Acoustics:
1995 Maton EM725C - Solid 'A' Spruce Top, QLD Walnut B&S, AP5 Pickup
2015 Ibanez AEL108MD-NT - Laminated Spruce top, Laminated Mahogany B&S, Fishman Sonicore Pickup
Electrics:
Pitbull LP-1S - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5745
Carsen Superstrat Rebuild - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6284
Builds in Progress:
Silent Guitar Semi-Scratch Build - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6809
Thanks Dikky. Technically, I guess, I already have three instruments in my repertoire, The Guitar, Vocals and the Bass Trombone(I'm already fluent in Bass clef reading, but translating it the Bass guitar would be an interesting challenge).
I surprise myself enough when I get something right on one of those instruments, so if I get something right on the Bass Guitar, I'm going to be beaming!!!
Acoustics:
1995 Maton EM725C - Solid 'A' Spruce Top, QLD Walnut B&S, AP5 Pickup
2015 Ibanez AEL108MD-NT - Laminated Spruce top, Laminated Mahogany B&S, Fishman Sonicore Pickup
Electrics:
Pitbull LP-1S - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5745
Carsen Superstrat Rebuild - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6284
Builds in Progress:
Silent Guitar Semi-Scratch Build - http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=6809
My daughter plays the trombone in the school junior jazz band.
She got the option last year to add another instrument and chose the bass guitar (thanks to her uncle Marty).
After trying out a few she wanted the Fender Mustang but it was out of the budget range.
Got a Squier Bronco bass from Pat's Music instead.
They held a bass/percussion evening at her school and there were a couple of Squier P basses, one Squier Jaguar and one lucky kid had a Fender.
Hearing them all through a decent sized amp the Squier Bronco sounded just as good to my ears.
cheers, Mark.
Must be something about playing a trombone that leads to becoming a Bass player. Same thing happened with my eldest son in his school band too.
Hey Zandit, I am only 4 cm taller than you and have adapted my playing style on a long scale bass to compensate for 1st to 3rd fret stuff where 5th to 7th fret positions seems to be the best place to hang out. Gotta say that short scale is around 5" longer than your LP compared to 9" longer to a Jazzy or something similar. Suggest checking out both at a local music store to see and feel the difference before diving in at the deep end.
Cheers, Waz
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I jam with the 34" scale and record with the 30" because I make less mistakes, prefer the sound of 34" with the heavy strings through the amp but into the mixer there's little difference.
Obviously you are going to be a 6 stringer first and foremost so I would lean towards the shorter scale with heavy round wound strings. ( don't like flats on a bass to my ears the are not as harmonically rich )
Probably due to already learning to read in Bass clef, and not keen on learning treble.
I've had many attempts at piano and baulked at mastering the Bass end myself.
Can't see myself performing on the bass outside the confines of the house so 34" will be a dream unless...
Still $75 for a bass guitar is hard to knock back.
cheers, Mark.
One of my bands did a lot of backing floor shows which of course required sight reading.
At the time I was studying violin and the first song we backed I read in the treble clef, let's just say it didn't sound too good and the singer who was a real up herself diva went mental
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8