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I don't know anything about the J+D basses but the Ibanez GSRM-20 is nice (available from Thomann, last time I checked). But do change the strings, the factory ones with mine were [i]rubbish...[/i]

Try learning from the end. Learn the last bit first. Then learn the bit before it, and play through the end part you already know. Repeat, adding earlier bits. So, let's say your song has five parts, ABCDE. Learn E first. Then learn D, and whenever you play D, play E after it, so you're playing DE. Then learn C, and play CDE. And so on. That way you don't get caught knowing the first bit but never getting to the second bit, and your confidence ought to improve as you go through a song. Try it

Ohh, now I get it. Maybe he thinks it's one of these? [url="http://www.long-mcquade.com/10955/Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Ibanez/SR5000_Prestige_Bass.htm"]http://www.long-mcqu...estige_Bass.htm[/url] Edit: Or maybe he's going to pretend it is. If you buy believing it's a 5000, you've done yourself out of a lot of money.

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1405453463' post='2502095'] I wondered that, but that would be pretty silly-cheap for an SR500, unless it's completely trashed. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-SR500-Bass-Guitar-Mahogany-Levys-strap-/251589481161?"]He's relisted it again, at the same price, on a 30-day listing[/url]. I'm voting "delusional". Jon. [/quote] Oh dear. I concur.

Probably started as a typo, he actually wanted £189 and added the 0 by mistake... ... and either didn't check it, or thought he'd chance his arm.

so who got it then?

double

Be fair, guys. He does say, "looks and sounds amazing"... It probably sounds just as amazing as it looks

I even like the mix of strings... at least enough to think about mixing flats and rounds.

I hear good things about SR500s, in their price bracket. This is not in that price bracket... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-SR500-Bass-Guitar-Mahogany-Levys-strap-/251560255152?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a9228deb0

I'd assumed someone had routed out a P-pup cavity for the 'bucker... thanks Jon Is that a five-bolt neck plate, or is it some sort of adjuster? The thing gets sexier every time I look at it

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1405376011' post='2501479'] If you have a standard Jazz, how about a custom scratch plate with no middle pick up cut-out, maybe a 1 piece incorporating the control plate with just the one hole for volume & one for Jack socket? [/quote] Beat me to it

Pastel pink

Someone was selling a pink one a little while back... BeneathItAll, I think. I should have bought it...

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hi Matt I agree with Dad3353: learn to read as well. There's a thread here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240960-researching-my-first-bass/ which you might find useful. Or not Welcome to the madhouse

a couple more points: - The strings make the noise; everything else fits around that. Spending lots of money on a bass, and then buying cheapo strings for it, can be a recipe for an expensive but bad noise. - Likewise, amplifiers put the noise out. They are not so glamorous as the basses, but without them, the basses are not really very useful. - Proper setup is nearly essential. Guitar shops will generally do this for maybe £20. New basses may well not be set up properly. Given your budget, you'll want to learn how to do this for yourself. But research it first!

Welcome aboard A P/J bass should sound exactly as P-ish as a P-bass of the same construction, if you set the J output to zero. It is worth looking at second-hand basses. See what's for sale here, and use the Feedback section to form an opinion of the seller. Most people here are honest and sane, and you'll generally get an honest opinion of what the thing is like from a player's viewpoint as well. In my opinion you can't really go wrong with an Ibanez SR300 as a starter. They are active, and you may think they look too metal-ish, but to my mind they have no other disadvantages. The neck is skinny, which may not be comfortable for you. (FWIW, I don't like metal...) Personally I want something which plays well and comfortably and sounds good, and I'm not too fussed what it looks like, but it depends what you want to do with it. Also worth looking at are the Peavey Milestones. Again, skinny neck. I'd try some basses out, to learn what you like as a player. Be aware that your taste may change as you learn. My experience suggests there is no bass which is "just right" forever; so it depends what you need. Good luck, and do ask questions

I don't like the colour, but I guess refins are possible

Well, damn.