Bass Guitar Help (plz and thnk you)?

Question

Okeeey guys let's get straight to the point.
Answer These Questions Plz.

1. Good Price range for a Good guitar

2. What's the difference between Maple and Rosewood/which one is better

3. I'm looking for a Fender Guitar most likely (Teacher recomended) anyone have any suggestions on which one? (specific please)

4. What should you buy when your buying your first Bass Guitar (ex. amplifier, pick..what else?)

5. Difference between Jazz and Precision

6. What to look for when buying a Bass Guitar

All replies are helpful and very appreciated. Thanks! : )

Answer 1

1. Depends on your idea of a good guitar. I would say for a beginning to intermediate player look in the $200 - $500 range.



2. Maple, Rosewood, and Ebony are the most common choices among luthiers (guitar builders) for fretboards. They are all very hard woods and are all excellent tone woods. Rosewood is a little bit softer than Maple which is softer than Ebony. The harder/denser the wood, the brighter the tone. As an interesting side note, maple fingerboards always have finish on them as finger oils tend to stain the wood and make it an ugly green color. Rosewood and ebony fingerboards are rarely finished with one exception being Rickenbacker. Many players (including myself) don't care for the feel of a finished fingerboard, but it's purely a matter of preference.



3. See answer to part 5.



4. Guitar, strap, instrument cable, amp, and gig bag or case.



5. The two main differences between the precision bass and the jazz bass are the pickups and the neck width. The precisions pickup tends to be a little warmer than the jazz pickups and is typically associated with rock and roll. The jazz bass pickups offer more tonal flexibility and are associated with rock, funk, jazz, hip hop etc. The neck on the jazz bass is considerably narrower than the precision. If you have small hands this is a great thing, but if you have sausage fingers you might want to think about a precision.



6. Look for something that sounds like your favorite bass player. It should fit in with the sound of the music that you like to listen to. It should be comfortable to hold both sitting and standing. Ergonomics can not be overstated! Wrist problems are common in bass players! Beyond that it should express your personality. If you don't love playing it... you won't!

Answer 2

ok wow. First of all, for bass, Fender, Squier, and Epiphone are not ur best choice. The strings on the basses of these are further away from the actual bass. Thus, it is harder to play fast moving songs and chords, and will also eventually produce a "buzz". Dont get me wrong, fender would be a great bass for you if it was your first one. If you want a great quality, it is great to have an Ibanez or Schecter. If you really want to get the best of the best, you might want to look into Rickenbacker, but those can go in the thousands area. Now, Maple is an ok wood for the frets, but it is the cheaper one of the two. Personally, i think the sound isnt as great as the Rosewood. Definately go with rosewood. Now, Jazz basses are very bad to play "rock" with. The only time you want to play jazz, go with a Fender because of the distance the strings have away from the actual guitar. Yet, they do make jazz basses intentioned for jazz. Percision basses are your normal type for just playing. For an amplifier, I greatly recommend Kustom. They make great amps and have terrific sound. The price range isnt that high either. They can go from the $200s to the $400s. Unless you get a larger one for a concert and such but I won't go into that. Always use a cable. Don't buy the wireless crap. Always stick with an original cable, it will always be consistant. Almost all calbes are the same, so it doesnt matter what you choose but it doesnt really matter how long it is, just pick what you want. You can ask a person at a guitar center to see which brand it best for you. But, anyway I think you might be happy with a fender bass, even though its not the greatest. I would recommend the Standard Percision Bass from fender, IF you want that brand. I am sorry this was a very long answer, but this will help you very much dont hesitate to ask me anything else, because i might have not covered everything.

Answer 3

Wow - not an easy one to answer because musical instuments are very subjective - everyone likes their own models. Anyway lets have try;



>1. Good Price range for a Good guitar

I would say try a few in a price range you are happy to pay for one. My son's cost about £200



>2. What's the difference between Maple and Rosewood/which one is better

Neither is better than the other it is just down to looks. Some players believe that different types of wood give a different sound when played, and there is some pseudo-science fact behind this but it does not seem to be measurable.



>3. I'm looking for a Fender Guitar most likely (Teacher recomended) anyone have any suggestions on which one? (specific please)

My son's is a Peavey millenium 4 AC BXP and it is an acitve bass and requires a battery in it for the active elements.



>4. What should you buy when your buying your first Bass Guitar (ex. amplifier, pick..what else?)

Bass, couple of sets of strings of different weights, pick, decent Bass amp, Case, strap, two fresh 9 volt batteries and insurance in case the kit gets stolen or damaged in a drunken brawl whilst at a gig.



>5. Difference between Jazz and Precision

Do a search on www.wikipedia.org for Jazz Bass and Precision Bass and all will be explained.



>6. What to look for when buying a Bass Guitar

An instrument that you like the sound of and one that feels good to play. The action is important otherwise your fingers get tired and if you are learning to play the poor action may cause you to give it up learning to play. Again look at wikipedia for the info on guitar action.



Hope this helps a little. Good luck.

Answer 4

1. If you're just starting out, get a starter kit (comes w/ bass, amp, gig bag and some other essentials), they run about $200, but if you get into it, a good range is from $600-$800



2. Not really sure, you should ask your local shop help but I think it's the sound



3. I play a Mike Dirnt sig. Fender P-Bass but it's a bit bulky. Fenders have nice tone, the P (or Precision) tends to be a bit more "punchy", better for punk



4. already explained but if you cant find such a pack you need:



*bass (obviously)

*practice amp

*cable

*tuner

*gig bag (optional; just a bag to hold your guitar and other stuff)



5. As I said, the P has a more punchy tone (listen to Mike Dirnt from Green Day) where as the Jazz's tone is a touch fatter (see Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and +44)



6. to find a good one, look for some at your local shop and play with them on the combo you are buying. Just look for what you think sounds best

Answer 5

1. In my opinion, $700+ You would have to spend that much to get a guitar that is built quality! I'd stick with Japanese made.



2. Can't say which is better, it's like oranges & apples. Maple board tends to yield brighter and snappy sound (country, blues, pop) compared to the rosewood. Rosewood tends to give you darker, and deeper tone. (rock, metal, etc)



3. I like the Fender Highway One models. They're built with better components in the USA. Love the bigger radius neck, too. Plus, it's around $600 ~ $700



4. A tuner



5. Different sounds. Precious is more poppy, whereas Jazz is more smooth. It's mostly in the pickups as opposed to construction.



6. Sound, built, scales, frets, components, electronics, material, and weight



Cheers

Answer 6

I can only help with Q 6:



The first and most important thing is the distance between the fret and the strings. the smaller the better. if the distance is too big it could be very hard to play



Fender is a good choice

Answer 7

I found this ebay guide on guitars very interesting.