so helpful. Question, disregarding the price point which bass would you go for between the Harley Benton JB 20 or Glarry? And if the Glarry which one would you recommend?
great advice, thanks MAB
Appreciate the advice MAB ????
I’m not really a beginner bassist, I’d say since I’ve played guitar for almost 4 years I’m in the Intermediate level, but I want to play bass more. I do have a bass (that was a gift from a church friend) but I want something better
I ended up picking up a used bass from the 80's and I love it. It's an '83 Ibanez Roadstar II. The only problem is… you can't count on "the" specific bass you want to be there.
Great list! Keep it thumpin'!
Bruh! All I had to do was scroll a little further and I would have got my answer! ????????????♂️ I appreciate you anyway ????????????
Any opinion on an EASY playing starter bass? I played guitar in the 80s and esrly 90s then quit all together. Now im retired, mid 50s and looking for something with a thin neck thats easy to play to ping around with. I have some arthritis and will probably play with a pick. Is that HB he mentioned any good? I would like to stay under $350 since im not sure if it is going to work out or not. But looking for full scale, no or little neck dive, weight is not an issue. I played a Gibson LP standard back in the day and it was fairly heavy. Any ody else co-sign on any of these he mentioned or too cheaply made?
I started with a Marcus Miller V3 and that bass is just amazing for the price, and looking damned good too !
Thanks for this guide.
Aside: Harley Benton opened an "official USA" site through Reverb… BUT they've a limited selection and the prices are almost exactly the same as shipping one from Europe. What?!? SMH.
Also, the Marcus Miller price has shot up since this was published. It's not a $300 bass anymore… it's got a $469 MRSP now and while you can get them for less, it's not that much more less. Wonder if this would impact your thoughts on this as a beginner bass today.
Someone gave me an epiphone accu bass Jr early 2000s. I just haven’t been able to vibe with it. I have been looking at the Squier affinity.
Get the Harley Benton and with the money you save buy lessons which will definitely advance your playing.
Another thing. I wish someone could explain to me why batteries in a guitar is a good thing. I never got it. But have heard you have to unplug them or it drains the batteries/ battery down.
But I will say one thing about your breakdown. Its good to see someone giving cheap guitars thier due. I mean a Gubson Les Paul is top of the line for six strings but… Les Paul the man actually designed and built his namesake guitar in an Epiphone factory in I belueve Chicago. Paul McCartney played an Epi Bass and my absolute favorite and perfect Les Paul six string is an Epi and picked by me over 5 Gibsons 10 years ago at Guitar Center. Anyone van say what they want about cheap guitars but that one 700 dollar guitar outplays a 5000 dollar Gibson Les Paul. Its a tobacco burst which i really like the cherry burst but… But to me guitars are like women. I have never bought a used guitar or bought one on line and actually drove 7 hours to try a specific guitar out. And drove back without it. Travelled with my tube hed and cabinets and strings. That partcular Les Paul was fucked. The neck had been replaced and not well. The sustain was not there on a tube head with feed back. Bending the neck actully felt it cracking. So trash. Pretty guitar too and the only used guitar i actually ever thought of buying. But i could have bought it through pay pal and shipped to me.
But never ever buy a guitar or car on line. You need to test "drive" both. Any music store that requires payment for an order then fuck 'em. You never marry your first love mostly and if you do. Wow. Guitars are like women. They will sing with you but she has to be perfect for you and learning how to play one is like dating.
Jesus Im a little drunk now but sounds like a good song. Let me think about it and may sell another. But.. been done by Waylon and Willie. But honestly the only two things in life that make it worth living is guitars in tune and firm feeling women, right?
The thing no one teally gets is that you need the same guitars tuned different. Even bass I have thee at gigs. Half step down Whole step down and standard tuning. Same with six strings but twice as many guitars.
New strings are hard but i found a way to keep from retuning them over and over again. The wound strings which all basses have stretch them an octave higher and then tune them down. On a 6 string stretch them if you are brave enough 3 steps higher it saves you the hassle of retuning all the time. They get stretched and wont wane after a sing or two. But yeah at gigs no one teal cares or likes to hear you tuning an instrument. And hell if you make extra money playing gigs then your ol lady shouldnt bitch about all your guitars, right?
Guitars are like guns. One or two never work out. You need at least 10 or 20. Hunting and music is about as addictive as heroine. Right?
I would never recommend a 100 dollar bass for a beginner. That said, HB's arent' bad if you really don't give a shit about the bass, like if it's too heavy to carry home from a gig.
As someone who's going to buy his first "economical" bass in the next week, I appreciate this video. On my list to hold and try are your first two choices. I am also going to try the Yamaha TRBX174 and the Cort Action. I'm sure the Miller is great for intermediate players. But, seven controls; ain't nobody got time for that when you're just learning the basics.
I'd like to know more about your guitar hanging system. Cheers
Wow the prices are amazing on some of these–really nice you can get a playable instrument in the sub-$100 to $250 range!
I like the Fender Squire, fender is fairly reliable and parts are affordable and available for future upgrades.
Squire is a very good bass…get some pedals and your set for a while
I just back into playing again and I am a Jackson fanboy so I got a Dave Ellefson signature model. It's sick. I would say that Yamaha, Ibanez, Squier, Ernie Ball all make good basses that fill this type of slot too. I am going to buy a 5 string soon as well. Good video homie.
As a player of 40+ years, I'm basically here out of curiosity. It's funny how much better the options are now than they were in the 80's. Great information, by the way! And I really like your approach. I'll be subscribing and checking out your other vids.
I still love our Luna Tattoo I got very early on in playing. Very playable for me. They have gone up in price from the $200 they were.
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