How do I pick a good bass guitar?
- Pay the most you can for the bass
- Play the bass, and see how it feels under your fingers
- I suggest that you get a fretted bass before a fretless
- Decide beforehand if you want passive or active pickups
- Bolt-on neck give you the option to replace the neck, through-neck basses have more sustain
- Solid body basses are more common, semi-hollow body basses give a more acoustic sound
- Go for a 4-string first and then update to 5, or 6 string instruments, when needed
- Try short scale basses if you are a younger player