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    Identifying a Jazz Bass

    today i went to guitar center and played an active fender jazz bass and on the label it said Fender 70's active jazz bass $899. It was a natural body with a black pickguard and a maplewood fretboard black block and bound and had a 3 band preamp just like the American Deluxes but instead of the...
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    Ken Smith Bridge

    where can i get a Ken Smith QSR Bridge?
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    My Custom P-Bass

    I keep forgetting to show the forum this but this is a pretty cool bass i have So this what you are looking at: Saga P-Bass Body (Basswood, Painted Gold By a local luthier) Squier '77 JAZZ NECK (yes a jazz neck) Dimarzio Model-P Pickups White Pickguard, Bridge, and Pots that came with...
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    NBD! SX 5 String Jazz

    As promised i would write about my SX 5 string Jazz that i ordered last week. This is my first 5'er btw :D Now the first thing i noticed is that FedEx seemed to take relatively good care of it with the exception being the box being slightly torn on the front but other than that no major dents...
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    New SX (Essex) 5 String Jazz

    Anyone seen it yet? Link Removed Ordered one myself, will be my first 5'er and my first SX. Been dying to try an SX. I know everyone here loves them. Ill post a review when i get it. Anything i should know about it before i get it? and also if i decide to swap out the pickguard for a different...
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    Yamaha TRB 1005

    So here's the story (I start all my threads like this because I like telling stories :P) So I went to a Guitar Center today and I walked straight to the Bass section I played a few and then all the sudden I noticed this bass in natural finish. I do not own a 5er but I want one in the future...
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    Help Identifying a Bass??

    ok so heres the short story. had an old bass teacher that im no longer in contact with who had a Yamaha 5 string bass. i looked on the Yamaha website and they had nothing like it. so can someone here identify this bass by a description? It was a 5er brown sunburst with a rosewood fretboard and 2...
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    Which Jazz Bass

    Which one and why? I eventually want to buy a jazz bass and would like to spend between $800-$1400. So which should i buy? and would it really be worth the extra money to buy the American Deluxe?
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    Are the saga p bass pickguard holes standard Fender?

    i have a gold saga p bass body with a squier 77 j neck on it and i just have the standard white pick guard on it but i would like to put a black pick guard on it. Will a black fender p bass pick guard fit without having to re-drill holes??????? :help:
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    Fender Jaguar w/ BAII

    Is the BadAss II a direct replacement for a Fender Jaguar vintage bridge? :confused:
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    RHCP Around The World Slane Castle Flea Solo

    my band is going to do a cover of this song and i asked them if i can play a bass solo like flea does in this and they told me i could but i don't want to play this exact solo but i want use the scale Flea is using for it. We haven't practiced this song yet and i don't know what key its in (i...
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    Ray34 With DR Neons?

    I couldn't find any pictures with a ray34 with dr neons so what color do you think would look good with it and are the strings not only for looks, do they actually sound good?
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    Boss ME-50B enough for metal?

    I am possibly joining one or two of my friend's metal bands who have had issues with bass players and i would like to know before hand is i do join his band(s) will a Boss ME-50B be good for metal. It has a couple distortion and overdrive settings but its the only distortion/overdrive I've ever...
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    Boss RC-3 and Boss ME-50B

    Im trying to use both at the same time but its not working for me. i plugged my bass into the me-50s input jack, ran a cord from the output jack of the me-50 to the input of the rc-3, and ran a cord from the output jack of the rc-3 to my GK backline 600 which is connected to a half stack GK BLX...
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    Boss RC-3 and Boss ME-50B

    Im trying to use both at the same time but its not working for me. i plugged my bass into the me-50s input jack, ran a cord from the output jack of the me-50 to the input of the rc-3, and ran a cord from the output jack of the rc-3 to my GK backline 600 which is connected to a half stack GK BLX...
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    Ray 34 with Status Graphite Neck?

    I have a Sterling by Music Man Ray 34 that i got in March and i adjusted my action myself and it had no fret buzz but was not as low as my Jaguar so i try to get it as low as possible and it wasnt getting that low and i was getting a lot of fret buzz. So a couple days later i had my bass teacher...
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    Warmoth Basses

    Do warmoth bodies come with pickups preinstalled?
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    SX P Neck/Squier P Body

    i currently own a squier pete wentz signature and i hate this bass and was looking for this to be my first bass to tweak and change the neck and pickups and stuff. i found a sx neck on ebay that is 2.5 at the heel. will it fit on my squier? are the holes in the same spots?:help:
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    Squier Vintage Modified '77 Bass

    I have the Squier Vintage Modified '77 Bass and i want to put a fretless neck on it with a radius of 9 1/2 and a nut width of 1 1/2. The Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz Bass neck would be ideal but i cant find a spare one. Anybody know were i can find one? Will this fit...
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    Fender J-Bass Neck

    Hey guys im putting togther my first bass and ive found my body and pickguard but i can not find a neck i like. I want a maplewood fretboard, the tuners included, and the fender logo on the headstock and preferably under $220 (on a budget). i would at least like it to be maplewood fretboard and...
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    Good Basses?

    :help: Can you guys tell me some good basses that are versatile with good tone that can play almost any genre and $1000 or less . Im looking for a new bass that will fit my needs and is some what unique. :bassist: