Townes1992

Ahhh sorry guys, cheers mate haha!

[url="http://soundcloud.com/vanzandt17"]http://soundcloud.com/vanzandt17[/url] Hey guys this is the link to my soundcloud account. its the first bassline i have recorded and put up on there. Its only a real simple minute and a half little run, just wanted to know what you guys think. Im aware there are a couple mistakes, i just had some time on my hands and wanted to try this out quickly. Any comments are appreciate, constructive criticism is desired over any harsh remarks. Thank you very much The above is the ammended link, cheers!

Hey, I have a Dean Electro-Acoustic Bass, which cost about £180 new. I think it puts out a pretty decent sound, especially for the price, an amp would obviously help though when you're playing along with others. I think the reason that the sound is kinda big, is because of the size of the bass. The body is HUGE! And it allows for a big booming sound. This is great as it doesnt cost too much and sounds pretty loud unplugged, a downside is that finding a case for it has proved difficult. I've had it for almost 2 and a half years now, and my search hasn't been successfull. There are some online when i last checked in the US, but they dont ship to the UK, and for a hard case (along with shipping and maybe customs) I'd probably end up spending as much as I had done on the bass itself. The size of the guitar does make it a little more tough to play as you need to adjust to having that big body in the way, it was a big shift from playing my Precision. But you get used to it. But if that doesnt bother you, then its a pretty good bass I say , it looks rather beautiful, has a nice comfortable neck.

You should try a Westfield mate. Only £120 hahaha!!!!! But really, i have one with a great maple neck, there's nothing wrong with saving money right . Some of the Yamaha BB series I've played are nice and around £350ish if you're still open to suggestions. Good luck with the search

Ahhh that Sunburst thunderbird with the USA pick ups in looks good!! And just when i thought i'd decided on a bass......

Yeah i have fancied those for ages, but i hear an awful lot of bad things about epiphone thunderbirds thats puts me off. Neck dive etc :/

I played some MIM's too and wasnt really excited by them. I was considering ordering a BB424 online (i played one a few days back and it felt good!), doesn't it concern you buying the bass without playing that particular bass first? Edited: Poor sentence structure haha!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1333012139' post='1596062'] Your best option is to keep searching and take your time then. What are you searching for that you're not finding? It could be that you're searching for a mythical beast here afterall [/quote] I have a sound in mind that i'd like, when it comes to appearence i'm not too fussy i dont think. I want something with a real big thud and punch! The p's i played didn't give me that enough, eventhough they sounded good. :/ I've been considering getting a bass made by Spector or Dean or maybe ESP (ltd) , i dont play much heavy metal (more of the harder rock stuff)) but i thought maybe these basses might have a bigger kick.....

I have had a Westfield for about 3 years which sounds pretty cool to me. The tuners are a little loose, but it feels fine. (I sometimes use strings which are around 3 years old too!!) And it cost about £100..... Edited: added price

Fortunately, my visit to guitarguitar yesterday was far better! I spoke to them about the guys at the other music store and they were more than helpfull, talking to me about what i listen to, trying out the basses themselves and telling me what they think! A really great team of staff I recommend it Only issue, amongst the basses I played, they were all good (I played a lot of Mexican and US P basses, the US models are out of my budget but i wanted to play around on them so i could have something to campare the Mexicans against), i wasnt really hooked on any of them. I'm still yet to find a bass i feel happy parting £350+ on :/