Recent content by jasonlc

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    Pickups and paint

    I'm in the midst of a mild restoration project on a Rogue 5 string. It's mainly for practice and to learn before I tackle anything very expensive. Anyway, I don't really like the look of the pickups with the Rogue logo on them. Can I paint them, or will that change their sound? The pickups...
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    4 string or 5 string?

    Thanks everyone for all of the replies. I think I'll just play them both until I find myself gravitating towards one or the other. If I find that the different neck lengths is causing me issues going back and forth, I guess I'll have a perfectly reasonable excuse to buy a new bass. :) Now I...
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    4 string or 5 string?

    First of all - hello. I just signed up for the forums tonight and this is my first post. I do not know how to play the bass yet - but I'm interested in getting started! Last weekend I picked up 2 used bass guitars pretty cheap because they "have a bad buzz when plugged into an amp". I...