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    How I can Road Worn my other basses' neck

    Link Removed Couldn't find 0000 steel wool at the shop so I used 000 I had lying around. That worn out spot is cool.
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    Club Sandberg (part 2)

    Link Removed My Sandberg doen't have that cool stamp only a 4digit number in a different place. So I guess the newer ones have that kind of longer serial stamped on the headstock? I know my Sandberg is made before 2011 because the screw to adjust intonation is under the strings.(Sorry for...
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    How do you explain what a bass is to someone?

    That's why you have to play so loud that they don't have to know what a bass is THEY WILL FEEL IT!
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    What made YOU want to play bass?

    Four years ago listening to ****** metal bands and wanting to be like their bassist :rollno: Oh how I wish I had better music taste. Two years of my bass playing have been a waste of time, these last two years have been awesome just because different musical directions. Yeah I listen to metal...
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    Show your video! --You on Youtube Part 3

    If I'm not wrong the bassist is Bernard Odum
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    Show your video! --You on Youtube Part 3

    Here's my first video: Playing along to Rainbow Box by Riverside just for fun and to try how good quality i get with the Zoom Q3HD
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    Riverside-Reality Dream I(Fun to play)

    Hi. I tabbed this song while learning to play it. The song is Reality Dream I from Riverside's first album Out of Myself. I think it's really fun to play and can give you challenge even if you are a bass pro I attached a PDF and link to Songsterr...
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    Two-handed tapping

    Nice. Maybe too hard for me because of the speed and technique. On the other hand I don't have a job at the moment so I have huge amount of time to put into bass playing.
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    FretBuzz

    I will take it to a guitar shop on Monday. The relief is now good but the fret buzz is still there...
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    FretBuzz

    Thanks I checked the relief by credit card and it didn't fit. Now I leave it overnight after turning the truss rod.(Maybe I have to do more setups because my hands and legs were shaking. I was afraid of truss rod adjustments :hiding:)
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    Two-handed tapping

    Good to hear it's not that horrible. The clank coming from the frets just drives me crazy.
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    Two-handed tapping

    Hi. I've been practicing two-handed tapping. I want your opinion on my skills. I asked my brother/guitarist how I sound when i tap and he said it sounds horrible. Tips and tricks are welcome [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    FretBuzz

    Hi (My bass is tuned ADGCF)I'm getting frett buzz only on the A and D string on the 6th fret. So what is the problem is it just the change of humidity or is the fret worn and it needs a little filing or can it be neck relief issue. Before posting this thread I tested every single fret and...
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    Thought I would post this for anyone, could be the steal of a lifetime?

    You are going to test it out? For my eyes(I'm not not an expert) it looks right compared to that other one. If it works and is in a playable condition why not. And he says the price is negotiable
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    Stripping chrome to nickel plate

    Funniest article I found about stripping chrome was:Soak overnight in cola and brush the chrome away with a toothbrush in the morning.
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    Stripping chrome to nickel plate

    Found this on lespaul forums:Use vinegar or muriatic acid. soak and then check frequently (tie a string to the parts and lift them up to see) after a few minutes. I don't know if this will work. I would contact a chroming company
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    Have you ever tripped with your bass?

    That's why I don't play gigs with my blue Jackson bass anymore. The women here go crazy on blue colored instruments. Maybe I will play the next gig with it and compete with our guitarist on who gets the most women: Me with my blue bass or he with his blue guitar(Both are Jacksons :eek:)
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    Have you ever tripped with your bass?

    Nice stories! And I live in the South part of Finland and not in the cold North. (I'm waiting for a post with a picture of bass fish getting high.)
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    Have you ever tripped with your bass?

    Cab drivers...:rollno::mad:
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    Have you ever tripped with your bass?

    Well for the last 3 years I have felt that I don't belong to Finland
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    Have you ever tripped with your bass?

    So have you ever tripped with your bass or dropped it? I'm just asking because last weekend I had this close call moment when it was icy outside and outside our rehearsal place I tripped on the ice on the stairs. I had my Sandberg in Warwick Rockbag (I really should get a case) I fcking...
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    Envelope Filter and OD

    Thanks for the answers. My Compressor is always on and the Chorus is only off when I use the Fuzz. I think the Compressor might be the problem here it has been on the same setting from the start when i had a 4-string Jackson bass. Now i have a Sandberg 5-string. It's a different beast it the...
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    Envelope Filter and OD

    Hi I have a little problem with my pedal order. My Envelope Filter is MXR Envelope Filter and the OD is custom made. So if i put my pedals like Amp-Wah-Envelope-Chorus-Fuzz-OD-Comp-Bass I can get a nice sounds with the envelope but if I engage the OD I get a sound I don't like. Now I tried...
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    How is your high frequency hearing?

    16KHz. I'm 19. I know I have damaged my hearing
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    Club Sandberg (part 2)

    Congrats! That bass is beautiful.
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    Help me Rename my Band

    River of Appleseed River of Three Rivers Three Rivers of Summit City OK maybe the x of y names would fit as song names better than as a band name Beneath Fort Wayne +1
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    Club Sandberg (part 2)

    My TM5 weights about 9.7 lbs. You're getting a jazz bass model? I think the neck is similar to other jazz basses. Only Sandberg neck I have tried is my TM5.
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    Club Sandberg (part 2)

    I think the low B is amazing.I have it tuned to A. You haven't tried Sandberg and ordered one?
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    Blood blister! what can I do?

    I'm a metalworker working with sheet metal. I used to get things like that when part of my gloves and skin got caught under the metal. They are very painful for a few days and my blisters have gone in about 1 week. Two of my blisters have stayed for 3 months, they are just two hard black things...
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    Take a look at this Traben bass copy!

    This is odd they have other models but that Trabenish model is the only one with the wonky MM pup placement.This is the companys site Link Removed
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    Take a look at this Traben bass copy!

    Somebody here in Finland is trying to sell this Chinese? made Traben bass copy. No I'm not considering to buy it.Thought I would share it with you.
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    Wearing shoes on stage.

    Anything goes except knit wool socks.I had pedals switch stuck in the knit and I lifted my whole pedalboard up. Had a good laugh after that.
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    B string For Keeping a A with Good teion?

    I agree. I too used 135. and i switched to 145. much better, thicker sound and tension.
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    You can add 5 basses to your collection, you choose.......?

    Sandberg California VM 5-string Rickenbacker 4003 Gibson Thunderbird Fretless bass. Can't decide which one Hollowbody
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    Carvin sb5000 bridge saddles

    Height, intonation or spacing? here is a manual from Carvin website:[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Pedalboards of the Stars: Part IV

    Mariusz Duda from Riverside
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    Post your practice rig

    Home: Warwick Blue Cab 30.1 and Boss GT6B Band practice: Laney RB9, Laney RB410 and pedalboard
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    New rig and bass day

    Congrats! How do you like the Fafner?
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    What bass does your favourite bassist play?

    Martin Mendez from Opeth Fender Marcus Miller and other Fender basses
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    Neck Relief

    Are you sure it is maxed out? because when i tried to tighten the trussrod on my bass it was stuck until i helped it a little by pushing the headstock from the frontside. Take a look Invalid Link Removed