patrikmarky Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I dug my old aria gt out its quite road worn and gigged it Friday night ...the comments were it sounds awesome and looks it to ...comments were it must be expensive ? It's now my main bass . It's a £200.00 bass !!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Glad you're giving a 'cheapo' bass a new lease of life! I use my BB424x (paid £200) almost exclusively and it holds it's own against other instruments that cost much much more! Good tone comes from the player in my opinion anyway. A good player can make a dud sound terrific! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 A lot of my basses cost less than £200, and I would (and do) gladly gig with them. A 'name' headstock decal only really matters to people who judge your playing by sight, not sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1410687178' post='2551859'] A 'name' headstock decal only really matters to people who judge your playing by sight, not sound. [/quote] Not sure I really agree with this. I play my £250 Cort bass a lot and love it but when I go back to one of my customs I feel a big difference. They all have their place. For me nothing beats the neck profile of my Status S2. Without doubt the quality of the player is what counts but a good setup contributes a great deal to. There aren't too many bad basses around these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm not saying they aren't better, just that it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have gigged my £150 Squier VM P Bass and it is always taken to gigs as a back up to my US P. I know a guy locally who gigs with an old Jazz copy he picked up for a tenner. Sounds fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 My girlfriend even commented...she nows asking " why have spent £1000's of pounds on bass's .? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 [quote name='patrikmarky' timestamp='1410692730' post='2551940'] My girlfriend even commented...she nows asking " why have spent £1000's of pounds on bass's .? [/quote] And if she's anything like mine your reply would have been.... "shoes" Chuck her a look & walk out like a boss:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 [quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1410703465' post='2552080'] And if she's anything like mine your reply would have been.... "shoes" Chuck her a look & walk out like a boss:-) [/quote]it's handbags with mine mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Having had a couple of £1500+ basses and many in the £500 - £900 bracket I now happily own two Squiers as my only electric basses. They sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I now have two Squiers as my main basses, with a Fender as the second backup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I've got an Aria ProII Primary bass...it came as part of a job lot of three guitars and a practice amp for £50. I tend to gig it in venues that I don't know and it does the job. Sure I'd be pissed if it got lifted, but more so if one of my Thunderbirds got stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Cheap basses they get broken, stolen or whatever - get another one. Quality of cheap kit is very good these days, not like my youth - Columbus, Jedson, Woolworth's K basses spring to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTun Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I picked up an Aria Pro 2, don't know the model, but it sounds amazing. Active pickups. A lot of grind and very good higher end. Arias are probably the best for buying a cheap bass. That or Ibanezs/Yamahas. (Made in the Matsumoku factory). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) My Jack and Danny Brothers J bass (£119!!) gets gigged as often as my Fender Geddy Lee - and far more often than my Status! The quality of that bass for the money is astounding. Even if it had cost £500 I would have been impressed Edited September 17, 2014 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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