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My local guitar shop has a MM Stingray classic that's been sitting there for 2 years, and the guy can sell it to me for 1450$ (CAN$), which is probably the best price I'm gonna get for a new one. It's in a discontinued cream color and sounds amazing. BUUUT it has a rosewood fretboard, which I...

I've had a standard SR that I didn't like (I actually liked the feel and look, but not the sound). I recently fell in love with the classic SR, which has a 2band EQ, not a 3 band one. The thing is that the Classic SR is expensive and hard to find new OR used in my city (I always want to buy a...

Hi all I have a P I'm about to convert into a PJ, I wrote a thread about this a while back and it was strongly suggested to me that I forget about the idea and buy a PJ instead...but that's not an option and I found a super talented luthier that was recommended to me by many people and he'll...

hi there I recently changed strings on my p from rounds to flats (chromes) and obviously the tension is different. I now noticed that the neck is clearly bent inwards...however the strings are perfectly in tune (including at each fret because I know how to adjust the bridge properly-altought...

I accidentally bought 50-110 lo-riders (I was trying to get regular 45-105) and when I got home and discovered what I had I was pissed. BUT, I have a p-bass I love on which, sadly, all strings feel kinda 'slack' and loose which I hate. I'm thinking maybe I should put these here instead of on...

hi all I really like tight stiff strings (I hate sloppiness!) can you recommend me the stiffer ones? I like low action with a nice stiff feel (which is somehow hard to get on a p-bass I find..!). I love Sunbeams, so maybe something similar in sound? Thanks!

can anyone tell me anything about this amp? I can't get any info, when I search it up I end up on the Traynor Amps website... Link Removed does it seem like a good deal?? Thanks!

does any one know what bass this is? sounds delish! it's Louis Johnson btw, and on the guitar and drums I believe the guys from Toto. ps: forget bass face, I love me some drum head-swing hahahah!! @ 3:17

hi there maybe this should belong in "setup & repair" or something...please let me know. I have a p-bass I'm really in love with. I still love the sound of a jazz and recently wrote a thread asking for a light jazz bass as I would have wanted one that is as light as my p bass (btw thanks to...

I have a AVRI '57 p-bass that is very light, I love it. I also have a Geddy Lee Jazz bass which is much heavier, and I'm going to have to sell it. Is there a fender jazz bass out there that has a similar lightweight body like my p-bass? which of the fender models is the lightest? Thanks!

Are these amps any good? For some reason these amps are popping up used ALL THE TIME here (Montréal) and they are always cheap...yet I never hear or read about them elsewhere...

I recently got the whole big deal about a p-bass with flats. It took a while, and at first I didn't "get" it, but now that I have a real p with real flats, I DO get it. It's awesome. I've tried a few precisions before, cheap ones, and it's not the same than a "real" one. I have tried chromes...

Hi there, I'm looking to buy a small amp that's loud enough to play with a drummer/band, and do small gigs and venues (anything bigger and the amp is usually mic'ed anyway). What I'm looking for is something CHEAP and LIGHT-WEIGHT. So the 3 main criteria are weight, price and loudness. I don't...

pretty noob question, but I'm really bad with these kinda things 'cause I usually just give my bass to a tech and for 10$ it's all settled (I'm a lazy-ass sob). just changed the strings on my p-bass (to flats) and while most strings are fine, the E def. gets sharper as I go up the neck (around...

Am I right to think this is a p-bass with flats, even though there seems to be quite a bit of slap/pop?

Hi all, I have p-bass which is currently strung with DR sunbeams (I think these are fantastic strings BTW!) but I'm ready to switch to flats. I've tried chromes before (on a previous and cheaper p-bass) and didn't really like how they sounded or felt (sticky much?) but I really loved the kind...

hi all, so we all know that best/better/amazing pickups is a subjective thing and that there is no 1 good answer, but I have very specific things I need and I'm sure someone here can help, as I have read of people around who seem to have virtually tested and tried all brands/models. I have...

I have a AVRI '57 p-bass which is a fantastic instrument except for one thing: string volume level/gut power. At first i thought the E string was whimpier than the other strings, but later realised that it actually seems that the A string is louder/gutsier than the 3 other ones. Now the PU's...

there they are (technically they are getting ready for bed and are not in bed yet...!): disappointed? sorry! I propose you all post pictures of your sexy duo if you have such a sexy duo so we can make this the official sexy duo thread; your 2 main basses or 2 favorites, or your 2 best looking...

hey there does anybody know what kind of effect this is here? I'm guessing it's some kind of sub-octave pedal plus distortion but there might be more to this...whatever this is, it's so goddamn epic I can't believe it (sounds like a train and a 18 wheel truck bashed in each other and had a...

