Bass Guitar question

[Flying Crane]

You are making me nostalgic for my guitar days. Mostly I just made noise. But it was MY noise, dammit...

 

[Steve]

My son plays bass. Enjoys it a lot. I don't have one myself, but I do have an old, Gibson tenor/4 string guitar.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

You are making me nostalgic for my guitar days. Mostly I just made noise. But it was MY noise, dammit...

That sounds like my approach, FC. I can actually make some nice noises - just not anything recognizable.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I spent many years (about 20) playing guitar, electric and Acoustic and then even tried my hands at classical. Then one day, a little over 15 years ago, I stopped. Don't know why, I just stopped. Tried on several occasions to start again, but just could not do it. I currently have 3 guitars collecting dust in my house; Acoustic, Electric and a Classical.

A few years ago (see year post started) I started to think...maybe I should try a Bass. But just after New Years, this year, I got a strong desire to try the bass so...I bought one this evening and I am rather happy about it. I will start working with it tomorrow.

 

[Jenna]

I spent many years (about 20) playing guitar, electric and Acoustic and then even tried my hands at classical. Then one day, a little over 15 years ago, I stopped. Don't know why, I just stopped. Tried on several occasions to start again, but just could not do it. I currently have 3 guitars collecting dust in my house; Acoustic, Electric and a Classical.

A few years ago (see year post started) I started to think...maybe I should try a Bass. But just after New Years, this year, I got a strong desire to try the bass so...I bought one this evening and I am rather happy about it. I will start working with it tomorrow.

Yay! get on this Phil Lynott!!

 

[Xue Sheng]

A squier bass like it's guitar counterpart is a decent standard bass, I personally like fender jazz bass from fender.

A Fender Jazz is a nice base, but just in case I was buying another dust collector I was not quite ready to shell out $500 just to hold dust.

So I got a much cheaper used Fender Squier P-Bass for much less. And it looks exactly like this

 

[oaktree]

P bass is a great bass, I like it over the bronco. However, I think the jazz bass is the best in the line. You should plug it into a wah pedal and slap it for some funky stuff!

 

[Tony Dismukes]

I have a Fender Precision bass, but I haven't really played it since I got my current bass, which is a cheap knock off of a Hofner: https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Violin...TF8&qid=1484410009&sr=8-2&keywords=rogue+bass

It weighs about half as much as my P-bass (which my shoulders appreciate and the end of a long practice or gig) and sounds just as good for my tastes. I also like the way it looks.

 

[wingchun100]

Anyone here play the Bass?

I played guitar for years but one day lost interest, I picked up a digeridoo and it has been really cool but... I was in a music store the other day looking at an acoustic Bass and thinking :hmm: and then I heard one of the store employees playing a bass and I thought I just may want to give that a try.

Anyone have any suggestions on a good acoustic bass (with frets) for under $500... and under $300 would not hurt my feelings either...or any other Bass guiar info

Acoustic bass? No idea. I have a Squier bass that was under $300, even with shipping. Got it from Sweetwater.