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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1361792632' post='1990777'] Yeah there are plenty of OK basses under a grand. They won't sound stellar but depending on what you're using it for they may do the job just fine. You're unlikely to be able to make any especially informed decisions about the quality of a bass right now due to your inexperience so I would suggest looking at new basses rather than used ones to avoid buying a bass with 'issues'. Spend as much as your budget will allow on the bass itself and don't worry about accessories (pickups, pres, etc.) yet. Especially if you're buying from Thomann or Gedo because you won't need to get a setup done (if you buy from G4M definitely DO budget for a setup!). As for laminates vs. carved basses: Laminates are a little easier to care for in that they aren't as prone to cracking in sub-zero temperatures or other low/no humidity environments, but I've got a laminate and a carved bass and I've found you can just as easily put a hole in a laminate bass by bumping it into something as you can with a carved bass. I don't think there's much point in generalising about the way they sound though. Cheap carved basses don't sound especially impressive and neither do cheap laminates, but maybe you'd prefer the sound of a given laminate over a given carved bass, who knows. [/quote] I think I am swaying towards one from either gedo or thomann at the top of my budget

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1361794944' post='1990848'] I bought one of the Thomann 1E basses,the blueburst one,& couldn't be happier with it. Sounds and plays very good & suits what i use it for very well indeed. [/quote] That's good to know, I really need to get a go on some basses!

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1361790083' post='1990722'] check the for sales. Ceilhidswingers bass is spot on [/quote] I will have a peek now.....

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1361796273' post='1990887'] The considerations that mattered were: Fingerboard - ebony, not 'ebonised', although other hard woods are ok. Body - ply or ply/solid top. The last is a great compromise. Full solid can be harder to control feedback. All-ply is fine for amplified situations anyhow. Strings - Doesn't matter, as you'll change them sooner or later. Allow extra cash for this. Luthier setup - you'll probably get this done, so more cash. Pickup - Allow plenty extra cash over say a year for lots of experiments. Preamp - ditto, unless you have an amp designed for upright. Bow - No big hurry with this, although others would say different. [/quote] Well, I am already set on the ebony board. Looking like a ply or ply with a spruce top I'd say looking at the stuff in budget. Strings will be Spirocores to match my stagg, find the cash from somewhere! Luthier setup, I'm not sure on costs and hopefully get a playable bass if I can? Pickup and preamp I will try and copy others and keep it simple, I won't be gigging the acoustic for a while and the stagg will be easier for the function band. Bow, I have already got a nice carbon Yita music one after my french or german thread Also amp wise I am sorted as I am lucky enough to have a selection of Genz rigs which are quite common with db I beleive?

Thanks again everyone!

Thats all good mate, same here Moondance and suggestions of stray cat strut about ten mins after, we do Love Cats and a couple of Police covers, all obvious ones but who cares? The hum will come in if you stand over a mains cable or something, or if the venue has a bit of a crap earth at the sockets etc, no top of the mods list but worth the extra £5 or so to do it, also when I took my back plate off the end pin had been rubbing the piezo wires, a few more pack aways and I would of needed new ones! How are your nut slot and bridge slots? My E string kept making a bid for freedom when trying to get a bit rockabilly on Love Cats (as much as you can on EUB). Glad your liking it and yes even my Ray 5 neck feel like toy guitars! Makes me chuckle when people say they cant play a Jazz width or cant play a P width neck!

I have a fascination with trying to find a right handed bass player that has accidentally learnt on a lefty bass upside down, the reverse of the Doves guy who plays a right hooker left handed for example, there must be one?

Looks like I need to raise some funds and have a few day trips to the specialists and go from there

I have also read that the laminates can be more practical and need less frequent fettling?

I must admit i havent really heard many real doubles basses in isolation, Have you tried anything under a grand that might be ok tnit?

Turners site is down (beeston) and Vernons dont show any used basses at the moment.

I think I have looked at the Notts one before and it looked worth a drive out there so that might be an option, I will have a look at Vernons then, thanks.

[quote name='ChrisF' timestamp='1361723759' post='1989858'] Likewise.. I have a £400 Thomann ( which after new strings and a setup by a luthier is more than adequate for my use...IE rockabilly-ish music ) which you are more than welcome to come and try......if button moon is anywhere near Bedfordshire. [/quote] Ah shame I am North of both of you by a good distance, some say Button Moon looks a little bit like rural Staffordshire

Thanks Sarah I am affraid button moon is about 3 hours away from Cardiff which strangely is where I went to collect the pre EB Ray I might sell to fund a DB! What sort of money would the B&H fetch when they are available, I keep hearing good things about them.

Now the problem is that I dont know what is any good or not anyway when looking at used basses either, at least if its a reputable shop and they are recommended on here as being decent at least and the shop is selling them at the asking price then they cant be too far off the mark, I could spend £1500 for a bass off gumtree only to post my new peide and joy on here to find out it isnt any good and worth £500 maximum! Why is nothing easy? for example? any good? worth the money? I have no idea, is a bass with a split a terrible thing or nice mojo? [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/andreas-zeller-double-bass-34-with-case/1009832096"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/andreas-zeller-double-bass-34-with-case/1009832096[/url]

Is there anywhere with a stock of good used basses or a good site with private adds? I will have a look on musical chairs too. Thanks.

I suppose it is hard for me to grasp how good and bad the basses can be, as a comparison plenty of people slag off P basses on the net but in reality I could buy one off the hook, set it up just how I like with the strings I like and manage the rest of my days on it (I dont want to as I like my Rays too much and mainly play 5 strings anyway!) I am never going to be ace on the upright or sit in an orchestra pit as much as I would of loved too if I had my time again, in reality I will be knocking out Roxanne by the Police and trying my best to read fairly basic scores whilst playing it for my own fun. Most of the stages I play will be too small to use the acoustic upright so the Stagg will still be the gigging bass! 90% of the set is on the electric bass anyway although there are a few jams I could take the proper bass too just for fun. Deep down I have a feeling what fatgoogle classes as decent may well be more than enough to ever match my own abilities

What sort of money does renting cost?

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1361710253' post='1989520'] I'm currently fighting the urge to buy the 2E TN bass.... [/quote] Best of luck with it

The 1E is probably my favourite and has everything I want already, looks classy in the pictures and is just in budget.....hmmm.....

Is that just a matter of having the post reset then? It is all your fault anyway with your Gedo thread