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I have to tune 1 whole step down and I need strings that feel stiff enough to play with low action and no fret buzz but without having too much gauge. At the moment I've tried Fodera strings, Ernie Ball, Warwick EMP, LaBella Hard Rockin' steel...but all of them are to floppy for my taste (the...

Hi!! I want to replace the EMG 45DC pickups on my bass because I have the same pickups on another bass. At the moment I've found the Bartolini M5 soapbar which have exactly the same shape, do you know more brands with that same shape? Thank you!!

Hi there!! I've got a nice Fender American Vintage'62 jazz that i'd like to mod a little because the neck feels too slim at my hands. I`ve been thinking on the Fender Steve Harris neck, japan made, medium-jumbo frets...and much more chunky! Do you know if that neck fits well on my Fender AV'62...

I really dig Jaco, but do you think that his Fender Signature (not the Custom reliced) is usable to play more genres like hard-rock, AOR, Stoner, Pop...? or is too foccused to play what Jaco used to play? Short version: Is it a versatile bass? Thank you!

Finally I'm thinking on going two 2x10's (WCA211Pro, 300W 8Ohm each, Warwick) due to transport and ease of handling. My head is a Warwick Xtreme 5.1 (500W, 4Ohm). Yes, I do love WW amplification :p It would be to be played in a not-too-loud metal band. Can you please me tell me your point of...

I'm thinking on adquire two 1x12 cabs (the WW 112 Neo's) for my WW Xtreme 5.1. How do you see that combination? loud enough for a metal style? Thank you!

Hi there!! I'm planning on get that Genz Benz half stack to play metal a la Firewind, Dragon Force, etc... with my LTD F405 tuned to A-D-G-C-F. I'm looking for a very articulate amp, with fast response as I have to play sometimes quite fast... Do you think it will fit my needs?? or is an...

What do you think of this combination? Head is a Warwick Xtreme 5.1 (500W, 4Ohm) and I want to put the Gallien 4x12 Neo as a unique cab. (1200W, 4Ohm). I play metal with a 5 string bass downtuned one step (adgcf) and I'm looking for a good bottom response but very precise and sharp at the...

I'm looking for a pre stompbox with 3 band eq. and distortion, and after a long search, I've found that the choose will be between the Rusty Box and the DHA. Which one would you choose between them?? Link Removed http://www.tronographic.com/

I'm looking for a pedal pre-amp, and I'd like it to be polivalent and have some distortion as I'd use it sometimes. More or less they cost the same. I had a Sansamp and a Valvedrive and I didn´t like them... I must recognice the Tronographic has some advantage because I like to use things...

Hi! I'm looking to achieve an "uprighty" tone from my fretless Precission bass (passive). I play mostly jazz with it and I use Labella Flatwounds. Which pickup would you recommend? Thank you.

Which one of these two basse would you adquire or which one do you think is better? Thank you!

Hi! I have a passive double P pickup configuration bass with Seymour Duncan SPB-3. I find they are great pickups, but I'm looking for something more aggresive like the...DiMarzio DP146? Help!

Hi! I've just purchased a 6 string bass and I want to replace the "no-brand" strings that feel little less than horrible. I've seen lots of brands, sets, etc. but I fear that they could be too short for my 35" scale. Can you please tell me sets that fits this scale? I prefer nickel with no...

Hi! Which pickups would you use on a P/P bass which is used only to play black/death metal? I've tried Basslines but they sound a little thin to me... I was thinking on DiMarzio DP146 Will Power, I had once a Fender MIA with that pickup and sounder powerfull, but I don't know if...

Which of these bass would you buy to play black metal?? The Vixen is a neck thru alder body, maple neck, ebony fingerboard. Double P configuration Seymour Duncan with Volume, Tone and 3-way selector. Badass bridge, grover tuners. The Vampyre is set neck maple body, ovangkol neck and wenge...

Hi there! I'm thinking on replacing the Delano pickup on my sandberg because it sounds too dry, with not very much low end and horrible highs... I was thinking on a Nordstrand MM4.2, do you think there are better options? I play black metal BUT I do not cut mid's to boost lows and highs, I...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180296378600&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123 What do you think?

...a 34" scale-5 string or a 35" scale-4 string??? (for a 34"-4 string bassist).

Anybody nows the scale of that bass??? I cannot find information about that in Dean's web... I'm thinking on buying it, but if it's a 35"...

I'm the owner of a LTD F-404 FM wich is a 4 string, 35" scale bass. Ah, and NO string thru body. I play drop D Lamb of God, Sepultura style :bassist: I'm thinking of replacing the strings which came with the bass with a DR Hi-Beam 45-105 set. Do you think they're long enough for my bass...

Lindy Fralin or Seymour Duncan Antiquity?

Hi there! I'm upgrading my SX with 1P vintage antiquity, 1J Vintage antiquity and Gotoh bridge and tuners, also I've shielded everything. But now I want to change potentiometers too, because those that came with the bass are crap... Which would you recommend me? maybe 2x250k split shaft potis...

Hi there! My question is simple. If you had that bass, which pick ups & preamp will you use to replace the Bart's electronics? (they're not bad at all, but they lack of attack, bottom end...)

Hi everyone! That's my second message but I'm reading you for a while. I thoght it was time to post because I have some ideas to change my Lakland Skyline 55-02 a little. It's the model with MM Bart in the bridge and a Jb bart in the neck, with Bart alectronics also. I'm a little tired of...

Hi everyone! That's my first message but I'm reading you for a while. I thoght it was time to post because I have some ideas to change my Lakland Skyline 55-02 a little. It's the model with MM Bart in the bridge and a Jb bart in the neck, with Bart alectronics also. I'm a little tired of...