Search results for query: *

I’m still very much a beginner at this bass thing. I was listening to this song, below, and the bass really struck me. He is playing something quite simple and then at about 20 second in, he skips notes. The silence… well, it sounds like a note. Maybe skipping the notes and having that...

During this past spring, we heard about production by Fender Japan discontinued. Oh well. Several of us, myself included, bought up the remaining stock of basses. So that this thread has something nice to look at, a photo of my MIJ Jazz bass is below. :) It’s a really nice one. Now I...

Well, hang around here long enough and you end up with a new bass, like it or not. :) Very short version of the bass review: Wow! :) To paraphrase Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap: “It’s like, how much more nice could this be? And the answer is none. None more nice.” :) I’m not much of...

Hi Folks, I’m getting pretty close to ordering a Fender Rumble 500 combo for my first bass amp. Before I do, I just want to see if anyone out there would suggest that I stop and look at something else. Let’s see, some potentially useful and related info: I will be buying something new...

Hi Folks, I’m a quite pathetic guitar player and wanting to get more into bass playing. Find myself a decent bass (probably 5 string), get a bass amp, and see if I can put some time into the low notes. While in a store some months ago, I pulled a Sterling Sub Ray4 off the shelf and was taken...

Hi Folks, I’m thinking about picking up a bass and trying to learn how to play a little. While I try to improve on guitar. The L2000 and L2500 look quite appealing for a first bass given the great versatility of sounds they can make. I like the options of playing either passive or active...

I’m a new guy here thinking about trying to learn to play some bass. (I play a little guitar already.) Not sure if I should start with a 4 or 5 string bass. One of the coolest bass-centric songs ever, in my silly opinion, is “Flight of the Cosmic Hippo” by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones...

Hi Folks, I’ve been reading some of the newbie threads here at Talk Bass- very nice web site! Didn’t see answers to these questions but the answers are probably around. Sorry for the repeats. I’m getting a little more serious with trying to learn guitar of late. That’s “regular” guitar-...