Skol303 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi folks, New here - my first post in fact! I used to play an electric bass more than 10 years ago, so I'm VERY out of touch with the scene... I'm now back into music production (as a hobby; not professionally) and am looking to buy an electro-acoustic bass for use at home. Why an electro-acoustic? Firstly, because I've always wanted one! (I love the sound). And secondly, because I don't intend on buying an amplifier - I simply want something I can pluck away at with without harassing the neighbours too much; and also something I can plug-in to my computer for recording audio from time to time. My budget is very limited - around £200, yeah, I know - not much to play with! So I'm almost certainly going to be looking at the second hand market. Hence, what I'm looking for are any recommendations you folks might have for a reasonable quality electro-acoustic bass; something I'm likely to find second hand (e.g. on ebay) and that isn't simply cheap because it's rubbish. I've already read the very useful sticky about basses for beginners, but it doesn't cover electro-acoustic guitars, which I'm posting here. Any advice gratefully received. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 i can reccomend the Aria AMB 50-B, ive had one for years and its great, shouldnt be too expensive either if you can find one for sale. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25765"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25765[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Have a look at this one.... Not mine!! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73720&st=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=73720&st=20[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 ^ Cheers for the quick replies! Either of these suggestions look ideal for me... I'm not planning on splashing the cash for a month or so (currently just scoping out the options), so what I might do is post here again when I have a list of basses that I'm considering, to get your opinions on which would be the best buy. In the meantime, thanks again for feedback - appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 just had a quick look and theres absolutely loads of electro acoustic basses on ebay if you wanna run the gauntlet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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