Hey Guys, Im a complete newb to the world of guitaring. When i saw newb i mean newb! i no absolutely nthn bout guitars! i was plannin on buyin an electric bass. a low or mid range one which i could learn on and keep as a back up when i move on smthn like tht! anyways i did soem research here in good ol b'lore and found most dealers sellin local produced givsons! nearly all my frens hu play tell me not to buy a givson as it is a pure waste of cash! shit electronics and bad quality of sound! so i decided to buy an ibanez or a tansen or a gb&a. on enquiring at reynolds inc on m.g. road i found a ibanez gsr60 or smthn like that for 15,500 and a gb&a bass for the same! the people were so rude they put the reciever down before i could find out whihc model! then i tried some other shop (dont remember the name) and found a ibanez gsr200 for 13,800 and a gb&a for 8,800 here the salesman did not know which model the gb&a was. then at premson musicals , i found a ibanez bass jumpstart kit (the one with a gsr190j) for 17,800. comes with a 10w practise amp and all the other things! i tried finding out bout tansen basses but then their website is so pathetically hopeless!! seriously! the pics there dont even load!!! anyways i wish to purchase a bass distortion pedal along with this. smthn cheap like a Zoom 505II or a Zoom 506II they r like 4500 or smthn! should i buy an amp? will i need one? if i dont buy one, ill plug my creative 2.1 speakers into the distortion pedal. will that damge my speakers? and i read that the gsr200 has shit quality pickups and strings otherwise its pretty decent! hmmm i thnk my budget is around umm 20 - 22 gran! plz suggest some other basses if u think the ones mention above are not worth their cost. plz suggest a good effects/expression pedal if the Zooms are not good. also i need to someone to teach me Bass guitarin. i live near Bull temple road dont mind comin to rajajinagar or jayanagar. i no i may sound a little impaitient or smthn like that but umm i wanna learn the basics of bass guitarin in as short time as possible say a year or two! Hmmm maybe it may help u if i tell u im a fan of Rap metal/Nu metal/thrash/death and it just gets heavier. i dont exactly like Older metal like songs by black sabbath/ metallica/ iron maiden and their contemporaries! so plz suggest a good bass for my budget! hope i dint bore yall with my long post! thanx a million guys!
i think before buying a bass buy yourself an acoustic and learn the basincs of guitar buy a cheap acoustic no need to spend 20-22K right now. first learn the basics and then after some time get yourself a good bass. you can buy a givson or hobner or if you are not satisfied with these then buy youself a yamaha acoustic. later buy a fender bass. i have one and i love it. also dont buy a proccesor right now. its just waste of money for you.first learn how to play a guitar then buy the effects
God of Guitar, im planing to learn on an acoustic first before i buy a bass. thats for sure. thanx anyways. umm would u plz mention some models? i was thinkin of buyin my bass in june. or should i finish learning everything on the acoustic and then buy an bass? and y not an ibanez? i cant seem to find any fenders in blore or actually maybe i dint try hard enf
i dont have anything against ibanez but i find fenders much better. also i dont think low end ibanez are that good if you want an ibanez then buy a liitle costlier one but i will still say go for a fender and first learn the basics on an acoustic. maybe for 5-6 months and then buy a bass.
hmmm nearly everyone says that low end ibanezs are not so good so i think ill stick to ur advise and get myself a fender after a while. do u no anything about tansens? umm can u suggest some good teacher hu holds classes like 3 or so times a week? i wanna sign up as soon as possible
Hmm god of guitar which fender bass do u have? do u teach? im desperately lookin for a teacher! hehe! anyways dude u no any shops in bangalore or chennai which sell fenders? suggest some models nah? and since u say i shouldnt buy a effects till later, should i pick up an amp? or should i just buy a really good guitar and upgrade it further? i think an amp is important isnt it? a practise amp of say 10 watts should do huh? suggest some cheap acoustics nah. or should i just go out to the shop and pick up the cheapest one thats available there?
i live in delhi so i cant tell you about teachers in b'lore. i havnt played a tansen so i cant say anything about it.
hmm plz specify some models plz!!!!! i need to do some research fast. so some names would be really helpfull! hehe! if thats not askin too much that is!
Usurper, hold your horses buddy. There is one person called Nanda. HE has played bass + he is from Bangloru.
