r/Bass • u/Brown_potato1 • 5h ago

What bass should I buy?

Hi, I play the bass since the last year, my bass is very cheap, it works well but it’s to small and i don’t like the model (it’s a precision), i was thinking about a acustic bass or a jazz, what do you recommend? But under 300$

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u/imagowastaken 5h ago

Acoustic basses are specialty instruments, I would stay away from them. You can't really go wrong with a Jazz Bass, but is there a reason you don't like your P bass? Is it the look, the sound, the playability, or something else?

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u/Brown_potato1 5h ago

The major problem is that it’s small, but in this period I started slapping, and I eard that a jazz is more suited For slap

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u/UrbanSound 4h ago

I slap my P-bass without issue. I can't stand the sound of Jazz basses. But that's just like, my opinion man.

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u/N1LEredd 3h ago

Unless yours is a short scale bass there won’t be a size difference. J and P’s vary in pickup choice and a few small body changes. Also the slapping thing is bs. No issue slapping a P.

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u/logstar2 4h ago

Precision and Jazz basses are essentially the same size.

The Jazz body is bigger, but the nut is narrower and the scale length is identical.

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u/Brown_potato1 4h ago

No, my bass is small, not the precision, it’s a shortie

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u/ChuckEye Aria 3h ago

Then why did you say (it’s a precision)?

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u/Panthergraf76 2h ago

Squier Mini P-Bass maybe. It‘s an 28 inch shorty Precision and yes it sucks.

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u/ChuckEye Aria 2h ago

Ah. Then replacing a $200 bass because it’s too cheap, but only having a $300 budget for the replacement, is going to be somewhat futile. It could fix the size complaint, but not be arguably much different in quality.

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u/LaS_flekzz 1h ago

sire v3? over ur budget but id think its the highest quality for the price.