So I was bored today and decided to try out a different Guitar Center about 30 minutes away, instead of the two close by me. This store had a much larger bass selection and several high-quality basses that were not posted online!
They had two Rickenbackers that cost about $1800. One was a walnut and the other was a kind of red burst finish. I can see why people love them so much, I like how thin they are, and felt very high-quality. Ugly basses in photos, but very beautiful in person! Funny how that works. There were several used Carvins, Warwicks, and a Lakland. A Warwick Dolphin (funny shape, about $2500 USED), a Warwick fretless, a Warwick 5-string (Corvette? I forget), and a Lakland 55-02. I had never played a fretless (unlined!) before, but using the side dots I was able to play just fine. Makes me almost want a fretless just for the comfort and smoothness, but I'm not a huge fan of the "bwah bwah" sound it makes.
I'm still very new to bass, only about 2 months now, and I've been having a bass-identity crisis since I started. I'd buy a bass, return it, buy a different one, return it, and so on because I wasn't sure what I liked, especially regarding 4 vs 5 string. I currently have a Schecter Omen Extreme-4 that I got on discount.
Thanks to this store's huge selection, and my experience with my past basses and trying out basses in other stores, I finally know exactly what I like and what I don't like, and what bass is THE BASS for me.
I like low action, high tension, narrow necks, narrow string-spacing, noiseless pickups, passive electronics and 4-string.
I don't like sticky finishes on the back of the neck, or pickups that hum when the treble is turned up.
The Fender Precision and Jazz basses always make a great impression on me. Sound the best to me, most visually appealing, and most comfortable to play. (just opinions! don't hurt me!) However, since I'm new and inexperienced, I can't tell the difference between Fenders $599 and up. What makes some of them worth over a grand? The string-thru body and 9V battery in the back?
So once I can afford it, I'll get a Fender Standard Jazz, Standard Precision, or Deluxe PJ bass. But the Warwicks are tempting!
They had two Rickenbackers that cost about $1800. One was a walnut and the other was a kind of red burst finish. I can see why people love them so much, I like how thin they are, and felt very high-quality. Ugly basses in photos, but very beautiful in person! Funny how that works. There were several used Carvins, Warwicks, and a Lakland. A Warwick Dolphin (funny shape, about $2500 USED), a Warwick fretless, a Warwick 5-string (Corvette? I forget), and a Lakland 55-02. I had never played a fretless (unlined!) before, but using the side dots I was able to play just fine. Makes me almost want a fretless just for the comfort and smoothness, but I'm not a huge fan of the "bwah bwah" sound it makes.
I'm still very new to bass, only about 2 months now, and I've been having a bass-identity crisis since I started. I'd buy a bass, return it, buy a different one, return it, and so on because I wasn't sure what I liked, especially regarding 4 vs 5 string. I currently have a Schecter Omen Extreme-4 that I got on discount.
Thanks to this store's huge selection, and my experience with my past basses and trying out basses in other stores, I finally know exactly what I like and what I don't like, and what bass is THE BASS for me.
I like low action, high tension, narrow necks, narrow string-spacing, noiseless pickups, passive electronics and 4-string.
I don't like sticky finishes on the back of the neck, or pickups that hum when the treble is turned up.
The Fender Precision and Jazz basses always make a great impression on me. Sound the best to me, most visually appealing, and most comfortable to play. (just opinions! don't hurt me!) However, since I'm new and inexperienced, I can't tell the difference between Fenders $599 and up. What makes some of them worth over a grand? The string-thru body and 9V battery in the back?
So once I can afford it, I'll get a Fender Standard Jazz, Standard Precision, or Deluxe PJ bass. But the Warwicks are tempting!
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