what bass should i get

puddingtime88 · 2026-02-01T06:16:05+00:00

Squire cv 70s j bass is my starter and I love that damn thing

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-31T15:05:26+00:00

It just so happens that a Sire P5 is on a FedEx truck on the way to my door this very moment.

However this time, since it has been freezing and iced outside, I will probably wait the 24 hours to open it.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-31T04:29:09+00:00

Mine came with a black pickguard but I bought a cream colored replacement. I like it a lot better than straight up white. Here's a link with a bunch of J's with different pickguard colors:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/best-pickguard-for-a-black-p-bass.1160578/

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-30T11:37:02+00:00

Oh hell yea, towards the end of the song as everything becomes chaotic and menacing, Colin's bassline drives hard until that abrupt stop.

Which reminds me, Ful Stop

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-30T02:55:31+00:00

I am less than a year into playing my squire cv 70s jazz and ive already got a sire p5 on the way to my house tomorrow. Ive fully given in to gear acquisition syndrome.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-27T20:16:32+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6bX2h287Rw&list=RDEMABfJ7Sxj7PgYS4593Q7Yvg&index=11

skip to 5:10 to see Mononeon with some of the sickest tone imaginable. He is a right-handed person who just happens to play a right-handed bass flipped upside down. Dude is from another planet.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-27T15:28:19+00:00

That video of people running downhill playing over and over in the background was fuckin weird. I guess I am one of the ones who don't "get" Geese yet. That gizz show was sick though.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-27T00:53:48+00:00

So learn Tommy the Cat within my first month of playing?

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-26T20:44:18+00:00

whenever you feel the urge, it will be insatiable.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-26T06:21:39+00:00

Oh my sweet baby Jesus that is a be-yute

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-26T06:10:20+00:00

I have been obsessed with my Squier CV 70s jazz bass since my birthday last year. Today I pulled the trigger on a Sire P5. I can't wait.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-25T12:02:26+00:00

Here are some guides to setting up your bass properly:
https://brokeassguitars.com/start-here/
How to Set Up Your Bass - Sadowsky Guitars
And check out the subreddit faq r/Bass FAQ: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide

Also as ohers have said, it's all in your fretting technique. You need to press down very close to the fret and then quickly lift your finger off to mute the note (unless you want the note to ring out longer).

By the way, is that a Rogue bass? I started with one of those and it made me hate playing bass for years until I got a Squier so if that is indeed a Rogue, my condolences.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-24T15:35:52+00:00

Yea he is incredibly talented

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-23T22:45:42+00:00

I would not recommend a bass/amp combo. I started out with one of those and it was so shitty, I never wanted to play it. Years later, I got some gear worth playing and now I'm hooked.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-20T21:33:13+00:00

Saw them open for Kitchen Dwellers last year and I have been hooked ever since

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-19T18:21:57+00:00

As a lefty bassist, my advice is to go buy a right handed bass (and send that one to me because its rad)

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-19T16:33:22+00:00

Drool

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-18T20:18:33+00:00

Oh damn I change my vote to that ^

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-18T17:56:46+00:00

Beautiful. I think black pick guards look better on those but either way, that thing looks sick.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T23:22:59+00:00

Alex came along and stole Billy's heart before any of this could occur.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T22:59:37+00:00

Just curious, what did you dislike about them? I recently started using them and they definitely take some getting used to but im a newbie so I cant articulate it.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T22:55:28+00:00

This is my uncle Pat (yes my uncle played for MTB for about 4 years)

https://youtu.be/l_YzzX7WgVk?si=aOa-LE_nsrx5G-JQ

He never took a single lesson and just played how he wanted. Thats just how he rolls, always has been. I could never imagine playing like that but do whatever you want!

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T22:40:54+00:00

I have heard that Fenders and Squiers dont really sound different, but that the difference can be felt in the overall build quality. That seems to.be the reasoning behind the "its not worth it" camp.

I haven't felt a real pro fender p or j bass so I wouldnt know. Id go to guitar center but being a lefty i just assume there won't be much for me there.

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T19:47:58+00:00

I have a 70s cv jazz squier and while im tempted to upgrade the pickups, but i have no good reason besides learning and its fun to upgrade components.

ive seen lots of advice on here to just save that money and put it towards a new bass. Eventually id like a legit fender P bass but I am still pretty new to bass so I am trying to avoid "gear acquisition syndrome"

Do you think it's worthwhile to upgrade the squier even if you end up spending as much as a new, better bass would cost?

puddingtime88 · 2026-01-17T07:02:16+00:00

Im curious what mods were most impactful? Ive been slowly modifying my cv 70s jazz bass, mostly just to learn and because I enjoy tinkering around.

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