Here at Nevada Music there are many different types of bass guitar models to choose from, such as Bass guitar starter packs, Left handed bass guitars and at the top end of the scale, limited and collectable bass guitars. Yet before choosing your bass guitar there are a few things to consider and probably the most important of these factors is budget.
Collectable Bass Guitars
You can purchase a decent bass guitar for just a few hundred pounds or splash out several thousand pounds for a specially customised or rare instrument. It's important to match your budget to your playing limitations as a really expensive bass would be wasted on a complete novice and likewise, a starter pack isn't ideally suited to an experienced session bass player.
Double Bass Guitars
The second point that you may care to consider is the type(s) of music that you intend to play. Whilst a bass guitar can pretty much adapt itself to almost any style, certain models suit specific genres better than others. For example, a double bass is immediately categorised as being appropriate for jazz music and a fretless bass could also meet this criteria.
Alternatively, to avoid the inevitable pigeon holing, you might want to purchase a versatile instrument that can easily integrate into several different styles of music. Bass guitars also come with short, mid and long scale necks so these choices also need to be carefully considered and it's usually a good idea trying out several different models to see what suits your own playing style the best.