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Amazing. That is so helpful. Thanks ever so much Warpeg.

Sorry, I forgot to add photo in my previous message. Here it is.

I recently bought a second-hand active bass which on the face of it is a Mexican-made Fender Jazz. It has "deluxe series" engraved on the headstock and a serial number, and would seem to be authentic. However looking online to try and get detailed information about the control knobs I read time...

I have been given conflicting advice and I would appreciate feedback from others who may know more than I do about the way guitars work. I was thinking of replacing the strings on my long-scale acoustic bass with flatwounds, for the sake of the sound and the tone this produces. However the...

I used to play saxophone in a folk dance band. I was nearly always positioned near the back of the stage - standing right next to the bass player. I began to think, "That sounds like a lot of fun" and before I knew it, I was hooked!

Thanks guys, very much appreciate your help. All in all, I think I will stick with what I've got.

Yes, it does have Squier" in much larger script than "Fender" which you could easily miss if you didn't look carefully. So is there really no Fender connection? I always thought Fender was the "gold standard" which is why it caught my eye.

Thanks for your thoughts, guys. To answer Dalkowski's question, the thing that really tempted me more than anything I guess was the magic name "Fender" on the stock.

I would appreciate some guidance or opinions on my dilemma. I have two Peavey four-string basses: one a "Grind" model in natural wood finish - looks nice, perhaps a bit basic. The other is a "Sarzo" signature, active bass. Had a couple of knocks but still very good to play. Curious feature is...

Hi This is going to sound very amateurish I am afraid, but I have recently taken up bass and I am enjoying it immensely, but the electronics completely baffle me. All the "teach yourself" type of books I have come across concentrate on styles and playing techniques but none of them seem to...