Triumphman Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Any recommendations for a child to learn on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Depends on the age / size of the child really. Tanglewood Elfin EB18 is a great little thing, P-bass style but downsized with a 25” scale. They sound surprisingly good too. Not sure if they are still being made, but s/h ones seem to crop up regularly for around £80 ish. Think Harley Benton do a similar sized bass as well. If they’re too small, look at a 30” scale job . The Squier Jaguars are well thought of here, and are another good s/h buy at around £125 ish, new just under £200. Good enough to gig with too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Ibanez Mikro is another option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Here's a link to the Harley Benton one I mentioned earlier. Cheers. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbp90bk_shortscale_ebass.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebassist Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I got a 3/4 size Fender Precision style bass for my son from Gear4Music when he started for around £125 - great little bass, which I use myself now to noodle around on and take to rehearsals when I don't want to take my upright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Possibly best to take him/her to a shop so he can try a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Ibanez do a good range. https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_short_scale_basses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, ambient said: Possibly best to take him/her to a shop so he can try a few. This. It depends on a number of factors so there's no 'one size fits all' (yeah yeah, I know...) solution. Lots of people make the mistake of thinking either: 1. What they would be happy to use - it's not for you dude, it's for your child; 2. Buying something too big so that they can 'grow into' it. More understandable this one, and does have some (albeit limited) merit. In general it's better for the instrument to be just a tad big for now, but not so big that the poor little bugger can't get their fingers around it or reach the nut. Sounds obvious I know, but you'd be surprised... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I would get something 'real'. My brother bought his son a 'small' drum kit and he was gutted because he had hoped for a real one. Anything short scale is going to lose it's attraction quite quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodma Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 21 hours ago, casapete said: Depends on the age / size of the child really. Tanglewood Elfin EB18 is a great little thing, P-bass style but downsized with a 25” scale. They sound surprisingly good too. Not sure if they are still being made, but s/h ones seem to crop up regularly for around £80 ish. Think Harley Benton do a similar sized bass as well. If they’re too small, look at a 30” scale job . The Squier Jaguars are well thought of here, and are another good s/h buy at around £125 ish, new just under £200. Good enough to gig with too! I know this isn't the exact forum for this (sorry mods), but an elfin has popped up on the flea bay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142682038965 However I second others advice for trying something out if there's a decent shop nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 My 13 year old son loves his Squire Bronco (went to Wunjo bass shop in London and played every one they had before picking out the best). Truss rod needs the occasional tweak due to seasonal variation but it's a cracking little bass. Before that we tried him on an Ashbory Mini-Bass, but that was not a great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The school my son attends has about 8 basses (mostly full scale Encores which are dire) and without doubt the most popular bass is the Squier Bronco. Actually, I set it up the other day and whilst tuning and noodling I was quite taken with it...it's a nice bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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