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    Ernie ball or LaBella DTF on a P bass

    I honestly really DISLIKE EB strings, they go dead very quickly and tend to break (checked the nut, tuners, bridge, everything was perfect no problems there). I used a set of LaBellas and they were good but they were too muddy for me personally so now I'm using DR Lo Riders and they are sound...
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    Help me modify my jazz bass

    Hello everyone! :) I'm buying a Squier Deluxe IV and I have a few ideas on modifying it. Firstly I want to change the pickups and make the slap switch into a preamp bypass and making it passive. Now I don't know which pickups to put in, I play in a lot of bands that play different genres so i...
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    Help me get the Mudvayne bass tone

    Hello everyone! My birthday is in a couple of days and I've decided to buy myself a Zoom B1 Four. Does anyone know how could I get close to the Ryan Martinie sound? Ps. Any tips for playing the tapping stuff on Happy would be apreciated:D
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    DeOlive six string?

    Lool i just saw I misspelled my username, I wanted to combine bass and assistant but wrote bassistEnt :dead:
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    DeOlive six string?

    Hello, I've been browsing for used basses and came across this one. Anyone have informations on this brand/model of bass? KupujemProdajem
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    Should I buy a 6 string

    absolute beauty:woot:
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    Should I buy a 6 string

    Thanks for all the replies! Some other thing I want to add, I've played a few 5 string basses at jam sessions and have always felt natural using the low B string and that was the main thing that influenced me into thinking about the 6 string. My main dilemma is whether to buy an Harley Benton...
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    Should I buy a 6 string

    I have a 4 string, and I wanna buy a 6 sting, my reasons are that i have a wider tonal variety and i can play in tighter position instead of jumping up and down the fretboard. What are your guys opinions?
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    Good Song for Newbies?

    Here are some easy metal songs (in my opinion): Sonne - Rammstein Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth Breaking The Law - Judas Priest Paranoid - Black Sabbath Holy Diver - Dio Sepultura - Slave New World In my opinion these songs are pretty easy and are solid for learning bass, but play...
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    Experience with Zoom B1Xon

    Hello, one of the guys from my town is selling the Zoom B1xon for 80€ with the power cable. Is it worth the money and what is your guys experience with it?
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    Upgrading a Squier or saving up for a Fender.

    Thanks :thumbsup:
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    Upgrading a Squier or saving up for a Fender.

    This is realy great insight. Ill try the Squier in store and if i like it ill by it. If not I will save up money and buy the Fender.
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    Upgrading a Squier or saving up for a Fender.

    I have an ibanez gsr 180
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    Upgrading a Squier or saving up for a Fender.

    I want to buy a Fender Marcus Miller signature 5 string but I don't have that much money right now and income is close to non existant. So should I buy a Squier 5 string and upgrade it or save up money and eventualy buy the Fender, what would you guys do?
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    How does one figure out who they are as a bass player?

    The bass chooses you, that's what Thundercat said :D