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What should I watch out for in a cheapo bass?

mcfalljames
November 20th, 2007, 07:03 PM
Here's the deal. I don't play bass (yet) -- still learning to play guitar. I would, however, like to have a cheapie rig to bang around on when the mood strikes. Right now there's an Epiphone bass with a Crate amp on Craigslist in my area for $150. Other than making sure they actually work, anything to watch out for that would sour my bass experience?

Tim Armstrong
November 20th, 2007, 11:21 PM
The usual things you run into in cheap guitars: warped necks, bad frets, bad tuners, noisy or non-functional electronics...

...and of course, bad tone!

Cheers, Tim

Steve G
November 22nd, 2007, 03:48 AM
warped necks, bad frets, bad tuners, noisy or non-functional electronics...

...and of course, bad tone!


Aah sweet music to my ears!!

You just described my musical career so far!