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All the Small Things seems to get people hype. Say It Ain't So by Weezer. Play That Funky Music if you can do it. I dislike all of those songs, but it seems the crowd loves them. Of course, our vocalist sang well in the upper registers which might have been the key. One thing you have to think...

It's not the strings, it is the technique. Like the OP suggested, it sounds muted. I can get the same type of sound out of this P with flats by palm muting right in front of the saddles, playing with my fingertips (not thumb), and rolling the tone way back. Doubtless it has some compression on...

For what it is worth, years ago I played what I think was an original (it was definitely short scale), and the rep that owned it said he had la bella flats on it. I don't remember specifically if he said it was the custom set for danos or not, but I imagine so. My impression was that it sounded...

So I have one of these basses, and it sounds nice and everything, but I am not digging the neck shape. Are there options for replacement necks for these? I don't find much info online. Past searches haven't turned up much of anything other than high end stuff that cost almost as much as a...

That fret closest to the bridge looks waay off to my eyes. It can't just be me, right? That thing can't be intonated correctly.

I think y'all missed the point because the OP is talking about an amp that automatically adjusts itself to reproduce a "good" bass tone. I described a scenario that showed (from what I could make out) what the tech would look like on an operational level, perhaps with a little embellishment, to...

I think y'all missed the entire point of the OP. Imagine an amp that you just plug in. It has no buttons, but it begins to run. It sounds out the room for you to remove unwanted resonances. Now when you play you get a nice, even bass tone. Imagine it goes a step further. Each note you play is...

I have a couple 10' cables- some really cheap ones and a nice set of mogami ones. I haven't noticed any difference. In fact... here is an article talking about the difference between cables (and a good site for compressor reviews, to): Analysis of Audio Cables What I do notice is the difference...

I agree- which squier jazz do you have? That will give everyone a general idea of what sound you have (or should have) now. Also, out of curiosity, does your bass have a rosewood/pau ferro fretboard or maple? Not like I have an opinion yet, but I am just curious for my own sake. As far as my...

What is wrong with just a P? I've played in two churches now and it seemed perfectly fine. In the first church they had a bunch of guitar people (3 some days, all rhythm-ing :S) and keys with strings/pads built into the patch, and with all of that in the top and middle it was nice to sit...

That is a good looking bass. The only thing that would make it look better is if the fretboard wasn't dumbly wide to accommodate that 5th string. It does look good, but 5 string fretboards are disproportionately wide which makes them look lame. Kinda like pickup trucks nowadays that try to look...

5 string basses are ugly.

So I am looking for another bass amp. I am looking at lightweight 210 combos again, particularly the Ashdown AAA 300 this time, but I am open to getting a separate head/cab. So far I have tried Rumbles, GK MB210, and the TC Electronic BG210. They have all worked, and I was OK with the tone, but...

To put it briefly, tubes don't matter as much for bass because a bass guitar sounds good without them. Electric guitar amps purposefully color and change the sound of the dry guitar tone to give it life. Basses aren't quite the same- not sure why, if it has to do with the human ear being tuned...

I love the Fender bass tone: that burpy, growly sound is perfect most of the time. But I could never understand why people would like the thinner Jazz tone over the thicker, fuller P tone. It just seemed like J basses were weaker P basses, and while I had heard good J bass tones, P basses just...