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[quote name='51m0n' post='1279847' date='Jun 23 2011, 05:08 PM']Squire Vintage series second hand springs to mind, either a Precision or Jazz[/quote] Yeah, a VM came up early in my search and is def in the running. It'd be a jazz over the precision cos of the neck & pups. And it gets a big tick in the versatility box. I'm wondering if there's anything better in build quality / materials out there?

[quote name='RhysP' post='1279852' date='Jun 23 2011, 05:10 PM']You're in the minority on here then. [/quote] I should rephrase that ... I'm not a brand slave until I find sthg that's a keeper

Hello All I've been lurking around for a bass for my home studio, I've been out trying things the past months and keep dithering . I know little about bass guitars so need some expert advice please - £ Def. <300 & would be very happy @ 200 and under. Almost certainly 2nd hand to get the quality I want at that price - Versatile, I'm playing acoustic stuff through to rock. I like detail, clarity and thumpy double bass but want rock sustains when I need them. But when I say versatile, I don't necessarily mean active. I think 90% of the time it'll be going into the 'puter so any preamping etc can be done there. - I'm a guitar & bouzouki player so am well used to thinner necks. Needs to be comfortable sitting down. - something elegant, likely natural wood rather than a bling rock axe. I'd go hollow body if it wasn't for worries about bulkiness and lack of versatility I've tried Squier jazzes and like the neck width. I've tried an Epi EB0 and like the overall size of the instrument but it seemed very limited in versatility. I'm not a brand slave but like any mere mortal I've got to get on with its looks. Open ears for your 2p worth

Ta silddx. I think I've already realised I'm going to end up buying 2nd hand and I've been wandering around the marketplace threads today. Good to know about the feedback section, thx for that tip. Of course the choice just confuses me all the more. If it was purely aesthetics, I'd probably get a hollow body but I think that might be 1. really limiting and 2. too bulky for a little home studio. I'm not a brand slave (if anything I like stuff out of the ordinary). But I'm not keen on the look of the Rockbass. There's sthg teletubbies about it. Maybe looks shouldn't really matter but when you're not playing it, it's staring at you from the corner. Still on the look out and getting confused by all those Yammy numbers

Thanks Longhair. I know I want something like a jazz neck vs a fat precision neck. Have also been thinking about a shortie as the change in neck length probably takes more getting used than neck diameter. But getting a quality versatile shortie seems unlikely, so I'll have to compromise somewhere. I tried an Epi EB0 and liked the thump but nothing else comes out. Full of clarity and detail it is not. Don't know much about the Ibanez range so any pointers for these and Yammies would be much appreciated. Or come to that, any other well made comfortable and versatile instruments.

[quote name='silddx' post='1278850' date='Jun 22 2011, 06:24 PM']I just got a new USA Fender Deluxe V-Neck Strat. It is a fabulous guitar and the quality control and build is truly excellent, especially for a Fender What studio gear are you going for?[/quote] Lovely, my Strat's a MIM but has been nicely sorted professionally. I'm more often on my Taylor or an old bouzouki though. Basswise, I'm after sthg at the budget end but versatile; it's never going to be gigged and will spend most of its time played seated going straight into Ardour (I'm a Linux user & Ardour is a world class DAW if you've not come across it). I'm into dynamics, detail and clarity. I'd really like something very versatile; enough to give me everything from a thumpy double bass sound to a normal rock sustain. And with a thin neck. So I'm sniffing around Squier VMs or Yamahas but to be honest am still feeling my way around after staring at specs & trying things in shops for what feels like months.

Hello. I'm a guitar player. This forum seems be where the best informed experts on the web hang out. I'm trying to decide what to get for my home studio so have been learning all about them here before I take the plunge. A generic thanks to all for words of wisdom I've picked up so far from dozens of threads. Downside is that it's just made me dither all the more about my choice of guitar