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Probably opening a can of worms here, I played a Ric every night for 10 years and have the carpal tunnel to prove it, I sold the Ric along with a few others I wish I kept, I get lots of calls to stand in and currently own a CV jazz a LTD EC a Ibanez blazer 3 Hofner Icons all different colors but...

I bought a bass with hardshell case for 70 dollars, I learned a while back how to decipher Ibanez numbers, this is a post lawsuit, it seems to be made June 1980 here it is and oh I'm not the one who butchered the pickguard

I do a lot of trading and came into a white jazz with a tort guard, I have owned dozens of bass guitars and this one is a keeper, I know it is at the high end of Squiers but it is a joy to play. I just wonder if others out here feel the same

I came into a bass it is an Ibanez blazer, I believe based on a few minutes of research it is a post lawsuit bass from about 1980, I learned how to decipher Ibanez #s when I had a lawsuit strat, This Blazer is mentioned as a P bass. All I know is I got it with hard shell case for 70 dollars

Thought I would post a new picture since I got the white one today,The natural one is a Ibanez Blazer, I'm guessing it's post lawsuit because it was presented to me as a P bass.The Dillion is a Ric copy,here is where this can get heated but I like it better,I played a Ric every night for 10...

I just got me one of them Dillion bass's, I know Ric's are sacred and I played one for 10 years night,I owned the Ric for a year and picked it up a few times,After a year I started to play it a bit and finally it started to feel right. I played it almost...

Hi gang long time no post,been rolling with the strat and tele posts, I am first and foremost a bassist and I love being a singing songwriting guitar playing bassist .that said, I been doing a lot of research on a bass I just traded a Roland ready strat for a Dillion bass .I have had a...

Been writing my own tunes for about 20 years now, I almost always do it on guitar, once I composed a song on the piano, my piano playing sucks though, I wrote a real power house tune titled 40 trips around the sun and somewhere during the session after I showed everyone the guitar parts I...

See these threads on strat talk so I will start one here, this is current gear but the pink Hofner is my wife's bass and I added a G-K head and Ampeg combo amp which is not pictured

Have a friend who has been selling off some gear, I just bought his Ampeg amp at a good deal so then he says he is selling a telecaster, well I play guitar also and he brings me what looks like a tele but says Lee Hooker. I google every new piece of gear I get and check reviews and value. All I...

OK here goes I played another oldies show and I love singing and walking my Icon, I mean I can really get some thunder going, Today I brought my sunburst Icon and my Black P- bass I have had many different bass's over the decades. I'm gonna guess is a Ignition the exact same as a Icon? Or is it...

Erring ready to snooze and having pillow talk with my wife(we are both busy bassists)she asks what makes people play bass and how many of you started on guitar so I thought I would take a Poll as for me I do play guitar and am a singer songwriter but most of my calls or work are people looking...

I use cabs and amp heads primarily and have owned some combo amps over the yearsy favorite combos were Trace Elliot Ashdown Carvin and yes there have been Peavey and Fender combo amps, I like the combo for smaller gigs and have a Crate combo and I am pleased with it but now my wife is playing...

I own 3 Hofner's,1 Galaxie and a green Icon and a black cherry one,each one is only 1 of 150 my wife owns a Pink Icon, this is one of 40.I been trying to find some other colored Icons on EBay but have not found one,anyway I traded a bass for a sunburst Icon because I feel the limited edition...

Have been having the worst luck with amp heads,I had 2 stolen on.a gig a few years back I have best luck with a Peavey mark 4 and mark 3 Ifeel my favorites were my G-K Trace Elliot and old Accoustic. I have a Carvin about 30 years old the cab is mint it looks new the head just stopped and I was...

I know there are a bunch of Hofner threads out here but I thought I would show one that I had aquired a few months back,It is a Hofner Galaxy,I also own 2 Icons, one trans green and one trans cherry. Each only 1 of 150 and my wife owns a pink one # 7 of only 40 made.I been using the Galaxy along...

I have had a pickguard changing fetish forever,I been painting some as of late and this one I thought was worth a share if you were thinking of painting one.My paint of choice? automotive spray paint.Maybe someone can tell me why whan I apply clear the paint totally wrinkles?This pickguard was...

I just put together a pretty badly messed up black Madeira bass,through research I see they are japanese Guilds?my friend gave me a broken up Hondo and this was even worse but I took the P style pickguard off and finished the Madeira,it actually came out nice,I had to take a j bass p/u cover to...

I play bass and guitar,I have 4 decent bass amps but only one is a combo.My problem is not a big one but I like when you ask a question on talkbass you get a variety of good ideas.I as mentioned already have only 1 combo amp that a friend gave me on a trade(it was actually mine 25 years ago)It...

I did some filming for a friend and some of my payment consisted of a bass cab,I like 2/10 cabs and stack a pair of Hartkes for the 4/10 sound I like.well this guy gives me a peavey cab with 2 black widow speakers but there is a opening above wher it looks like maybe there was a horn,also on the...

