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Hi all, I’ve been wanting to dip my toes back into the double bass world. Someone has listed a Mathias Thoma 90P for sale locally on FB marketplace. As I understand it, these were popular school basses in NYC where I am located. This an an older bass made in West Germany. It’s $350 which is...

I usually don't bother to put string reviews online but a recent experience with Labella left a bad taste in my mouth. Purchased a set of the 760FGS for my Epiphone Jack Cassidy. The gold color is eye catching, especially when compared to the 760LTF I normally use. With the 760FGS, I noticed...

Hi all, Slightly belated NBD. I ordered this off of Sweetwater when the Epiphone Jack Casady's were being put on sale a few weeks ago. Bought it, and a Guild HSC, and its been more or less sitting unplayed since I bought it since I've been crushed with work and studio stuff and it was clear...

Hi all, Looking to get new strings to replace the TI Flats on my jazz bass. Typically I use DR Hi Beams or Elixir Stainless on my basses, but I'm hoping to try something with a tighter feel and higher tension than what I'm used to for fast finger style and the occasions where I need to tune to...

Hi all, For many years I’ve been gigging and digging Aguilar and Ampeg amps and cabs. Recently got a Demeter VTBP M 800D in trade for my SVT-CL. It sounds great at rehearsal volumes but I recently played a small outdoor gig with my Aguilar S210 Cabinet and I felt like I was pushing my cabinet...

Hey all, Bought this SR Special back in August and its my #1 live bass where its pretty much into and out of the gig bag every time. Finally playing it at home to try out an amp and I noticed this. Not sure when or how it happened. Is this an easy, commonplace, Stringray thing that I can...

For most of my 20 year bass playing career I've been playing an early Fender 57RI bass. Its the bass from which all other basses are judged and has seen hundreds of shows, jam sessions, and studio time. Pretty much every musical milestone I've had was with this in my hands. Over time I've had...

Hi all, I’ve always heard good things about Fleetwoods bassist Peter McVie, but, being of a younger generation my only recollections of the band were “Tusk” “Dreams” and my dad saying he only liked Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Having had to cover Dreams for over a decade I always figured he was...

Back in August a trip to kill time at Guitar Center to check out 5 strings had me walk out with a Stingray Special 4HH. Wasn't planning on buying a bass, nor was I planning on buying another Ray (currently own an older 4H with an OPB3 and Aguilar MM pickup) I tried all their 5 strings including...

Hi all I have a P-bass with a nordstrand NP4 that I'd like to switch to a humbucker. While I'm pretty sure a MM style bucker would cover up the route, is there anything else there that would do the trick? Something like a G&L MFD or something from nordstrand? Thanks!

Hey everyone. In one of my bands, I was recently "gifted" a Fender Rumble 500 2x10 combo to use at rehearsal and as a sometimes backline. We do flavors of classic punk, post punk, and no wave kinda music as a cabaret. I usually use a P-bass with rounds, but frequently use my Stingray H or...

Hi all, Was recently gifted an old 400rb and an epiphani bass cab by my bands old bass player. (He’s the singers dad) Unfortunately the volume output level drops intermittently while playing. Any idea what this could be? Worth fixing?

Did I miss something here? I've been seeing 90s and early 00's MIM Fenders going for 600-1000 locally on Craigslist and Facebook marketplace! As someone who played these when new, these were very hit or miss instruments. Generally they sold used for $250-400. What gives? I know weed was just...

Hey all I have a handful of amps that I typically use live (Ampeg or Aguilar) but am considering going primarily ampless or do a preamp power amp combo depending on PA support. Right now I’m going direct to the board through a radial bassbone od v2. Everyone else has a helix or goes direct...

Hi all, Thinking about going ampless for rehearsals and shows with one of my bands. Guitarist has the Helix and raves about it. Thinking about joining the train as right now I'm using a DI into our mixer/PA. Everyone goes direct into the PA (drummer has an electric kit) and honestly it sounds...

Hi all, Playing in a Neo-Soul band where I play a 4 string P-bass tuned down to C standard through a Radial Bassbone OD. Looking for an envelope filter that can handle all those low notes for some nice tasteful Q. I'm a "big notes" kinda guy who really doesn't do the fast finger funk thing...

Sorry for the bad pic. Was just too excited to take the time to get a real one taken. Was on the local CL and I saw a bergantino NV610 for $400. This will eventually join my $400 SVT-CL because $400 is my lucky number apparently.

Saw the new Fender Pro II Precision’s in Miami blue. Love the bass but not the scale length. looking for a new precision in 35+ scale as I’d be tuning down to A or Ab Is there anything out there? Pics of the current lineup for attention.

Hi all, Recently fired up my SVT at my apartment and had a weird issue where I'd need to flip the polarity switch on my amplifier every few minutes to keep my amp from feeding back. None of the indicator lights are flashing a code. I had a fresh retube last year and low hours since then...

Does anyone make a regular hard case that fits 2x bass guitars? I found one on guitar center for $500 which is a little out of my price range. ;) I have an older tolex dual case from Gator with wheels that’s awesome but I don’t think it’s made anymore. I gig with a mono M80 dual so my gig bag...

