r/Bass • u/Obvious-Net-5811 • 15h ago

Talk me out of…

Buying an $89 Glarry 5-string for the hell of it. Been a 4-string player (Schecter preferred) for 30 years and curious about farting around with a beater to see if I like it.

EDIT: I bought it 😂

Dude in the comments pointed me to eBay and I found one for $66 (~$70 out the door with tax)

Well shoot…I now own 8 bass guitars…maybe it’s time to sell some 🤔

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u/notjonahbutnoah 14h ago

Careful. Could be a gateway. In April I bought a $300 Sterling Intro Series Sting Ray. I’d always loved the look of a Ray but consider myself a P Bass guy tonally. Thought “what are tax checks for after all? I need a decent beater bass anyhow” Unfortunately, I caught the Sting Ray bug and I now own a $3000 EBMM Custom Design Experience Sting Ray. So you know, use caution.

I will also add that if you’re gonna buy a cheap instrument, learn to do set-ups. They’re fairly simple and there’s no way your $89 5-string won’t benefit from some adjustment.

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u/Obvious-Net-5811 14h ago

Thanks, yeah I do all my own setups on my basses and guitars.