You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.
Grab one of those and play for a year. It’s the perfect starter bass.
( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it’s got too much “trumpet” sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)
I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I’m a musician and I play many instruments, just haven’t gotten to bass yet.
is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I’m not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.
You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.
Grab one of those and play for a year. It’s the perfect starter bass.
( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it’s got too much “trumpet” sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)
I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I’m a musician and I play many instruments, just haven’t gotten to bass yet.
is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I’m not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.
Oh yeah in your case go for what you want.
You can tune to e flat, sure. The bass is just the four bottom strings of a guitar, with a bigger gauge. EADG is the normal tuning
Or get a 5 string for those super low notes.