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    The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

    sadly not inlays ... just stickers but cool!!! tanxx
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    Pickup Cover Material

    Hi Folks, excuse my ignorance in the subject, i have used open pole pickups, and also plastic covered pickups wich don't seem to have interference or reduce sound. Do you think metal covers -like the new Billy Sheehan Pickups- could interfere or reduce sound?. i have had the same question on...
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    Bass guitar = Fender bass

    When Stevie Ray Vaughan introduce the band at the Mocambo, he said "Tommy Shannon on the Fender Bass" :)
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    Are the pickups essentially what give a bass its sound?

    Recently, a bandmate who got a squier (from someone who was leaving the country and would not take it with him) decide to upgrade almost everything on the bass. He compared the sound of the Squier versus my Fender american standard, and the Squier was thin and sterile, and simply unplayable in a...
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    Fender BXR-200 Bass Combo Amplifier

    Fender BXR-200 Bass Combo Amplifier There is a 2001 thread about the Fender BXR-200 Bass Combo Amplifier, wich had a lot bad comments about the equipment... why so much hate??? i got mine in 1995 brand new and has worked perfectly fine since then, not a single complain except the weight, wich...
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    Fretless - lined or unlined? Let's survey this question..What's your preference?

    I HATE LINED FRETLESS...! BUT LOVE THE 3 5 7...12... DOTS ON THE SIDE...
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    Can someone simplify the Steinberger, Hohner, Newburgh, Pre-Gibson, ..... thing

    I had the opportunity to try and compare side by side the XL and the Synapse Bass guitar through 2 different amplifiers -Fender and Peavey- and frankly i did not notice big differences, in fact, Synapse could match the tone of the XL and bigger, but not the other way. The Synapse has more...
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    Best live album?

    John Sykes - Bad Boy Live
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    Bass height versus Age

    People can play their instruments any way they want to, but they are suppose to be played comfortably ... if you are ok playing like Jerry Lee Lewis or Krist Novoselic, good for you....To me the bass guitar height is in the same position either sitting down or standing up.
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    Girlfriend's Dad's Bass 62' Jazz

    A piece of Rock n Roll history ... marry the girl... LOL
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    Bandmates prefer Jazz Basses...

    I am not a session muscian, i have a band (longtime friends who also play musical instruments) and we play wherever we can, and agree to play... sometimes we get formally paid, sometimes we do not, but in every situation I AM THE ONLY ONE who choose the bass ... and after 25 years playing, i am...
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    How many years (if any) did you play 4 strings before buying a 5 string?

    I am thinking to switch to a 3 string bass... my hands are small.... :)