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Confounded autocorrect!

I play almost exclusively on six strings, either on an Ibanez SRFF806, or Terra Firma, which is currently getting a Kahler trem put on. I worked my way up from four, to five, then six strings gradually, but I have decently big hands, so now four string necks feel tiny to me. The closest thing I...

Six strings Ibanez Terra Firma body Headless neck Tremolo bridge somehow Some kind of detuning system to drop the B and E to A and D Dingwall pickups with the Darkglass tone capsule Button killswitch Uh... Digitech Whammy/Drop guts for instant octave up?

I tried a Rickenbacker 4003 in a Sam Ash once and it was the most uncomfortable experience. Neck felt like a baseball bat cut in half with sharp edges, the body is completely squared off all the way around so it dug into my arm, and the pickup cover got in the way of where I naturally wanted to...

It was actually Guitar Hero 2, hearing and playing John the Fisherman. I'd never known that a bass could do or sound like that! I was really short on money at the time, but a friend from the internet asked what would make me happy, to which I said learning how to play bass guitar. A few days...

A little, but that's where the similarities end. We're much louder, faster, and lack vocals.

I seem to be the oddball here, and in more ways than one. I'm out in Chino, play in a two piece experimental metal band in Pomona, and my influences range from Tom Morello to Nathan Navarro and Les Claypool. My main bass is an Ibanez Terra Firma with a GK-3B pickup, and I play through too many...

I wasn't sure of where to put this but if it's in the wrong place, please move it. Hello TB. I happened to stumble upon this site when I was bored and looking for a description of a whamola. Anyway, I have an interest in playing bass guitar but have yet to learn how to play. I was wondering...

I googled Les Claypool whamola and found myself here. I figured I should join as I want to learn to play bass guitar and decided this would be a good place to get advice.