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My bass has an issue with the output jack. When I plug the cable in, it will often only get a good connection if it is turned a certain way. Also, sometimes it will have a perfect connection no matter how it is turned, but sometimes it will barely work at all. I have tried tightening the jack...

My bass jack has been cutting out quite a bit, so I tightened it. Afterwards, it had not improved, so I checked again and noticed the wires appear to have become unraveled. I don't know too much about bass, so I don't know if this is an issue or not. Pictures are here: The bass is an Oscar...

A bit late but, I was soaking and not boiling them. I didn't want to catch fire. Thanks for the advice, everyone!

Will this work? It's hard to get denatured alcohol where I am, but I could find 99% isopropyl. Will this have any negative effect on the strings? I'm soaking them for 12-24 hours. Any help is appreciated.

I won't be gigging for a while, I've only been playing 2 months! Thanks for the help though, appreciate it!

I tried to get 99%, as I could not find denatured. Will the isopropyl have any bad effects on the strings? Should I soak them for less time?

So, stupid question, but my friend told me that you were never supposed to take the strings off your bass, because they would not be reusable. I took the strings off my bass and have left them to soak in 99% isopropyl alcohol for 24 hours, because they were sounding a bit dim. They are...

So, I've been playing for just under 2 months, so I don't expect to become Flea anytime soon, but I was wondering if there were any songs that were good to practice to help improve general skill. I'm a beginner, so they should be fairly simple, but challenging enough to help me improve. It's a...

It's a field pretty close to Winnipeg, so I will try to schedule one. I'll see what else I can find online for now. Also, it is from Are You Afraid of the Dark. Forget which episode, though.

So, I have been learning bass for about 1.5 months, and have reworked my technique (if you could call it that) over the past week because I realized I had no idea what muting, music theory, scales, or anything else along the lines of competency were. Now that I am paying more attention to my...