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Bass Players out there...
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I have a shitty Ibanez GAXB and a shitty kramer amp. In any case, the high G# (13th fret) on the G string sounds very buzzy (only one on the string), the tone control is frustrating (a switch, not a dial) and the overall tone of it is not that great. In any case, my amp is a complete piece and has abysmal sound.

My question is... what do you guys think would be more valuable to upgrade? I don't have the money now and im saving everything I got for it (besides my festival adventures) which isn't really much. In any case, I would like to at least figure out what im saving FOR. Any advice would be lovely. thanks!


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: All We Perceive]
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the amp is the most important thing for tone and sound. save up and get a good amp. as for your buzzing string, just take your bass into a guitar shop and have them do about $50 worth of work on it. they'll adjust the truss rod and intonate you bass. it will probably fix your buzzing and make your bass play and sound better as a whole. chances are your bass came off an assembly line and never had this done, so simply getting someone to do it will improve things a lot for it. definitely get a good amp though. that's what's important.

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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: All We Perceive]
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BASCIST :crankey:


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: Asante]
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i ride the low end wavez


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: Asante]
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Wiccan_Seeker said:
BASCIST :crankey:


bassist

i would get the best bass i could first, then start saving up for an amp


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: automan]
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ya
i dont even have an amp

well liek a good one
not one i could preform with


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: All We Perceive]
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A good amp will make any bass sound better. A bass will only sound as good as the amp it's played on.

That said I would buy a bass first, you don't have to sound good if you can't play to begin with.

Also for the buzzing, it sounds like you might have a warp or some wear on the fret board, especially if it's only in one spot. I've never had to fix that sort of problem but I know it can be done :shrug: I would bring it to a music shop and see what they say.


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: CosmicFool]
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if it's only on one fret, there is a high fret somewhere above it.


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: automan]
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if you play excessively on one part of the neck you can wear frets down too.

there's also the possibility of a warp. wood can warp from temp. or humidity.


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Edited by CosmicFool (01/23/08 04:27 PM)

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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: automan]
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automan, I've had the pleasure of hearing you play some beautiful guitar, do you play bass as well?


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Edited by Ripple (01/23/08 04:35 PM)

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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: Ripple]
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I would buy the bass just cause it is more satisfying to own than the amp.


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Re: Bass Players out there... [Re: g00ru]
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Get an amp first. 120W would be a good size to go for. As it's already been said, fixing a small problem on the bass isn't that big a deal.

It'll at least get you by until you've got some throwback for the bass.

Personally, I'd rather not go for a longer period of time with a beginner bass and a shit amp for a more advanced bass, just to bring it home and plug it in to that amp. It wouldn't be doing it justice.

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