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    Rounds are Too Bright, and Flats are Too Dull...

    I can suggest to try GHS Brite Flats (groundwound type) for more-towards-flats flavour, or Thomastik Infeld IN344 Superalloy (pressurewound) for more-towards-roundwound: the latters are Thomastik version of GHS Pressurewound/Ken Smith Compressor/GHS Ultramag Alloy 52-type strings, but are...
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    Which older/"vintage" bass would you get if you had the money?

    I already have my dream basses, but a Candy Apple Red Gibson Victory Artist it's my "I WANT IT" since I saw it in the first Back To The Future movie
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    How do you keep your active bass from going dead in the middle of a set?

    Three years ago I purchased a pair of Ultralife 9v battery, put them in a 18v preamp and forgot it, two weeks ago i sold that bass, took out batteries and they still was at full charge, now they sit in two different basses and I think they will still last a couple of years, check it out Link Removed
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    Future Impact now available!! WAS: deep impact reissue!!! interested?

    thank you all, I was hoping but I'll have to live with it, I used for a while a Sonuus G2M v3 in the past, but tracking was horrible and totally unpredictable, anyway I'll check the alternatives
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    Future Impact now available!! WAS: deep impact reissue!!! interested?

    Hi all, I just purchased an used FI v1 and promptly updated it to the newest 3.60 firmware, I'm very happy of the pedal and I plan to explore all its features soon, but I have a doubt (sorry if it was already answered!) I was just wondering if FI is capable to be used like a MIDI controller, I...
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    For Sale 1980 Sabre

    sold or...?
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    Best Overdrive With Blend Knob To Use With A Vintage SVT

    Ibanez BB9 Bottom Booster, simple, straight, cheap and absolutely unexpected!
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    Dual P pickups are the best pickup configuration in existance

    like my beloved Fender PB-555 "Boxer", punch and power in all four configurations!
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    Fender Dimension Bass Club

    Yes, I replaced the Precision style knobs with four Jazz style black ones, I think they suits better!
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    Fender Dimension Bass Club

    Maybe a bit late, anyway here I am with my American DLX Dimension Bass Usa HH IV in natural ash, I'm still in love after more than a year! Can I have a #?
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    Fender Dimension Bass Club

    Ken Smith Compressors (or very similar GHS Pressurewounds) really shines on my American Deluxe IV HH, really balanced, never too bright or dark
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    Fender Dimension Bass Club

    I don't know if anyone already posted something about this topic, anyway I experimented a lot today with the 5-way switch on my natural ash Am Dlx HH IV, and found that the in-between positions are really useful, way more better than standard ones! Here is a simple scheme of which coils are...
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    Favorite Bass lines NOT played on an actual bass with strings?

    Baby Be Mine from Micheal Jackson's Thriller, the song that made me start to really learn how to play and use a REAL analog synth (Behringer Model D) one of the grooviest and best synth bass lines EVER
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    Sting (or 50' reissues) bass mods!

    yes, intonation is easier than with the stock bridge, but it's still far from an easy task as with a regular four saddles bridge... anyway once you find a good intonation, the saddles are blocked by the hex screw, so it's a one time job; if I remember well, i spotted this bridge on eBay
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    Sting (or 50' reissues) bass mods!

    I installed a Wilkinson two-saddles swivel bridge on mine, to improve intonation while retaining vintage style, and upgraded pickup to Seymour Duncan SCPB-1 with a slight improvement over the stock Fender pickup, mounted GHS Precision Flats 45-105 for old style warm sound and thump, tried...