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So. I'm due to play a gig in a small park next to town in a couple of weeks. I'm playing with vocals, guitar and a small drum kit with brushes. I'm planning to play through a peavey 15 companion guitar amp and also either a crate taxi 15 or 50, or a roland street cube in order to get some...

Hey, I'm just wondering, for busking would this 15w peavey companion work for bass without blowing or sounding shabby? Also, how do power converters work regards using them for busking by connecting to them to a normal non battery powered amp? Any help would be appreciated, Cheers

Hey guys, I'm due to play a set in a park in a months time or so, bass, drums, guitar and vocals. It's pretty wide open so I'm not sure that the Roland Microcube at 5 watts is going to be enough to keep up with the rest of the band and the environment, unless you guys have experience where this...

I've noticed that the vast majority of amps are more expensive in the UK. I've been looking to buy one of the new GK MB combos but they're over $200 more normally. Is there any specific reason for this and do you think that they'll drop price within 6 months or so? Thanks!

I'm about to purchase my first real amp and am stuck on which to choose. I've decided to go for one of the GK combos due to their power to weight ratio and they're reasonably cheap price, even though I haven't played one yet! Do you think this is wise? I will mostly be playing smallish gigs...

I'm buying a 200w GK 210 BLX cab off ebay... and I have a 30w MB30 combo amp at home with a DI out at the back. Could I just link the GK up from the back of the MB30? If this is not the case, is there any way of me being able to play through the 200w cab without a head? I have a multi effects...

I really want one, a 350w GK combo at 33 lbs, YESH.

Okay I've arranged to meet the person who's selling this tomorrow, and she's agreed to sell it to me for £130 if I like it... though I could probably get it down to £100 if I tried :D. Their £250 online, and was just wondering whether any of you guys have ever played anything like it as I...

To get better we need to practice, and probably almost all the great musicians practised vast amounts each day, with Hendrix and Frusciante doing days of 15 hours, and likewise with Lester Young and many a classical folk. Many people have the motivation and lust to want to play for these...

Title says it all. Just looking for peoples crazy taste in music and prior experience, to see what popular or just for laughs songs you gots!

Yup, the title says it all. The only one I know of is the Roland microcube, do you think this is loud enough to busk with? Just looking for suggestions. Also is it possible to plug my normal amp into an alternate portable power supply?

I've been playing 3-4 hours a day recently and my left hand has been hurting quite a bit , I find that whenever I'm playing, my left wrist can barely ever be straight, especially when playing chordal fingerings. Once in a while, the vein going around the thumb muscle will feel like its...

I have heard that both right and left hand techniques should not collapse the highest joint of the finger when either pressing down or plucking respectively. (right hand - pulling the strings toward the sky rather than down into the bass) I'm finding this fine on the left hand, as that's what I...

I'm looking for an instructional book that will last for a decent amount of time and goes into quite a lot of detail, not beginners stuff. Just wondering if there's anything that you guys could recommend as amazon only tells so much :p Thanks!

I'm thinking of buying an acoustic bass guitar, I'm not looking for anything in the hundreds, so I stacked out eBay and found these two offers by the same seller, he's apparently clearing out stock from his London music store. Just wondering whether these basses, I think it says Swift at the...

Title says it all. I have a Bass Overdrive Pedal by Behringer and the MXR Phase 90, customised with script and non script, pedals at the moment. But, if and when I buy my Zoom B2.1u, do you think it would be worth keeping either of them, due to the Zoom's built in effects not living up to the...

I've just learnt the Yokohama version of Around the World by RHCP, with the beginning solo and variations but not being an experienced player, like the majority of Talk Bass!, was wondering how hard you think this is in your books? Thanks! Ah, this is the link, if you want to check it out...

Hey I've just come across the fantabulous Zoom B2 pedal and in comparison from what I've seen from my pedals this is very nice. I am thinking of purchasing it as the price doesn't seem too far out of reach but don't know whether to buy the B2 or the B2.1u. The only difference that I've noticed...

My nail is always wearing away when I pop, primarily on my index finger, what can I do to stop it going down to the hard nail, as it limits how much I can pop, and means I have to use my middle finger, which is larger, slower and less clean at popping. I'll take a photo tomorrow, and post it...

Hey, I'm an absolute new to recording my guitar shindigs but this is what i've got so far and am just wondering why it isn't working : ) Have my bass, plugged in with a small cable, with a converter from a headphone jack to a normal cable jack on my input, leading to a normal headphone jack...

Okay, I'm thinking of buying some Slinkies, probably 45 - 105. But what exactly is the difference between Hybrid slinkies and Super Slinkies, Power slinkies etc? Looked everywhere and had no luck. :hyper:

I've got a Musicman Sub and am thinking of buying my first set of Ernie Ball Slinkies, just wondering what gauges you prefer and the advantages of thinker or thinner strings. So are you more of a 40 - 95 guy Or are 100 - 155 guy (I'm sure there's a ridiculous set out there!)?

Thinking of investing in an acoustic bass guitar, though I've never played one and have no idea of their limitations. Currently got a musicman sub and wondering if you can slap and pop on acoustic without ripping the strings apart :p :eek:

I've been playing almost a year and probably have averaged practice of an hour a day. Sometimes its all I do though :bassist::bassist::bassist:

Just some questions, as I've never had a lesson before and have taught myself without the help of anyone else, except the wonder that is Flea. I mostly play in front of a mirror and from what I see, other than my beautiful sexy body, is a ******** hand technique so to say. Soo was just...

Hey I've been playing bass properly since January of this year and am loving it to bits, probably played over an hour a day every day, and for a 14/15 year old I'm pretty pleased with that : ). As, I'm guessing like a lot of people, I've started with a Fender Squire.. which is a truly awful...