Finding a beginner bass that plays well will make this bedding-in period easier - so if you’re particularly worried about your digits feeling done-for, try a few different basses out and see which one feels the most playable. In the meantime, just take a break when things start to get a bit sore. This will pass in time, and your fingertips will harden. It's longer, wider and the frets are further apart - Guitarists who are crossing over will notice this especially.Īnnoyingly, you’ll naturally get a little pain in the fingertips as you first start playing. There’s a whole lot of neck on a bass guitar. The biggest challenge when taking up the bass is getting acclimatized to the fingerboard geography.
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Read our full Squier Mini Precision Bass review As a beginner-friendly bass for less than $190 though, you'd be taking little bit of rough, with a whole lot of smooooooth. The hardware does feel a little insubstantial, and the tuners are pretty lightweight - which could make them more prone to issues as they wear over time. There are inevitably some small issues when you make a bass guitar so affordable. This depth of tone, although not as impressive as a full-size Precision, offers an instantly recognizable low-end growl that will keep you playing. That’s exactly what we have here in the mini Precision bass.Ī contoured body and 28.6” scale neck, paired with a split single-coil Precision pickup gives you comfort and playability, as well as a decent amount of tonal heft. Shrinking one of the world’s favorite bass guitars means that those with small hands, or kids that are trying to get into the world of bass have a manageable and fun entry point. There's no denying that the Ray4 is one of the best budget bass guitars on the market today.įor some, a full-scale bass guitar can be more terrifying than inspiring. But really, that's a miniscule price to pay if it means this bass comes to you for a tenth of the price of a full-fat USA model. Where the flagship Music Man StingRay 4 models have an active 18V pickup and preamp with 3-band EQ, the Ray4 has got the 9V active pickup and preamp combo with simplified 2-band hi and low cut/boost controls. Perhaps most notably in the electrics, there has been some downsizing. Altogether it feels like a pretty grown-up bass. The StingRay neck profile offers a taste of its top-dollar sibling’s feel, and, likewise, the fully adjustable bridge gives you a similar amount of control over string height and intonation. You can still tease all kinds of inspiring tones out of this, from the electric bounce of funk to more bruising low-end thunder for rock’n’roll, or simply roll back on that treble for woody jazz. It looks like a StingRay, it feels like a Music Man StingRay, and yet it comes in at the 300-buck mark. The SUB, or “Sports Utility Bass,” Ray4 is the sort of instrument that makes you do a double take when you see the price tag. Long-scale format might be cumbersome for younger players
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