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It has quite the upbend on it now (I had accidentally over-adjusted my truss rod previously). So I will definitely try out the lemon oil first. Do I need to wipe off the lemon oil with a dry or wet cloth after conditioning it? Or just leave it after wiping it down with lemon oil? Thanks for your...

I had flatwounds on it before so it was higher tension. When you say they need a fair amount of neck relief, do you mean that there should be more or less of a bend in the neck? I was under the impression that most fretless basses should have the truss rod adjusted so it is virtually flat.

Here I have it recorded what sound it makes. I apologize in advance for how badly I play and how badly I am out of tune.

Hi, so I recently got a set of LaBella tapewounds for my Godin acoustibass and for some reason when I play and slide even the slightest, an audible plastic-y hollow noise occurs. This happens especially on the high strings. Before putting the strings on I did however use soap with a damp cloth...

Thank you! I will check it out, and if it plays great and no bow in the neck, I think I will get it.

Would you say the $500 is worth it for an older model? A lot of the comments I have found online say that it is a very good bass and they like the build of these better than the A4s.

Hi, I have an opportunity to get a Godin Fretless Acoustibass (looks like this: Invalid Link Removed) and I wasn't sure if it is a good deal. I can't find much on this model, the only ones I can find prices for are the A4 and A5, but they do not look the same. The price of this one I can...

Started by doing the intro part and I got it to sound fine. But then when I got it to the fast part I slowed it down with audacity. But then I still couldn't get it perfectly. Then I looked up sheet music to see where I was going wrong. Also the sheet music was piano music and I was just looking...

Oh yes it does have 3 flats. Are the 3 flats on the notes that are indeed flat?

I don't quite understand the theory, so could you elabourate? Why doesn't it show flats in the sheet music yet you come to the conclusion that they are flats in those spots? P.S. I am not denying that you are right, I am just trying to understand so that I can put this knowledge to use in...

I was going by the sheet music for piano:

So I have just been doing something by ear and I need someone to tell me if it sounds O.K. to them. The song is this: http://youtu.be/KzXNx2XF6H8?t=1m15s I have it fast forwarded to the part for you (around 1:15). My tab for the main bass line is this: G|-|---5-----4-------|...

Not planning on ever putting equipment on it.

Thank you very much! It's about 2 and 7/8 at widest, would that be alright still or would it be ideal to cut it down and make it a 4-string?

Alright, I started making a hackjob bass and I was working on shaping the neck and such today and I realized that it was wider than my 4-string neck and maybe I can make it into a 5-string. The neck is 4.8cm wide at the thinnest part (by the head), which is approximately 1.88 inches. I was...