TRadford Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Im about to buy a bass, but Im not sure which to go for, its between these.. Vintage 800BL brand new £99 + £15 p&p Ibanez SR300 DX used £125 posted YAMAHA RBX374 used with chip on body £150 + £11 p&p Dean Rhapsody 5 string used for sale on this fourm £150 Im just a beginner, but fed up of the crappy unbrabded bass Im borrowing from a friend. I want something that I can resell if it turns out I cant play. I cant go to a shop to try any out at the moment as Im housebound My music styles are rock/metal, but as Im learning Ill play anything I think I can learn. Any others to chuck into the mix?? Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) The Ibanez sounds like a good deal to me... And you won't go far wrong with the Yamaha, either. Tough one. Personally, I'd go for the Ibanez over the others. Lovely basses for the money & the P&J pickup configuration gives a great array of sounds, too. Edited September 10, 2009 by OutToPlayJazz Quote
Shockwave Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I would say go with either the Dean or Ibanez. I would put a better explanation but the mrs is moaning at me Quote
TRadford Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Ibanez is looking good them. The only thing I forgot to mention, the Ibanez Im looking at only has 3 knobs, wheras a lot of other ones I have seen on online shops have 4. Is this something to be concerned about or is the 4 knob just a newer model? Also is the 3 knob one active or passive?, I cant seem to find it anywhere. Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Just checked - The 3 control model is active, yes. Quote
simon1964 Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 The Ibanez for me. The SR series is great value for money, and I really have never played a bad Ibanez. Their quality control is second to none, even at the cheap end of heir range. I imagine the three knob version is passive with vol, vol tone controls. The four knob will be active. That's just speculation though - it should be fairly easy to check out from the Ibanez website. FWIW my son used to have one of the Yamaha RBX models. Personally, I didn't think the build quality was quite up to Yamaha's usual standards - it felt a bit cheap to me, but that's just my opinion. In terms of sound they're nice. I've only played Dean basses at trade fairs, so can't really comment on the Rhapsody. I suspect they're nice basses - decisive factor is likely to be whether you want four or five strings I suspect! You mention re-sale - IMO the Ibanez and Yamaha are likely to be easier to move on in the future Quote
TRadford Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Thanks for that, I think I'll go with the Ibanez then, unless I see something else in the next half hour or so! Quote
Musky Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 The 3 knob version is actually a 4 knob - it has a stacked treble/bass control. Quote
TRadford Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Ah ok, so it has like two knobs on one then? Quote
Musky Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='TRadford' post='594671' date='Sep 10 2009, 12:24 PM']Ah ok, so it has like two knobs on one then?[/quote] Exactly so. You can see the dual concentric knob here - [url="http://www.edmondmusicinc.com/servlet/the-355/Ibanez-SR300DX-Bass-Guitar/Detail"]http://www.edmondmusicinc.com/servlet/the-...s-Guitar/Detail[/url] Quote
TRadford Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Goddammit. The Ibanez was bought whilst I was outside chatting to the bloke who delivers our firewood logs. I knew that would happen... Next choice then... Quote
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