I have been building guitars for the last few years,mainly strat types.I am a bassist first though but it seems all my freeebie parts and junk have been strat type stuff,actually made a few good one.I just built a bass for a kid in our church praise choir.He takes lessons at school and his...

I have been building and bartering mainly guitars though I am a bassist first,I just got 2 nice instruments for 7 homebuilds.The economy is making getting fair prices rough so barter works for now,one of the instruments I had obtained is a Hofner Galaxy its alright but I had lost a P-bass in the...

I was answering a question elsewhere on TalkBass, It asks what are your choice given 10 instruments and on my 10th I answered anything old at a good price but then I thought, What is considered old for a bass?I say anything early 80's or older.What is criteria to determine old.I have played a...

I think this is a cool idea a get together of Connecticut bassists any feedback?:hyper:

I am building a bass,I have made a bunch of strat type guitars last year but this is only my 3rd bass build I have a Madiera black body routed for a P type pickup and a J type pickup.the neck is Yamaha BB 300 I have to slightly relocate bridge for the scale to work.I read online this was a...

I got this for I think adout a C-note I am not 100% on the exact price because I traded a PA system and got a Epi Dot a pair of monitors and a acostic guitar amp but it seems about a C-note any experience with these?I think it plays and sounds good but wonder how it fairs out in the field I...

:bassist:I have been building guitars almost 2 years and some come out better than others but I am a bassist and have finally come into enough weird parts for a bass buildup,I have a old Univox violin body I am adapting a maple neck with maple fretboard to the body I am using a Yamaha BB series...

Hi I figured you folks are out here and have a vast wealth of knowledge,I have owned Martin Backpacker Washburn Rover and Johnson travel guitar outside if the Kala U bass is anyone out here aware of a similar bass guitar like one of the above mentioned travel guitars?I want to get a travel bass...

I am pretty sure this has been done here before but my last few posts got me wondering. What is the most underrated bass?when you list a bass, I guess I would suggest that the bottom line is that it really should be a proper under rated and playable instrument. I am thinking maybe Yamaha...

I posted a pic of a Peavey Foundation I scored last week for a C-note but a month or so ago I scored this Cort bass for 50 bucks.I wanted a Curbow hopefully Blue but I dont see much about Cort bass's,I use 2 colored Hof Icons a LTD LesPaulish axe and a Jazz but have a neverending poster of...

What is the general consensus of the Peavey foundation?I dont put much stock in opinions but the guys on these pages are a wealth of knowledge and I respect the advice shared. I came into one with case and a brand new strap for 100 dollars it has 2 pickups that say peavey on them but they kind...

Last week I looked at a Cort Curbow,I still want one but I thought it was trashed and to high priced,So check this out I got it for 50 dollars off of someone who was owed money and paid with bass and this gut just wants his 50 dollars,So I say hey wait a minute I play bass and hey I have 50...

I have a Carvin cab and head from about the mid 80's,I just replaced the speaker the amp is near mint all knobs are there and there are no tears in any of the vinyl so it warranted a speaker replacement.I came into a brand new never sold or used 15 inch Altec Lansing speaker(the one I took out...

I just came by a Carvin bass amp and cab,I love it but the speaker was on the way out so my friend who owns a music store sold me a brand new 30 year old never sold never used brand new speaker.Its a Altec Lansing 15 inch well when I took the old speaker out it also was an Altec Lansing.Is this...

I just came into a bass I traded a old amp that was given to me for a Hartke bass,I am not sure this bass wont be used later on as barter,I was wondering though if he had several types because this hartke feels inexpensive,I have Hartke bass amplification and I love it but the guitar is gonna be...

I was wondering what the consensus on the Cort Curbow is because I found a blue 4 string that I like but the paint is beat and I feel that I am only willing to pay X amount but if these things are desirable I might get it ( I think its not worth 300 in its present tired condition) its been beat...

I have a question,I have a friend who has a old music store crammed with guitars and instruments,he has been giving me old unsellable guitars,he just gave me a bass with active pickups but the instrument while being a parts monster the pickups are active my question is can these pickups be used...

I own 2 Hofner Icons 1 green one blk cherry I use them often and the tuners strip out,I did identical mods to both but with a mind towards returning to stock,(my wife owns the even more rare#7 of 40 Pink Icons) which she chose to leave untouched other than the fact she used my 2 for a year and...

While shopping around I stumble upon a Brown burst(dark brown) Cort bass,It has a tort guard and in good shape it does have about a half inf of crud but I think it will be a good looking instument when detailed.I t has a maple fretboard and it is a P style bass.I got it for 50 bucks and 3 floor...

I have a green Hofner Icon and somehow developed a minor noise and when I touched the knobs or input jack it cut out,I got the bass home and took off the volume knob plate and see something in there,this is the second time I found junk in my gear the item was 2 newspaper pages but they looked...