Will Law Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi all, relatively new here and would appreciate some advice... My beginners Westfield bass just broke at the nut and instead of fixing it (it was £80 anyway) I'm going to get something new. I'm mostly using it for recording and the style is sort of acoustic/60s pop sort of sound. I was looking at a Hofner Ignition at around £250 but hopefully there's something cheaper that's still good. Would something like the VIntage V4 bass give a decent enough tone that's suitable? I can get one second hand for £80. If not would you recommend anything else? Or should I get the Hofner...? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Vintage V4 will sound pretty close to a normal Precision bass sound so as long as that's what you're looking for I think you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 dunno, £200 will get you some amazing basses secondhand on here, and if you buy off someone who's been playing a while it will come with a better setup than your avarage shop bass. But... it depends how much money you are throwing at recording sessions. My mate's band got some quite good recording sessions done (ie the record company were paying a lot of money for them) rather than take just the cheapish danelectro he played with live he borrowed my JV p bass. it sounded good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Law Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 hmm might go with the Vintage thought I didn't know the marketplace on here existed! Thanks, I'll have a look round. I have an amateur home studio so recording costs aren't really a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yamaha RBX270 s/h takes some beating, especially if you upgrade the pickups. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/121667-best-l200-bass-ever/page__hl__best%20%C2%A3200%20bass%20ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Plenty of people on here rate the Squier Classic Vibe Series basses. Worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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