Best acoustic electric bass to buy for under $400

classical_grass · Not So Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 7

Well, the subject line says it all.
Does anyone have any recomdations? My dad say he wants a Bass for christmas. He would be starting out on this bass, but I want to get a decent one.

markm2553 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:10 am Post subject:

First, I am no bass player. I'm sure someone else around here will help you more than I am about to.

A friend of mine bought a cheap "Galveston" acoustic bass. It played pretty good and had a lot of volume. He picked it up at a local pawn shop for less than $150. He kept it about a year and had no trouble with it. They are just a China made instrument, I'm sure they put several different names on the same bass. It even had a pickup in it! I don't know that I ever heard him using the pickup.

Good luck,

And again; welcome to the board!

PunkStar · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject:

Your best bet would be to actually go to your local store and see what you can get. Maybe write down the names of some products in your price range, and we can advise you from there. There really is no point telling you that this bass is good if you can't get it.

Bates15 · Moderator Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 1084

Is it for unplugged only or does it have to be able te be plugged in an amp? My bass player has a Vantage and an Ibanez and they are reletavly cheap but lack huge volumes acousticly. You can hear them bu I find they are rather soft. Plug them in an its a whole other ball game! I don't have the models by hand, sorry!

markm2553 · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:19 am Post subject:

This is a pretty good place to get a review if you find something your interested in buying. Let us know what you end up with!

http://www.harmony-central.com/User_Reviews/

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 812 Location: Texas

Washburn has a decent line of acoustic/electric basses. Cool

music4relief · Newbie Alert Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 4

Check out the Fender Mexican Jazz basses, they're really tight and they should be right up your alley in terms of budget.