Looking to buy a bass
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Looking to buy a bass
Went to Guitar Center saturday to look for a bass. Found one very similar to this one here for $400~. The one in store had active pickups (doesn't say anywhere on the page that this does). Pros and cons on this guitar? I know nothing about bass guitars so any advice at all would be nice. It felt nice when I played with it a bit in store.
Would also like to point out I've played guitar for 5+ years now and have played around with bass a bit too.
Would also like to point out I've played guitar for 5+ years now and have played around with bass a bit too.
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Maybe you should check out the reviews on it at the Guitar Center site?: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Schecter,5-String-Electric-Electric-Bass,New-Gear.gc?o=1
There are 2 listed there that have the active pickups, and are priced at $399, one of those is probably the actual one you played.
There are 2 listed there that have the active pickups, and are priced at $399, one of those is probably the actual one you played.
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Whelp, ended up buying a used 4 string from only about $180. Dis is what I got.
dat bass
dat bass
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Soundgear is a low end brand but They're pretty good at the same time.
You got a pretty good deal on that bass though.
You got a pretty good deal on that bass though.
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Funny thing about the Soundgear line...my first bass was one of the value pack deals. Despite the additional (and more expensive) basses I've picked up since, I always go back to it.
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This thing has active pickups in it. I've never used them before. How do I know if the battery is dead? Will they not work? Also I don't have a switch for the pickups but the 3 knobs (there is also a volume knob) have a notch halfway. Do these 3 knobs control the pickups? Like if I have them all turned clockwise past the notch, does it mean only one pickup is on?
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Rapt0r wrote:This thing has active pickups in it. I've never used them before. How do I know if the battery is dead? Will they not work? Also I don't have a switch for the pickups but the 3 knobs (there is also a volume knob) have a notch halfway. Do these 3 knobs control the pickups? Like if I have them all turned clockwise past the notch, does it mean only one pickup is on?
Pretty sure actives are only "on" when they are plugged into an amplifier, the knobs(and switches if it had any) don't matter.
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Rapt0r wrote:This thing has active pickups in it. I've never used them before. How do I know if the battery is dead? Will they not work? Also I don't have a switch for the pickups but the 3 knobs (there is also a volume knob) have a notch halfway. Do these 3 knobs control the pickups? Like if I have them all turned clockwise past the notch, does it mean only one pickup is on?
You'll know the battery is on the way out when the tone goes to hell, or, in your case, gets worse than usual. <3
I've never let mine fully drain, so I dunno if they stop working at all or not -- you'll know when to change them.
The knobs most likely have the notch to indicate balancing between the pickups. It's worth noting that some tone knobs (Bass, Treble) tend to have notches like that as well, the notch being 0, obviously. You're best bet is to play around with the knobs while it's plugged in. Unless you're a total 'tard, it's usually pretty easy to figure out which is which.
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Duck you my tone is fine. I was going for something very close to what the original sounded like.
Also, just listened to this through my headphones and holy poop it sounds awful... It sounds fantastic through my speakers.
Also, just listened to this through my headphones and holy poop it sounds awful... It sounds fantastic through my speakers.
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Nah, I was just posting it here for others. Was gonna anyway. Seriously, though. That does sound awful (via headphones and not through my speakers which is what I play through).
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Needs moar wah and less speed in the beginning.
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