blackjack Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 im sure a few of you have seen me waffle on here so far as a newbie. i am now looking for a solid bodied bass. i have see a ibanez gsr 190 bass starter pack advertised for£237 pound including the bass guitar you get a 15 watt practice amp, strap, tuner and a few other accessories. are these starter packs worth paying for as they are aimed at the beginner. or should i stay well clear, i must admit it seems too good a bargain to miss, or maybe i am just naive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLondon Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Ibanez is deffinitely a good bass for a start and I can recommend them with no problems as I had quite a few and my first ever bass was Ibanez! Your price is a bit steep tbh, look here [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-gsr-bass/66291"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-gsr-bass/66291[/url] and you can have it for a lot less! GAK are on this forum and they can probably do you a deal as well so drop any of the guys a line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-ic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) [quote name='blackjack' post='755528' date='Feb 23 2010, 09:23 PM']im sure a few of you have seen me waffle on here so far as a newbie. i am now looking for a solid bodied bass. i have see a ibanez gsr 190 bass starter pack advertised for£237 pound including the bass guitar you get a 15 watt practice amp, strap, tuner and a few other accessories. are these starter packs worth paying for as they are aimed at the beginner. or should i stay well clear, i must admit it seems too good a bargain to miss, or maybe i am just naive.[/quote] I have an Ibanez GSR 180, which is the same model as that which comes with the starter pack I think. I paid £130 for the 180, and there are a few practice amps on this site for sale for not much cash. Alternatively you can certainly get a decent combo and still save money. You can do a lot better than the £237! The GSR is a pretty good starting point. Its worth looking at the set up tho. there was a fantastic article in Januarys BGM which I followed for the first time, and its great now! Neck is great, I like it. A bit wider than a P or J but pretty good nonetheless! It has a decent tone and the sustain aint bad for the money. There's plenty of playing left in this bass before I start thinking of upgrading. Strap from Reverb £5 Cable £10 Tuner £15 This is the way I chose to go. It gave me a lot more choice. I hope this helps cheers Matt Edited February 26, 2010 by Bass-ic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I always find those little 'starter' practice amps to be worse than useless. You don't get to hear what your bass sounds like and you can't really sell them on because nobody wants one. I would avoid bundles like that, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumelow Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 my first bass was about £90 it was an encore 3/4 from the local shop. no idea what amp i had i know it was small cheap and crud. i thought all of it was awesome though, i was 13 and i was making a loud noise id say an ibanez starter pack is probably half decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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