I'd like to here some good fingerstyle pop/funk/soul/disco with p-bass! anything from old to new! I'm already quite familiar with Jameson (Jamerson?), so what else should I be listening too? perhaps a bit more pop/slap as well? suggestions! post'em here!

anyone has one of those?

I'm on the market for a p-bass, a real one. I've narrowed it down to either an american standard (which I would buy new for 1080$) or a used but mint condition american vintage reissue '57 for 950$. I've tried both and my impressions were these; the AS had a more comfortable neck (finish...

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hi all I couldn't find the info I was looking for in any other thread; I would like to know which flats out there are the easier/most responsive to slap? It's to put on my p-bass, I want that old school flats sound, but I'd like to have the possibility to slap as well too, if ever possible. I...

posted this earlier at the end of a dying thread, but thought this was worth being heard; fantastic tone! enjoy!

so I bought lo-riders today and when I got home to put them on my dano '63, the E string wouldn't fit in the nut... I'll put them on another bass, but needless to say that I was pissed. Anyone knows strings that will fit on a dano other than the stock strings (I don't know what these are...

they are both pretty cheap, H1 made in USA, RW made in Mexico, both have the same finish (which I love, nitro I think it is...), so I've tried em both and like them both, but in your experience which is the best bang-for the buck and will "last the longest"? I find them both kinda ugly, so this...

hi all my all time favorite bass tone is the one that Wilbur Bascomb has (look him up if you don't know him, he's amazing). Here are perfect examples of his tone and style: these are excerpts from the movie Hair; if you have the CD soundtrack, it'll obviously sound better than these youtube...

I own a Geddy Lee j-bass which I like, but don't love, and I think it's because of the neck; it's extremely thin, the thinnest of all fender necks I seem to have read. And there's also a sticky finish on it that I don't like that much. I took it mostly because it's a beautiful and great sounding...

hey all my pop/funk project is releasing a new EP soon and 3 of the 5 songs are completed and available to listen to here: http://mellotrain.bandcamp.com/ I played and recorded all instruments, but I'm pretty satisfied with the result bass-wise so I thought I'd share on TB! The first...

hi all I'm switching to rounds on my bass, but I like the stiffness of the flats I have right now...are there rounds out there that are nice and stiff? If they sound good, last long and don't cost too much, that would be even better! thanks!

I have the chance to get a used 4003 for cheap, but i wont have the opportunity to try before buying...its a 2008 and im wondering if anyone here can tell me how the necks are that particular year? I know in the recent years rickenbacker has changed the neck profile but i dont know when it...

I stumbled upon this on youtube and I had an epiphany; is it possible that the famous CS rick sound doesn't actually come from the pickups, the pick, the bi-amping and what-have-you, but actually from all that fret noise and buzz? Geezus! You don't hear it that much on the record but when...

...is there such as thing? I'm talking about danelectro here. I want one but I'm not a shortscale fan

hi all I had a rickenbacker once, it was my dream bass, and for some reason I sold it. Now I want one again (obviously) but there are no used ones where I live at the moment (craigslist, kijiji, etc) and they don't pop up very often as you can imagine...and when they do, they're never under...

there's a used one in my city, I'm going to try and play with it before I buy, but anyone have one and can tell me how they sound? do they have that special ricky sound or not at all? I'm trying to find youtube clips and such but no luck...seems like a rare animal!

title probably unclear but I don't how else to say it. I have a j-bass (my first real one) and I had always read comments like " my favorite setting is neck PU rolled back 1/2, treble PU full and tone backed up 1/4" or other similar examples, and frankly I have found that I don't see how that...

I bought a used bass and the previous owner put a huge sticker on the back...now there's sticker goo and it's so hard to remove...are there any tricks I can used to remove this without damaging the bass? thanks!

I hate flats, I've had them on a p-bass and hated them, have tried them on some danos, liked them a bit more but got tired quickly of them. I recently got a pack of chromes as a gift, and since they're worth 45$ I'm thinking I might as well give them another shot rather than throw them away (I...