dave_bass5 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) I thought the OP was already sorted Edited August 18, 2011 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewKeys Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 1 + to yamaha and ibanez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASainty Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 [quote name='Ben Jamin' post='1343851' date='Aug 17 2011, 11:38 PM']Cheers for all the suggestions guys! I had a look into all of them, and then it turned out my friend was selling his Yamaha BB415, so he's got that for a tidy £200, leaving him with £100 to spend on a nice cable and strap It's all black, nice and classy looking, so it should fit in with most styles he wants to play. Pretty much perfect condition. Very nicely set-up. The main thing is the neck's really great to play and the action's nice and low with no buzzing, so he should be able get around the board easily enough with his smaller hands. Also the P/J combo covers a good deal of tonal ground and sounds pretty good. The construction's solid, being Yamaha, so it should last him too. Strung with DR Fatbeams too, which is a nice bonus! Mission success?[/quote] +1 for Yamaha Never go wrong with a Yammy. I have a BB414, I have it fitted with flatwounds and its always been my go to bass. Great tone phat sound, he wont be disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hmmm, I'm getting Yamaha GAS now. Other than a Blazer as my first bass I've never really looked at a Yamaha. Not wishing to hijack the thread but keeping the cost to around £300-400 what Yamaha has a jazz sized neck? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmondpot Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Warmoth! I picked mine up for less than £300 and it's remarkable. Edited August 19, 2011 by desmondpot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='1345210' date='Aug 19 2011, 10:42 AM']Hmmm, I'm getting Yamaha GAS now. Other than a Blazer as my first bass I've never really looked at a Yamaha. Not wishing to hijack the thread but keeping the cost to around £300-400 what Yamaha has a jazz sized neck? Cheers.[/quote] Haha, yeah I quite like the look of a Yammy back-up too My friend used to have an RBX270 which had a pretty thin neck if I remember correctly. I think I read somewhere that Chris Wolstenholme used to use an RBXsomething in the studio a lot when they were recording Absolution, and he's very much into Jazz width necks. So maybe check out the RBX range? I could be wrong, of course This one looks pretty cool, and it's within the price-range: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Actually ive gone off them already. I just dont like that long top horn. No reflection of the bass itself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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