W1_Pro Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Hello Everyone, I'm thinking of buying an acoustic bass for at home type use. Budget between £150-£300. Anyone got any recommendations? Thanks in advance! Best recommendations Stuart Quote
Rich Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Stuart, I'm going to shift this to the Bass Guitars section as it's a pretty specific question. Quote
casapete Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Loads of okay stuff out there - Tanglewood, Takamine,Washburn,Crafter etc. Don't forget though that few acoustic/electric basses are very loud, even in a home environment. Sure you'll hear it better than a solid body bass but the sound won't be very full without some form of amplification, which you'll need also if you plan to play it with any other instruments really (even in rehearsals unless you both/all play very quietly!). As is often the case with musical kit, may be best to look for a decent s/hand bass - that way you get better quality for same price as a new entry level instrument. They crop up for sale on here quite regularly. FWIW I've got a Washburn AB20 - had it for 15 years and for the money I think they're decent basses. Good luck! Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I've got one of these, it's one of my regular gigging basses, I love it: [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/ibanez-aeb8e-electro-acoustic-bass-guitar--35479"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/ibanez-aeb8e-...s-guitar--35479[/url] Quote
Jus Lukin Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) - Edited February 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
mojobass Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 ive got a washburn AB10 and its great - yeh not very loud acoustically so needs amping up, but great tone and nice and easy to play well worth the cash too!! Quote
arsenic Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) I've tried the Ibanez AEB8E, and the AEB10E, both played and sounded nice, for me anyway....but I preferred the AEB8E. If you want something that feels like you are playing an electric bass, there is always the Fender Kingman Bass. Basically the Fender is an acoustic body with a Jazz bass neck. Shop around for some good prices. Average on-line price: Ibanez AEB8E = around £200 Ibanez AEB10E = around £290 Fender Kingman = around £265 Edited April 15, 2010 by arsenic Quote
Davo-London Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 Even some of the crafters can be good, shop around and play as many as you can. Here's a tiny sample of me on a fretless crafter: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQcuv6h0OhY"]crafter[/url] Davo Quote
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