Comments on Profile Post by spwath

Yes. If you came from Cello, super easy.

Now to find a good bass for under $200....

The Fender Squire stuff has improved a lot over the last five years or so. Or just check Craigslist or local Facebook groups for a used Fender Jazz (nice slender neck compared to the chunkier p-bass neck).

I found this http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/5697738478.html
Any other good brands that might be cheap? I see a bunch of cheap Epiphone and Ibanez. Dont know if they are any good. And I found this which may be interesting, fretless like a cello
http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/5708650832.html

Fretless can be cool, especially for a cello player, but that's a bullshit implementation of it. You want a neck that never had frets.
Anyhow, the Fender you found looks solid. That P/J (P for Precision, J for Jazz) pickup configuration is popular and versatile. I'd go for it. Good reviews on Sweetwater (better than Amazon or whatever). http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JagBsVM3TS/reviews

I don't trust cheap Ibanez (under $500) or really any Epiphone. I wouldn't do it.

Ok. A bit more than I wanted to spend, but I guess it's worth it. Now, amplifier, I was planning on using a Yamaha pa amp with a Yamaha pa speaker with 15" jbl 2226h I had on hand. Would that work? Seems like it should, amp has instrument level inputs and controls and such

Hey @Azteca what about this?
http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/5722594905.html
Guy said I could get it for 180, or this for 150
http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/5721166073.html

From what I can tell they are pretty good. Thoughts?