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Thundering Basslines and cool looks

Advantages: Great looks, great price, good build quality
Disadvantages: A little 'neck' heavy but just takes a bit of getting used to

...and 6 string basses, the Epiphone Thunderbird provides some of that 70's mystery at a price that still affordable. Combining cool looks with above average build quality for the price, the Thunderbird bass provides a deep rumble to an outfit. There is nothing refined about this bass, which is not always a bass thing. Its unlikely you'll be playing smooth jazz grooves in this but put your strap down low and grab a pick and you're away. Tones controls ...

thebassman75 23.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Epiphone Thunderbird IV Electric Bass

Best Beginners Bass Guitar. Period.

Advantages: Great Looking, Smooth Neck, Good Sound.
Disadvantages: No Active Pickups

...older style that the one Ibanez now advertise and sell, so mine doesnt have the Phat II EQ Bass Boost control that newer models now come eqipt with. The body is Agathis, which is not a great wood for guitar bodies, but ibanez use it well to get the best out of it. All basses/guitars in this price range use it, as it is the cheapest musical wood. This wood is a relative of true mahogany and gives nearly the same tonal characterists. Warm lows with ...
...this bass is very impressive. Ibanez are famous for thier hard rock stylings, and my bass is the jet black colour. It looks supersleek, and with a little cleaning it is possible to get the finish looknig as good as new, even after a year. All the hardware is silver, which looks more modern that gold, and it goes well with the instrument. There are a few slight problems I have had with mine, and I'll go through them here. My tonal control for the ...

janestone 22.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Ibanez GSR200 Electric Bass

A warm sounding, satisfying tone.

Advantages: Beautiful sound, but powerful all the same. Fret marks help guide the fingers
Disadvantages: Passive, and requires a battery. Battery case too big but easily solved.

...long fingers. He told me yamaha have high quality fretless basses at my budget. I searched on the internet for the ideal bass and I came across the Yamaha TRB1005F, made with quality maple woods and a great tone. I went to many bass shops in London to find something similar. They didn\'t have any yamaha basses but wide fret ones that sounded good. I decided then to purchase the yamaha over the internet. Although it take several months to be imported ...
...made it worth it. I decided to buy this bass due to the reliability of yamaha. Also the bass contained fret marks and although I have been playing the violin since I was very small and the double bass for enough time to have decent intonation, I thought it would be a wise idea to purchase a bass with fret marks as to aid my playing. These fret marks were useful at the start but now I\'ve been playing it a lot I have got a feel for it and I no longer ...

01chlam 26.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Yamaha TRB5 Electric Bass

Oh my days! What a bass!

Advantages: Good all rounder, good funk sound, versatile and just great quality
Disadvantages: Maybe a tad heavy, too nice to damage.

OK, so i started out with a Cort G series bass, which i learnt on and had a lot of fun with. When i decided to step it up, i did LOTS of research and LOTS of trials with different basses. When i finally settled on a musicman stingray H 3eq in trans amber, my life felt complete:D So cosmetically the Stingray is fantastic. Mine is 9 years old, but plays like a dream (pardon the Cliche). The action is very low, and the easy access truss rod system allows ...
...ease. Mine is the 3 EQ model, which is great and very versatile. I like to pan between the treble and bass pots, but an occasional boost on the midrange pot gives that "scooped" sound on the slap solos! The sound is fantastic. I originally fell in love with the Stingray after watching countless videos of Flea on Youtube where his funky licks persuaded me. It does not dissapoint, i have found that flea tone and it makes the hairs on the back of my ...

Ilikethisalot 31.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Electric Bass

Ibanez ATK excellent value for money

Advantages: Tone and Price
Disadvantages: Bit Heavy

...is larger than the average Ibanez and a bit heavier, but to me a good heavy body is a plus for a bass, and with a through body stringing option this also adds to its excellent sustain. If anything is lacking then it may be at the very low end of the register but is you wanna slap sound at a reasonable price than I would definately recommend an ATK ...

Goatblower 24.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Ibanez ATK300 Electric Bass