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Rachel B
Trying to buy xmas gifts and someone wants stuff for his bass guitar, heavy picks,a good medium guitar cord, and a tuner.I don't have a ton of money and know nothing about this stuff can someone help?
Thank you but what are good brands and what's a foot tuner?
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You're either an awesome girlfriend or an awesome friend in general! ;)
Anyhoo, your misfortune is that bass stuff can be pricier than guitar stuff. Its just the way it is.
Anyway, picks will probably be your least expensive item. You can either choose & buy 'em straight out of a box they'll have behind the counter (they'll be divied up by thickness & corresponding color) or you can buy 'em nowadays in packs of 5 or more, in varying sizes of thickness, off the rack. While I mostly play with my fingers, when it comes to picks I play Tortex brand. They're a decent brand & come in varying colors (as mentioned). For Tortex, the purple ones are the thickest.
GOOD guitar cables can be as cheap as $15. This is a tricky item b/c while there are cheap versions, cheap versions aren't worth the money you shell out. A good 10 - 15 foot cord should have ends that are unscrewable so the wiring underneath is exposable. Why? So if some of the wiring breaks at that point & needs fixing, or the ends need to be replaced, they can. The "El Cheapo!" versions have molded plastic ends that, while they'll work, are so crappily made their internal wiring will soon break. Pretty soon everytime your bass player moves he'll be hearing annoying static coming out of his amp! To put an end to it he'll have to replace the cord altogether.
Tuners can get pricey depending on where you look. You can probably get a decent, bare-bones, generic one for about $20. Don't go crazy trying to find a bass specific tuner. A guitar tuner can work for both instruments. By the by, you may have noticed that some guitar & bass players have small electronic boxes on the floor, interconnected between their amp & instrument.These little devices are effect pedals, also known as 'stomp boxes' b/c they're activated when the player steps on a particular part of the box. Some companies have made tuners of this type, i.e. a foot tuner. Since you're tight on money, if you want to go that route you'd be best going thru a used music store. A good, new foot tuner can start at $50+ while a used one might go for $20 or $30. I lucked out something awesome b/c an ex-guitarist (& techno goon) gave me one of his old tuners, made by Ibanez.
Good luck!
You're either an awesome girlfriend or an awesome friend in general! ;)
Anyhoo, your misfortune is that bass stuff can be pricier than guitar stuff. Its just the way it is.
Anyway, picks will probably be your least expensive item. You can either choose & buy 'em straight out of a box they'll have behind the counter (they'll be divied up by thickness & corresponding color) or you can buy 'em nowadays in packs of 5 or more, in varying sizes of thickness, off the rack. While I mostly play with my fingers, when it comes to picks I play Tortex brand. They're a decent brand & come in varying colors (as mentioned). For Tortex, the purple ones are the thickest.
GOOD guitar cables can be as cheap as $15. This is a tricky item b/c while there are cheap versions, cheap versions aren't worth the money you shell out. A good 10 - 15 foot cord should have ends that are unscrewable so the wiring underneath is exposable. Why? So if some of the wiring breaks at that point & needs fixing, or the ends need to be replaced, they can. The "El Cheapo!" versions have molded plastic ends that, while they'll work, are so crappily made their internal wiring will soon break. Pretty soon everytime your bass player moves he'll be hearing annoying static coming out of his amp! To put an end to it he'll have to replace the cord altogether.
Tuners can get pricey depending on where you look. You can probably get a decent, bare-bones, generic one for about $20. Don't go crazy trying to find a bass specific tuner. A guitar tuner can work for both instruments. By the by, you may have noticed that some guitar & bass players have small electronic boxes on the floor, interconnected between their amp & instrument.These little devices are effect pedals, also known as 'stomp boxes' b/c they're activated when the player steps on a particular part of the box. Some companies have made tuners of this type, i.e. a foot tuner. Since you're tight on money, if you want to go that route you'd be best going thru a used music store. A good, new foot tuner can start at $50+ while a used one might go for $20 or $30. I lucked out something awesome b/c an ex-guitarist (& techno goon) gave me one of his old tuners, made by Ibanez.
Good luck!
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