SoVeryTired Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) New bassist here. Well, newish. I've been playing guitar since 1994 but I suppose I started playing bass last year sometime when our bass player didn't turn up for rehearsal (and I was one of two guitarists). I said that I could play bass instead - and it turned out that I could. Since then I've thoroughly enjoyed every chance I've had to play on a borrowed US Jazz and I've finally got round to getting my own bass so I can practice more consistently. I managed to pick up a Yamaha RBX360 off eBay for £50. There were a couple of cracks in the back of the headstock which weren't advertised, so I got my postage cost back. Following a crack repair, clean up, restring and set up at a ridiculously good price from [url="http://www.andyviccarscustom.co.uk/"]Andy Viccars[/url], it's fully operational, playing great and waiting for its first live action. I play in a church band and when playing bass I go via a DI box into the desk, and out again via some sizeable subs into a 650-seater auditorium - it's going to be interesting to see how the electrics on the Yamaha cope with the PA (it's a P-J configuration so I'm expecting some noise from the J at least). My plan is to save up for a couple of years and get something around the £600 mark, either a good Far East model (e.g. G&L Tribute L2000 or Sterling SB14, both of which I've played and enjoyed) or maybe a second-hand US Fender. For now though, I'm just enjoying the Yamaha and having fun with the two very different but equally classic pickup sounds (and blending them together). That's me - I'll be hanging around, soaking up information and trying not to ask too many stupid questions. By the way, which is better - Precision or Jazz? Edited June 30, 2011 by SoVeryTired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Welcome on board. In reply to your OP, I like P basses, but I also like J basses, but which is better? There's only one way to find out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVeryTired Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 [quote name='paul_5' post='1288143' date='Jun 30 2011, 08:01 PM']Welcome on board. In reply to your OP, I like P basses, but I also like J basses, but which is better? There's only one way to find out.....[/quote] Buy both? (Not being entirely serious - I know it's the sort of question that gets asked all the time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Howdy! Precision, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 A precision with a jazz bridge pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVeryTired Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 [quote name='Hobbayne' post='1288216' date='Jun 30 2011, 09:08 PM']A precision with a jazz bridge pickup [/quote] I do like having the combination at the moment. The P has the thump, the J has the growl, and I guess the 50-50 blend is the sound of someone punching an angry tiger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 welcome to the forum. Why not get the best of both and get a P/J split? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 There are benefits to both of course. But I wouldn't be without my Precision. Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Welcome aboard! I'd say J-bass although from a personal point of view I would go with a Rick 4001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 [quote name='SoVeryTired' post='1288146' date='Jun 30 2011, 08:03 PM']Buy both? [/quote] See, You're in the swing of things already! Welcome aboard and do ask all the silly questions you want/have - We've all had them and been answered magnificently on here. Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Welcome! Either will do as long as it doesn't have any frets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVeryTired Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1289570' date='Jul 1 2011, 09:15 PM']Welcome! Either will do as long as it doesn't have any frets [/quote] One step at a time - fretless is definitely in the box marked 'too scary'! It's funny, I've survived on one acoustic and one electric 6-string for ages, but I'm already thinking not of replacing my Yamaha in the future but supplementing it. This bass lark is dangerous. (I've got a mild hankering after something MMish, especially after I learnt today how to play without needing a pickup to anchor my thumb...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Ah, you must be after a 5 string. That low B is just for resting the thumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoVeryTired Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1289676' date='Jul 1 2011, 10:37 PM']Ah, you must be after a 5 string. That low B is just for resting the thumb [/quote] There's a 5-string just poking out of the 'too scary' box - I'll have to try some over the next couple of years to see whether it stays there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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