Bass newbies what basic equipment is a must have?

[bassmachine2112]

Oh forgot,pod,v-amp and a lot of multi effect units you can plug in cd/mp3,your bass and headphones and can practice without annoying people unless your quiet a hard hitter and get get complaints from the settee that they can,t hear coronation street for ping,ping,clackety clack.
Anybody mention a good strap ? or is it good for metal

[Gomez68]

Thanks all for the great advice case closed ha have a good one!

[paul_5]

A band. That's where the fun is.



Unless they're rubbish, and then it's like pulling teeth.

Seriously though, those Peavey amps are bomb-proof. Keep ticking along with the metronome, it'll pay dividends in the long run...

[xgsjx]

& all this can change depending on what sort of music you want to play.

I ended up playing electronica & the effects became more expensive than my bass! Great fun though.

[BILL POSTERS]

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A band. That's where the fun is.

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This.

A reasonable Bass and a reasonable amp/cab. Plus a strap and a lead.

You can do without anything else. A tuner is good, but my advice is to learn to live without one and tune by harmonics at first, which is a skill well worth having.

Muddle through a bit, make mistakes, thats how you learn. Not saying dont have lessons, just saying get a feel for Bass as well.