I have nothing but good things to say about Squier. For the seriously budget-minded people (<$500) they have excellent quality control and playability. You definitely get the most bang for your buck going with them IMO
Everything will be good except the low G. The best way to get strings for this tuning is to get a 6 string set that you like for the D standard part of the tuning - DGCFAD and then buy a single .070+ gauge string for the G. Or buy an 8 string set and use all the strings except for the B string...
If a 6 string bass is your main instrument you should get a 7 or an 8 string. Preferably baritone scale. It will feel a lot more comfortable in your hands. You can still tune it to standard. Personally playing a 6 string bass made me appreciate a big ass neck and having my thumb rest in the...
My brother paid $600 about 2 years ago for his with some minor cosmetic flaws. That's pretty steep considering it's only a Premium level Ibanez (Made in Korea) and it's about a 10 year old guitar. However it is one of the best guitars I've ever played. I don't think my brother plans on ever...
I just don't wanna spend your money for you on something you may not fully enjoy. Bass strings are expensive. Honestly I think the .124 set for C is perfect but it IS loose comparatively speaking. If you've played a regular 4 string bass with regular strings tuned to standard it WILL feel...
It's really tough to say because it's such a subjective feel thing. I would order the strings after you get the bass. It'll most likely come with a .130 set on it anyway and you can see how you like that tuned up to C. Put the E string at different pitches and feel the tension and then decide...
You don't necessarily have to get Circle Ks but since this is an unusual tuning, you're going to have to get some single strings so I would recommend them. .124 5 String 34 to 35 Scale Length Drop Tune .124 .082 .061 .045 .031 light comparable to a .98 E string .130 5 String 34 to 35 Scale...
I saw a HD500 on clearance at GC for $290. I think now is a good time to buy one. You'll get a new audio interface with it and you will like the tones you get a lot more than the Waves guitar plugins although IMO those are the best sounding amp sim plugins. Monitor upgrade would be cool too...
BTBs are super nice basses you really can't go wrong with them. Those SR basses you tried probably had .128 or .130 B strings and that combined with a 34" scale makes for a pretty weak B string most of the time, but honestly an upgrade to a .135 string makes a huge difference. I definitely am...
I think Jed had a baritone for songs off The New Black. In the Download Festival live video you can see him switch guitars and the scale length definitely looks longer
I mean use the part of the string that is going to be going past the nut anyway. You wouldn't want to use any part of the string that is going to be played. You're going to be using the actual string as the file. Angled downwards as in look at the way your string breaks from the nut towards the...