My son signed up for beginning band this year in school and has decided he wants to play bass. So I gotta buy him one. I saw an ad on craigslist for a Dean Edge 09 bass starter kit, comes with a case, stand, and amp. Guy is asking $125. My question is - is this worth it? Or would I be better off buying stuff individually?
My experience with Dean is that they are a decent budget brand, but nothing spectacular.
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I would recommend a Squier or Ibanez bass, you can get decent ones for less that $200 and they'd have higher resale value than a Dean. You can also get good practice bass amps for $100.
Of course cheaper used.
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This is solid advice. Pay for a setup (string height, intonation, truss rod adjust, tuning) especially with a cheap bass. You don’t want you son to be discouraged because the bass is unplayable.
I was going to put this on CL tonight but if you have any interest LMK.