nash Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 fathers/mothers what bass did you buy for your child? I’m thinking a Squier Jaguar SS. I think the 30” scale is a good choice because you can still use it when you’re fully grown. Quote
MrCrane Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 We got an Ibanez Mikro for our daughter when she was (a small) 9 year old. 10 now and still moans about the stretching at the money end, but she's working towards Rockschool Grade 4 on it and is planning to audition for School of Rock in the West End soon. https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gsrm20_03.html Nice bit of kit for the money. 1 Quote
nash Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 1 minute ago, MrCrane said: We got an Ibanez Mikro for our daughter when she was (a small) 9 year old. 10 now and still moans about the stretching at the money end, but she's working towards Rockschool Grade 4 on it and is planning to audition for School of Rock in the West End soon. https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gsrm20_03.html Nice bit of kit for the money. That’s awesome! Quote
Grahambythesea Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 For a 6 year old? Maybe a bass ukulele. Quote
nash Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: For a 6 year old? Maybe a bass ukulele. Good point Quote
missis sumner Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) Dawsons have been selling the Mikros off cheap. I picked one up for £129 last Saturday. Edited March 5, 2019 by missis sumner Quote
fftc Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 How about a Taylor GS Mini bass? https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/gs-mini-e-bass Maybe a bit pricey but you can save on buying an amp and once tucked up in bed I'm sure you would enjoy playing it too! Quote
dieseldalziel Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, nash said: fathers/mothers what bass did you buy for your child? I’m thinking a Squier Jaguar SS. I think the 30” scale is a good choice because you can still use it when you’re fully grown. I bought an Ibanez Mikro for my sons' 7th birthday he's loved playing & it's going to last him a good while, I've enjoyed using it too & can also say despite it being scaled down it is a very useful Instrument & I'll look to modding/upgrading components in the future. Edited March 5, 2019 by dieseldalziel to include photo 2 Quote
pete.young Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 If you can find a used one a Tanglewood EB-18 is good for small hands. Quote
TheGreek Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 How about an Ashbory? The rubber strings would mean that there would be no painful finger tips. They may look like a toy but they are serious instruments. 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Just noticed how stylishly dressed this young man is 1-0 was enough to ensure to take us through tonight. 1 Quote
dieseldalziel Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Just noticed how stylishly dressed this young man is 1-0 was enough to ensure to take us through tonight. Quite the siege in the first half! COYS! 1 Quote
Drax Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 The Jack & Danny Micro is worth a look, well made for the money. 8yr old daughter loves hers https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Jack-Danny-Bass-guitar-JB-Mini-BK-Black/art-BAS0007167-000 Quote
missis sumner Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I played my Ibanez Mikro at band practice last night. Got to say, it sounds proper bassy! 1 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I actually think 6 year olds should be banned from playing bass. Purely because I'm sick of seeing 7 year olds that are better than me. 1 5 Quote
Happy Jack Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Above all, ensure that whatever bass you buy is the 2013 model. That avoids having to buy a YOB bass later ... 5 Quote
nash Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Thanks for all your replies! really helpful Quote
TheGreek Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 @Happy Jack makes a very good point (in jest). Get that YOB now while it's cheap and tuck it away for 17 years. You'll be the best Dad ever when you hand it over on their 21st b'day. Quote
Hellzero Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 All the children around here have started on a Firefox Mini Precision Bass bought new in the early 1992, so a real collector now. 😉 It was made in Indonesia in the Sunn factory at the time. If you find one second hand for a decent price, go on. It looks like that : https://best-vintage-guitars.de/firefox_mini_precision_bass.html Mine is red. 1 Quote
Maude Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 How about Danelectro of some sort? My Longhorn is 30" scale, rediculously light, slim neck, amazing access to upper frets so no stretching around, sounds great, especially if you wire in a series switch, and you can get them relatively cheaply. 1 Quote
naxos10 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 You could look at the Harley Benton Short scale P bass at about £80. Probably good for upgrading at a later date as well. Quote
Norris Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 The Hofner violin bass is short scale and very light, although might be a bit big still for a 6 yo. Quite cheap too. My 17 year old is a Beatles fan and wanted one for Christmas. It's actually rather fun to play and good for noodling acoustically yourself, when your little one decides she wants a drum kit instead in 2 month's time 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 I understand, she couldn't stand the permanent neck diving... 🤣 1 Quote
nash Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 On 10/03/2019 at 10:22, naxos10 said: You could look at the Harley Benton Short scale P bass at about £80. Probably good for upgrading at a later date as well. Good shout. Get a black one, make a black scratch plate and put some cream pickup cover on and it’ll look like my Pbass haha Quote
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