Hi All,
I've been mulling over adding a Bass to my collection for, well fun really, I'm in this for fun, but I would love to learn to crack out some bass riffs. Had some help from
@bridgehouse at the recent forum man-shopping and curry day, and been mulling since.
I know I'd buy an Ibanez bass unless very surprised by another instrument. In fact I'm thinking of picking up one of these when I come down south for the southern jam:
https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/ibanez-sr300e-ipt-bass-in-iron-pewter But torn between buying a very cheap amp like the Fender Rumble 15 or maybe investing a bit more in the Rumble Studio 40, a great bit of kit I auditioned, but it's £77 vs £350!
Rumble studio
https://www.andertons.co.uk/fender-rumble-studio-40-modelling-1x10-bass-combo (Oh, and yes I'm going to Anderton's on June 1st!)
So what do we all think, that look like a decent rig? After that if I shove any more boxes in the living room I will probably find myself divorced!
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is it worth being a divorced bass player..... ;-)
whats the likely use? Home or also at jams? That will define the amp wattage.
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Home, basically, though being able to hold it's own at jam sessions would be nice.
For a cheap-ish Bass amp the Rumble Studio seems well appointed to go into a desk or PA, while providing lots of different modelled sounds.
More importantly, it also seems fun. While I own a few guitar pedals at home I've found very little my Katana 50 doesn't do yet, and it does small jams as well (we used it in the room in Northampton if you recall) so obviously a "Bass version" of that would have some appeal.
I would personally look for a way to play along to tracks either through headphones or speakers and enjoy the full band context. Guitar can be enjoyed quite comprehensively as a solo instrument - some would say that’s how they like it best - but for bass it’s definitely more fun in the context of a band when it blends properly and you can understand the complexity of integrating it into a wider sound
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I know @Bridgehouse likes to think of the bass in a band context as a supporting instument but there are other ways to approach it. I discovered classical music transposed for bass which gave bass a whole new lease of life and inspiration for me when I was bored of playing rock and funk patterns etc. A drum machine though is always a very useful tool.
And absolutely get a bass and not try bass on guitar. I found right hand technique very different and it makes so much more sense with the right strings, tension and scale length
So, especially having tried it yourself @Bridgehouse should I look to get the Rumble studio with the better combination of sounds and possibly (??) the ability to kick out enough volume for small jams, or to just buy the cheaper Rumble 15 ICBM gave a solid review to above?
Thanks all in thread
https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/bass-guitar-combo-amp/fender-rumble-40-bass-guitar-amplifier-combo?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiaaPzPOC2wIVr7_tCh1PtAMTEAQYAiABEgIBUvD_BwE
Bedroom messing with different sounds? Get the studio but if it’s about playing along with a classic bass sound then the cheaper one will be fine.
Thanks all in thread for the input
Amp-wise, the rumbles are a excellent