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Originally Posted by garrott  Hello,
I am now attempting some home recording. Not very serious, just for fun. I am doing this by directly plugging my gear into the PC and using Audacity. What I miss is the effect of having a bass. So I have a few questions
1. If I decide to get a bass/amp combination, which should I get at the lowest budget? I am not planning to be a bass player, so I would like to spend as little as possible.
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The problem with cheap bass guitars is they're hard as hell to play. I used to own a Yamaha worth about $900 but sold it. It was really easy to play and sounded great. Now I use a really cheap Giananni worth about $75 and can barely make it through a song 3 times before my fingers give out.
As far as amps go, you might be able to get away with just going direct. A lot of bass players skip using an amp in the studio. I usually go direct but add compression to beef it up and even out the volume differences between the strings.