I had a difficult time deciding on a starter bass (just learning) when I saw this Squire series on sale at GC for just under $300.
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Black and gold - good combo
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Oh man! thatās, Thatās just, just. Wow! good one Cheezy! @cheeze_pizza
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Whip 'em off and get some grubby fingerprints on that baby. They donāt sound any better when theyāre not touched.
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Man get you some matching socks to go with those awesome basses!
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Lol, Iāve been playing the sh*t out of it most of yesterday afternoon, got off work early last night, played even more! 
Didnāt even have to touch the setup, straight out of the box, tuned and it was good to go!
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And thatās the only thing that counts.
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After playing a 4 string normal electric bass for a long period of time (one month) I decided I need something more challengingā¦
ā¦just joking, I donāt really needed the challenge of a fretless bass but: I couldnāt resist. Weāre both build in '79 and Billie Jean sounds great on it and I love it! But: I canāt play anything on the E string. I donāt figured out where to rest my thumb 
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You can either practice your floating thumb technique or install a thumb rest. Hereās a link to a thread about it 
There might be some more, just picked the first I found.
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Thereās another alternative: I donāt usually rest my thumb on a pup; I just lightly touch the top of the body with my thumb.
This has a few benefits for me as Iām not depending on a pup on any of my basses to be optimally positioned for resting, and I can play closer or farther from the bridge or neck as I tonally choose.
This isnāt Joshās recommended technique, but it works for me.
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Another alternative is to learn to pluck the E with your thumb. This is a technique Tina Weymouth has used. If you watch some old videos of Psycho Killer, she plucks the E string with her thumb and the other strings with her index and middle finger. As if she were playing a guitar
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I will go with the floating thumb technique in long term. For now, touching the top of the body as @MikeC mentioned works well.
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I will check them out. Thanks
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Iām at work or I would find one sorry
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After finishing the beginner to badass course this week Iāve decided to buy my first bass to reward myself. After using my girlfriends Harley Benton to complete the course, I felt like I needed something more appropriate to continue my bass journey.
It was quite a challenge to find something appropriate since I wasnāt really sure what I was looking for in a bass. Unfortunately there werenāt any musicstores nearby for me to test different kinds of basses. So Iāve spend hours (and hours) searching the internet looking for a new bass. Since Iām only four months into playing bass, I wanted something to explore different kind of music genres (rock, funk, jazz).
Long story short, I decided to take the risk of ordering this beauty online.
The online praise for this bass (Marcus Miller P7 Alder 4 AW 2nd Gen) combined with its versatility tone wise made my descision final. To be completely honest, going from a bass with two knobs to a bass with seven knobs felt really overwhelming playing it for the first 10 minutes. But after that (with a little help from dear old friend youtube to set up the tone), I couldnāt stop playing this bass. Iām very happy with my choice and Iām very excited to explore what this bass has to offer and to develop my own skills futher!!!
https://youtu.be/XzvyUYO770Y?si=G0_KkNPRI1dGc46r (Playing it like this man would be the dream!!)
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Nice! Love the Sire basses!
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Big congrats on your great new bass! Thatās a wise choice.
The Sire V7 is a killer Jazz. Marcus Miller not only designed it but heās also played one on stage and in recording sessions for years. And his actions speak louder than a mere mortalās words.
My new V8 is a souped-up version of the V7 (Swamp Ash body, high-mass bridge, lightweight tuners, etc.), and I love it. Its crazy amount of playability, tone options and overall single coil Jazz-goodness make me smile - and play - every time I pick it up. I just have to replace the DāA strings for TI Jazz Rounds and itāll be perfect.
Have tons of fun with your new Sire!
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