Looking for a good bass for learning bass playing.

What instruments do you already know?
As a guitarist, i found that smaller-neck basses would be a good start.  Ibanez Soundgears were a comfortable transition.
A Mexican Fender is good too, it's a common size and a strong cost/quality balance.
Yamahas aren't bad either.

If there's a bigger music store in London (there was one on King St or York St, but might have recently closed down), go in and try a bunch.

trimph1


I'm just digging around for ideas here...

 
 
Fender Squire P Bass?
 
I bought one on ebay (made in Indonesia) and put on a set of GHS strings. 
 
I know it is not the best bass, but it is easy to play. I play it poorly, but I play it poorly with ease. 

I know somebody that is learning to play on an Alembic.

Jus' sayin'

I very nearly bought myself a 'clunker' PB copy for £45 the other day from a 2nd hand shop just to lay down a few lines.

The neck was straight enough and it was set-up OK had I had the cash on me I'd have probably sprung for it as a disposable item.

Slugbaby


What instruments do you already know?
As a guitarist, i found that smaller-neck basses would be a good start.  Ibanez Soundgears were a comfortable transition.
A Mexican Fender is good too, it's a common size and a strong cost/quality balance.
Yamahas aren't bad either.

If there's a bigger music store in London (there was one on King St or York St, but might have recently closed down), go in and try a bunch.

Yeah that was what I was kind of thinking about..what with my stumpy fingers...


I play more keyboards, synths and some guitar...my main instrument so far has been my sax...

Jonbouy


I know somebody that is learning to play on an Alembic.

Jus' sayin'

I very nearly bought myself a 'clunker' PB copy for £45 the other day from a 2nd hand shop just to lay down a few lines.

The neck was straight enough and it was set-up OK had I had the cash on me I'd have probably sprung for it as a disposable item.

£45 = $263,721 is $20US bills, roight?

bapu

Jonbouy


I know somebody that is learning to play on an Alembic.

Jus' sayin'

I very nearly bought myself a 'clunker' PB copy for £45 the other day from a 2nd hand shop just to lay down a few lines.

The neck was straight enough and it was set-up OK had I had the cash on me I'd have probably sprung for it as a disposable item.

£45 = $263,721 is $20US bills, roight?

Less tax, export costs and administration fees of course.

I searched for quite a while and played a bunch of basses. The one I got was a Yamaha RBX 170 for, you guessed it, $170. It has a great tone and is much better than doing the keyboard/ Soft Synth thing. Easy to play too. Hope this helps.

It's built around the Am string!  kinda has a supernatural tinge to it

D'Oh!

P.S. the song I'm working on now winds up in Am no matter what I do

Looking for a good bass for learning bass playing.

Here you go:

 Dog and hat are extra.
You can have The Bapu for free. All he ever plays is that damnable Am note.

I'd imagine one problem when shopping for a bass at a music store is the near total absence of anything that resembles a bass amp.

:-)