Hi all, Been working my ass off this year for my main job and freezing my ass off playing outdoor shows. Gigs are done for the year but was thinking of grabbing a new G&L as a Christmas gift to myself. I mostly play a pair of P Basses. One has a geezer butler and the other has a G&L MFD Pbass...

Hi all, So my tech has been pushing me to get something more modern than what I got, because what I got is a bunch of vintage style basses and amps. My main basses right now (aka the last 5 years) are a pair of P-basses. I have a Fender CS 61 reissue (with a G&L MFD P-bass pickup) and my...

Hey everyone, Hoping that maybe this Radial can streamline my gig process and fit my needs. I play in a few bands of varying genres. I could be playing hardcore punk one night, a mild mannered folk act the next, and then top 40, and back. In october I have a few weekends with different bands on...

I have an SVT-CL and a handful of 8 ohm cabinets. Looking to replace the 15" driver in one of my SVT115EN cabinets with something 4ohm. I prefer midrange to super deep bass for the music I play. Suggestions welcome!

I'm picking up an SVT-CL tonight after swearing never to own one. "Unfortunately" an SVT fits my musical projects right now more than my Aguilar stuff so SVT it is. I have a bunch of amps right now (6?!) so I'm likely looking to downsize as I'm not a storage facility. If I were to make the SVT...

Just installed an aguilar OPB3 preamp into my Stingray 4H. I just wired it up and I'm getting some ground hum and, if I touch the control plate, radio signals! I haven't put strings on it yet, but I don't think that should affect things. Help! Controls are Volume Treble Mid (p/p) Bass I...

Hey everyone, I'm thinking about picking up a fairly cheap Mesa Boogie M-Pulse Venture Bass combo in the 2x12 configuration. Any thoughts from current or former users? I usually back up singer songwriter folks, so a big round bass sound is always great. I also play in some hardcore bands and am...

Not a F/S thread, more of an advice thread. So I own a mid 60s (66 ot Ampeg B15N in OK cosmetic shape. Normal nicks and tears in the tolex, ripped grill cloth, broken badge, broken plexi, broken handle, original dolly etc. It plays fine but has a slight rattle somewhere in the cabinet that I...

A few years ago I found Sløtface over on bandcamp and fell in love with their then single Empire Records which is a great homage to High Fidelity. At the time, I thought their bassist Lasse was pretty solid but nothing to write home about. However, they were very similar to the sound my band at...

Just wondering whats out on the market. My favorite amp to play through is my Aguilar AG 500. I love the tone and its fast attack, but one of the coolest things for me is the FX loop on the amp which not only can switch between parallel and series, but also has an adjustable +/-20db...

Yesterday morning I saw a Squier 77 VM Jazz on a local gear exchange for $150. The original owner didn't play it much as the bass was damaged in shipping. There are two chips missing from from the finish. The bigger one is also missing wood too. Because of the damage, the original owner didn't...

Earlier this week I read a horror story on FB about a small guitar company called Elly Guitar company and it made me reflect upon the great customer service experiences I've had from a variety of musical instrument manufacturers. Usually we read about so and so's awful negative experience with...

Hey everyone, I'm working on a new pedal board for one of the groups that I play with. Its a singer songwriter chick and the songs are generally on the slower more layered side. Folk pop? I don't know what you'd call this stuff. Currently its a 4 piece. Drums, bass, keys, and guitar. Guitarist...

Kinda like the title says. My girlfriend wants to do a group costume this year with our dogs. Since she's responsible for me owning a pre-CBS P-bass, I've decided to indulge her. I bought one of our pitbulls, Max, a lion mane off of Amazon for $8 when it was on a lightning deal. He isn't very...

So I've been playing in two line ups where I'm expected to take on more sonic space as a bass player. One band is an instrumental power trio. The other is a 4 piece with two singers, one of whom plays sparse rhythm guitar but really only jumps in for a quick solo or lick. What I have been...

Hey everyone, I figured I should probably post in this section more often to help motivate me to get some projects off my bench. I'm still learning things so anything you think I can do better, let me know! My goal is to one day make basses from scratch and not from parts. This weekend I've...

Aloha everyone! I'm playing a bunch of shows coming in the near future for advocacy and benefit stuff so I thought I'd dress up my fretboards a little with some vinyl lettering. I know there are companies out there that make fake block inlays, vines, etc but I'm specifically looking for...

Hey everyone, So I've been playing a new EBMM Stingray 4 since September. While this bass plays as great as my last Stingray (an 06) it just doesn't seem to have the same oomph. Has EBMM changed their pickup design in the last few years? This EBMM sounds more polite and articulate than I...

Have you ever eaten squirrel meat? Whats it taste like? Did you hunt it yourself? Inquiring minds want to know because I've found that a restaurant not far from me is serving guinea pig and I'd assume it'd be similar since they're both rodents. I wonder if its worth eating a type of animal...

Hey everybody, So I finally thought I'd try my hand at home recording and eventually my own compositions. I thought a good start to this would be to record myself playing over some covers along with some video and then uploading to youtube. My hardware: Windows 10 desktop, Intel i7 Akai EIE...