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Hi.
Im a producer focusing on Hip Hop and R&B and was hoping to get into playing the bass guitar. I was wondering, which bass guitar is commonly used by Hip Hop producers (if there is one). If not, which guitar seems best suited to Hip Hop production?
05-04-2008
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I know fender p and j basses are used by that one bassist for dr dre. Also the earnie ball stingray is popular.....
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By P&J do you mean Precision & Jazz?
05-05-2008
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That's right. Just go into a store and pick whatever feels right for you.

Word on the street is, j-bass sounds brighter than p-bass. But with todays' technology (EQ & effects) I think you'll get whatever sound you want out of both.

But I'm no expert, they are:
http://guitarexpert.wordpress.com/20...ass-vs-j-bass/
http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_guita...jazz_bass.html

Someone may suggest getting a 5-string bass, but I don't know. 4 strings is enough for me. Worse comes to worst, you can tune it down a bit.
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Cheers.
I havent played bass before so i obviously have alot to learn! Basically, the more strings you have, the higher the note that can be achieved. WOuld it be worth getting a 5 or 6 string guitar. i kno a load of bass players but they all work with 4 strings.
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Actually, the one extra string on 5-string bass is there for lower notes. The 6th string on the 6-string bass is for higher notes. But hey, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. So far, I've only come up with one song that required 5 strings, Beyonce - Me, myself and I. But transposing or down tuning fixes the problem.
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oh ok. I thought they would have both aeen for higher notes! Either way i think im goin for a used 4 string for now, hopefully teach myself the rudiments and go with tuition from there, thats what i did with the piano.

Any idea what its like hookin a bass up to a roland mv-8800 because im getting one of those soon too?

Cheers

just rememberd i have a mate who has just bought a fender jazz. They look the part but are quite expensive!

any other suggestions?
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earnie ball's stingray is sweet. Also Ibanez has some sweet stuff, especially for the price.

05-06-2008
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just checked those out.

they are pretty nice guitars, and alot cheaper than the fender precision.

anything to look out for when buying second hand?
05-06-2008
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Try playing all notes along the fretboard, top to bottom. Some frets could be worn down, which may cause strings not to ring out well. Too much buzzing could indicate that problem. But I think a bit of buzzing on a bass guitar is acceptable? At least, all the basses I played (just a few) had at least some buzzing noise.
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