Hi All,
I need some advice from my fellow Chatters.
I have a very nice passive P which does the P thing really well. (**I know…. The shame of having only 1 bass**).
I'm looking at joining the church 'happy clappy' band later this year and need something with a little more tonal variation. I also want something different for a bit of fun and to try some chord/classical music. All of the current band players (they rotate) have 5 strings, so that would seem a good place to start. So I'm thinking :-
5 String Active (3 band)
35in scale, but with a thinner (depth) neck.
Jazz/Soaps/Humbuckers/Splits (not PJ)
Smaller body than a P
Maple fret board (nice and bright)
The second hand market seems to be pretty bad at the moment for sellers, but it’s a good place for buyers, and there a number of bargains on this very boutique, e.g. Spector's, Yamaha's, Peavy's and Ibbys of course.
I'm not tied to any brand so happy to consider anything, I'm looking at a £600 budget with a further £150 that my wife knows about and another £150 that she doesn't, but don't really want to spend it all.
Any advice gratefully appreciated from current church players, or those who could point me in a good direction.
Thx