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Question: Is $325 a good price on a black epiphone bass guitar!?
I found one for this price, and I was also wondering if epiphone makes a good guitar!.

I've been thinking about Ibanez and Gibson!. Which out of the three (including epiphone) is the best!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Hi JR

Get an Epiphone because if you do not like it, you can always swap!. but if you buy a Gibson, you will pay much more and will never get your investment back unless you keep the bass for 15 years and then sell it!. Then, it will get value!.
I have an old Gibson Les Paul 1963 andv valued at $12,000 to $20,000!.

your choice!.

I wouldnt buy Gibson!. I would go for Rickenbacher or Fener precision bass or Scheter !. They are cheaper and they, make a good 5 sting bass for around $250 with case!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think that is a little high especially for an epi bass!. Out of ibanez Gibson and Epi well Gibson definently is better than Epi and Ibanez and Gibson i would say ibanez for bass!. Ibanez makes some pretty good basses while in my opinion Gibsons only good bass is the Sg bass!. But if you want a really good bass gofor the Fender Precision Bass and if you wnat the best bass ever go for the rickenbacker 4003 its hands down total awesomeness lol but its like 2 grand but anyways I would look up and try some ibanezs and your local guitar storeWww@QuestionHome@Com

Epiphone is to Gibson like Squier is to Fender - basically a cheaper version!. And Gibson's quality has been declining recently, so I wouldn't go for it!.
I can definitely recommend Ibanez though - along with Schecter, they're the best manufacturers of mid-ranged basses!.
http://www!.ibanez!.com/bass/default!.aspx
You can check out their basses here to see if anything catches your eye; the cheapest ones you'll probably find there are the GSR series and their [slightly] more expensive big brothers, the SR series!. I have the GSR205, and despite being one of their cheapest basses, it's actually a pretty nice instrument (considering that it only costs $300)!. The 4 string version of that (the GSR200) is $200!.

The most important thing though is to go to a music store and play the basses - finding one YOU think feels and sounds good is what really matters!.Www@QuestionHome@Com