Choose betwee two basses

#42
Samick. Given the situation you've described, plus the age of the bass, they're likely to accept an offer less - perhaps much less - than whatever they're asking for it.

Only played a couple of Samick basses. Shockingly light and felt great to play overall, but especially to play fast.

The Bentons get very good reviews but it's also common to read of sharp frets, etc. The Samick you can try for yourself to make sure it's in good order. If you like it, great! If you don't then maybe try the Benton, or perhaps something else.

Good luck!
 
#43
If you ask for an opinion on the internet you'll get a ton of recommendations for all options. And they will be right. . . for the person posting. If you have experience you can make a judgement based on these posts, but if you don't you need to play the bass to decide if you find it good or not. Each bass will have differences that either make it the "one", "so-so" or "never touch again".

Every single person could have recommended the same bass and you can still hate it. Also, you can over think these things. They call paralysis by analysis.

IMO you have to play more basses. . . as many as you can. . . . before you make a decision. But what ever you decide to do, just remember, you can change your mind. We have all sold basses that didn't work out as we expected.
 
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chris_b said:
If you ask for an opinion on the internet you'll get a ton of recommendations for all options. And they will be right. . . for the person posting. If you have experience you can make a judgement based on these posts, but if you don't you need to play the bass to decide if you find it good or not. Each bass will have differences that either make it the "one", "so-so" or "never touch again".

Every single person could have recommended the same bass and you can still hate it. Also, you can over think these things. They call paralysis by analysis.

IMO you have to play more basses. . . as many as you can. . . . before you make a decision. But what ever you decide to do, just remember, you can change your mind. We have all sold basses that didn't work out as we expected.
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I hear you there, but when i started playing bass, i did it because my sister dragged me to the music-instrument store after being sick of hearing me saying that i would love to play bass one day.

We got home with a squier affinity set and about a month later i was playing my first gig with a "church for bikers" band who thought that it was nothing short of devine guidance that i just started playing bass when they needed a bassist. It was awesome. Sweating a lot, hoping i did it right, being timid, laying awake the night before the gigs, running on coffee during the gig. totally awesome and really made me expand my gear and love the instrument and making music.

Point is, it started with this cheap affinity set and just going and get it. Right now someone i used to know should have it somewhere and the 15W fender rumble thingy is used by a hobby keyboardist. I played the affinity for little over a month before getting a bass that was more my thing, but it made me get there. Thats whats important. Without it i wouldn't have been asked and wouldn't have gotten the "playing bass in a band" experience which is still my main motivator.

Play first, go for gut feeling even when you know nothing of it. Sort it out later.
 
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