jon999

kl thx for the replies! i jus thought i would point out that i dont make them to sell (or at least not yet anyway lol). the main reason for setting this up was so i (and others) could avoid wasting money on things that wernt entierly neccesary as im on a tight budget not just to cut back on quality. but thx for the relplies keep them coming!

ive recently started making basses and i was just wandering which parts people thought made the most difference to the sound/tone of the bass or no difference at all. i want to know wat parts are worth spending more on and which parts you can just buy the absolute cheapest and not reduce the quality of the bass. for example is there realy any point in spending £30-40 on tuners when ones that cost £8 from ebay arent any different. jon

this prob doesnt help you but im aslo looking for a 5 string bass with about the same budget. i was also looking at the 5 string warwick im also looking at a yamaha RBX 375 and a fender squire delux jazz. im not sure if you can get the squire in a fretless or not but it could be worth looking at. jon

o yea jus thought i wud say i went to the shop near college today. they did let play some of the basses however the guy thought we were jus wasting his time lol. they havent got any warwicks or yamahas but i played a nice ESP with EMG pickups (which were loose!). the setup didnt look very good either (im no expert but just what i thought) and i do see what people mean now about the B string being loose. i dont think that shop was that great TBH as they have guitars that are clearly second hand but its not stated. i also tried a fretless active vintage (4 string) which i thought was basically just as good as the ESP except £400 less! i hadnt played a fretless before and ive always thought it would be hard to get the fretting right without inlays and stuff but this bass had dots on the side of the neck which was helpfull. now ive decided i wouldnt mind a fretless bass (this doesnt mean the 5 string has to be fretless) as it sounded great. sry to ramble on just thought i wud add that in there. jon

does anyone know what a warwick rock bass (5 strings) are like as i could get 1 for about £300 instead of the yamaha. would it be any better?

kl thx for the replies guys. i live about 1 to 1 and a half hour from exeter so i dont go there that often. i havent be to masons but i will try to go there at a weekend or somthing. There is 1 very small shop near the college i go 2 which i went into yesterday but they r an hour away from my house if i wanted to go there on a weekend or watever. They have got some fenders and a couple of good looking ESP's but they are all quite pricey. There is a bigger shop at bodmin which is closer to me but thats still about 40 minutes away. i will try to go to the shop at bodmin shop sometime and ask if i can try them out like you lot hav said. thank again jon

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Artec-5-String-Musicman-Bass-Pickup-Black_W0QQitemZ160240538418QQihZ006QQcategoryZ22670QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Artec-5-String-Music...1713.m153.l1262[/url] this shop sells them cheaper i think.

it looks good and good price but i live in cornwall lol. i wud hav gone 2 music shops and tried some basses out but there are only 2 that are close and they are very small (not many basses), expensive and i dont think they would let you play the basses as there is no room.

[quote name='finnbass' post='211183' date='Jun 2 2008, 04:00 PM']The 'Buy it Now' option was used within minutes/seconds of it's appearance I'd guess.[/quote] o yea didnt see that still gd bargin tho. i played 1 very similar 2 this nd it was gr8. only prob is i dont think i have £400 to spend on that if i did see it.

not bad at all lol. wat i thinks wierd is that there was only 13 views??? how did that happen.

jus start by sayin hello 2 everyone as im new here so hello! neway jus wanted 2 know if anyone has played this guitar as i may get 1 becuse i want a 5 string and also its active. btw i dont have a lot of money so if u hav any alternatives they cant b 2 expensive. thx jon