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oops Les Claypool- Bass Neil Peart- Drums Kirk Hammett- Guitar Barbara Streishand- Vocals:hiding:

Les Claypool- Bass

IMO each one has its pros and cons. Im not a big fan of either (i love gibson Rippers, Long-scale EBs and vicorys and I also love Fender Jazz Basses). I have the mindset that you can use ALMOST any bass for any style of music but T-bird might confine you to rock because many other musicians see...

It should say right on the headstock. on my '08 MIM Jazz its right under the fender logo.

I doesnt really seem to affect my playing i just noticed that im the only person ive seen that does it

I've been playing bass for a little more than a year. Lately when I have been playing I have been noticing that when i play my right pinky curls up almost all the way and my ring curls about halfway. In every music video and concert ive seen fingersyle bassists like me always have the fingers in...

Great, i think ill try some chromes pretty soon, thx

Has anyone ever tryed putting flats on a an active modern bass? I have a Traben Array Attack that i have thought about putting flats on. I'm just curious to know if anyone has ever tried this before.

Traben- Theyre cheap, well-made, have great tonal variety and look awesome Warwick- Because i cant afford one G&L

Thats strange. I was in in a music store trying a Traben Array Attack a week ago. They said they just go it in. They might have been lieing though, who knows?

Count me in. I have a bass, an amp and fingers. I hold the rythm and thats about it. My basslines are ripoffs of what the guitars are playing. Is that mediocre enough?

Tarpon Springs, im in

I regret buying an '04 Ibanez Soundgear. It fell apart a few months after the warranty expired. The jack broke, pickups and electronics died and the truss rod froze. I have it sitting in the closet collecting dust. I regret selling a p-bass clone to help pay for the Ibanez