Hi! I'm a 30+ female who has been thinking of learning a instrument for fun - figured no harm done in playing Rocksmith and seeing how it feels. My first thought was guitar since I feel too old for band but knew I had made the wrong choice when I caught myself googling intensely "how to make your guitar sound like a bass" before the guitar arrived.
Not a metal person, more of a disco / dance / funk / Motown but also into rock, esp alt, indie, math, some prog, pop punk .. figuring out which bass could handle both has been challenging but someone suggested to check what types of bass the bands I liked used, and some did precision, others jazz, and others used 80s Jpn jazz basses which had PJ pickups apparently? So a PJ but the other way around. So I figured it would not hurt to look at local listings and fell for some along the way. Among those that picked my attention at a low price point for a beginner were Samick Saturn and Ibanez EXB445 (figured one more string for my goth bands couldn't hurt .. ) and then the Fernandes FRB40 that fellow 90s Jrock enthusiasts may have played their first lines at. At a lower price point missed a Cort GB JB while I was pondering and an Aria Pro II Magna both of which I could not find reviews of.
If anyone has more info on the uniqueness of these vintage Japanese basses from the 80s I would be thankful, mind you I googled it but all I saw were "regular" PJ basses so not sure if that's what it meant 🙂 and I guess pls suggest your favorite low end bass that can handle both disco grooves and the best of The Cure lol and whether u would recommend PJ basses (heard some people don't like them because of noise issues 🤔 ) and 5 strings and active basses for beginner or nah just stick to a simple passive 4 string P or J
