Nothingman Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Morning all, hope everyone is staying safe and well during the craziness. I don't post on here much, but when i do there is some really good info. So I am hoping some of you cool cats can help me with this. My 8 year old daughter is killing it on the drums at the moment and was booked in for her first exam. However, when will that be now? Nobody knows. We got her a pretty decent electric kit for her birthday and she practices a lot. And uses acoustic kit at school. So because of the the electric capabilities I can record her drumming on garage band. This has really lit a fire in her belly during lockdown and now she is interested in making distorted sounds with my bass and loads of effects. She is now interested in learning bass, and I think she would do well going by her ability to pick up drums so quickly. Problem is, she is a wee un. Only 120 cm tall, she would (by my maths) only manage a half size bass. Now from my limited experience mucking about on 1/2 size basses, they are not very good. Am I right or wrong? I am interested to get some guidance on what makes etc may be budget friendly and good. What are the pitfalls of some 1/2 size basses. Any help would be appreciated and hopefully, when we taste sweet freedom again, we can make a purchase. Cheers Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Had my 9yr old play a Jack & Danny mini bass , worth a look , £90 - fantastic quality for the money and a lot of fun (for you too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Drax said: Had my 9yr old play a Jack & Danny mini bass , worth a look , £90 - fantastic quality for the money and a lot of fun (for you too). mmm. Interesting. Is it the P or J? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verb Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Check out the Ibanez Mikro Bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 They do both. I’d linked above to the P but we bought a J.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Could this ideal for her? (Shameless sales pitch!) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 The above is a great bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 There was a similar discussion some time ago, so search might help a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 minute ago, itu said: There was a similar discussion some time ago, so search might help a bit. Found it. Nice one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I’ve got my lad something called a Tanglewood Elfin Bass which is about 25” all in. Like a tiny P bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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