Recent content by RufusB

Cool idea!

I posted a thread earlier and mentioned the troubles of muting strings constantly while fingerplucking. What I mean here isn't just muting a string after I have played it; but when I pluck one string, ALL other strings vibrate because of it, creating a big amount of noise and the only way to...

@StyleOverShow, yeah thumb just came much more naturally to me.

Pretty much the answers I was guessing. Anyone else have input on this?

I got back into bass very recently and I've been trying to learn to play finger plucking but really can't get used to it. The plucking itself is fine but having my hand in that position makes it so much harder and more confusing to mute string noise. When I play with my thumb I can play faster...

Thanks for all replies, looks like I'll be buying a pickguard. Looking forward to the pics, mack_avz

Thanks for the reply Red Rover. Anyone else?

I'm wondering what the bass looks like with the scratchplate off. Would it be possible to take the scratchplate off, or is the routing visible? Reply with pics if possible. Thanks!

So it seems like a lot of you are involved in musical projects, and I always enjoy listening to a SoundCloud/whatever and knowing that someone, like myself, logged on to TalkBass contributed to that sound. Post any musical projects or material you've created! Even if it's just a YouTube...

Screw it, you're right! Nevermind, I might upgrade the pickups and leave it at that. Thanks for the advice guys! backup, out of interest, what production flaws are on your Squier?

@ZombieSpacebat A Fender MIM is about 550€ new or 300€ used at the very least. I am getting the Squier with all the extras for sub €200, so really the Squier is costing me about €100. I get where you're coming from but I'm in a serious pinch so I'll still be saving a...

Hey there. I'm buying a Squier Standard Jazz Bass as my first real bass, since it's all I can afford at the moment. (Getting it in a second-hand deal, coming with an amp etc. for a very nice price). The only thing I am worried about is gear snobbery or not being taken seriously - even though...