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I've been a 4 string player for well over 20 years, and just got my first 5 string 2 years ago. I've had LaBella flats on it, now I have TI flats. I just got a second 5 string that's pretty much this bass's twin brother so I could put rounds on it. As I look for strings, I noticed that B strings...

I've searched, and understand that usually the repair for this is to plane the fretboard down. This isn't really an option on this bass. Additionally, it seems to have happened all of a sudden. The weather here has been very up and down, temperature wise; and I just changed the brand, type, and...

Pretty straightforward question here. I have one of the good-sounding BBE Opto Stomp pedals. Usually I unplug it when I'm not using it, but sometimes I leave it plugged in overnight if I'm practicing late and I get tired. I'll just forget to unplug the power to my pedalboard. Will this...

I just picked up a sweet Squier Jazz bass V (my first 5 string ever!) for a steal on Musicians Friend. It plays great, and for the most part sounds really nice, but it just doesn't fit in well with the rest of my instruments with the pickups that it has in it. My biggest issue with the...

Just thought I'd share.

In my efforts to match the levels of my basses, I figured it would make more sense just to put some kind of volume control as the first item in my effects chain. So my question is would you prefer a clean boost, or passive volume attenuation to accomplish this? It might or might not be notable...

I tried to search on this, but couldn't find the info I was looking for. I'm trying to find out what kind of pickups are installed on this bass: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] I'm particularly interested in the bridge pickup. It looks like one of these...

Fact: Farts are composed of gases. Fact: When solids, liquids, and gases all occupy the same general area, the gases rise to the top. How is it that farts make it out to your anal sphincter, even when you are sitting or standing? This seems to defy the laws of physics! Someone explain...

Sorry about the vague thread title, but I'm kind of torn in a few directions with this decision. My budget is up to around $900 or $1000, but I'd be much happier spending less. Let me give you some background. I've had a lot of amps in the past, so I'll tell you what I had and how I felt...

if your first and last name start with the same letter. Please excuse me if this has been posted before, but it just occurred to me yesterday. James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Jerry Jemmott, Willie Weeks. Discuss.

That's right, I'm selling my venerable Ampeg B25 stack. 60 watts of pure Ampeg hell into a monstrous 2x15 cabinet. Words can't appropriately describe the feeling of wall shaking bass this thing produces. The head has brand new tubes, and speakers don't distort. I'm asking $900 for the whole...

I'm sure I'm not alone here, but I was wondering how common it is for people with tube heads to bring a backup solid state head to gigs with them. I have an aging B-25, and for some reason, I've always felt the need to keep a backup around in case something went wrong either in transit, or at...

He actually sounds like he kinda... sucks in this video

I recently bought myself a small combo because I got tired of lugging around a huge beast of an amp to gigs. The amp sounds great on stage, but on any stage with a PA, I need to go through the PA with it. The problem is, there is no XLR out. The last time I played out somewhere that wanted a...

I remember when I was a kid, I had a blue tube overdrive that sounded great through my little combo amp. Then I got a fancy SWR rig with a tweeter and an XLR out. Running the Blue Tube into that sounded horrible because of the highs coming out of the amp. It could be tamed by turning off the...

I have a gargantuan Ampeg B25 rig at home that resides mostly in my basement recently because of the ridiculous size of the 2x15" cabinet. I have been considering getting a 1x15" cabinet from fliptops.net for around $399. I recently found a deal on a BA115 AV combo amp for much less than the...

I have been trying all the different brands lately, looking for 'my string.' I have the following sets: LaBella 760FL (used, cut for fender basses) $20 SOLD LaBella 760FM (used, cut for fender basses) $20 SOLD DR flats (used, cut for fender basses) $20 GHS Precision flats (just put on about 2...

I have an SWR SM400 head that is broken. I believe it is the pots. I can't afford to have this thing fixed, but it was great sounding when it was last working. I'm throwing in a furman power conditioner, BBE sonic maximizer, and a SKB road case. I'm going to let this all go for $150 obo. Local...

I have an Acoustic B200H 200 watt bass head. Works perfectly, just trying to make my amp collection more manageable. $100 for local pickup or $125 shipped. SOLD

I have an Aguilar GS112 that I'm selling for $200 cash. Because of the weight and size I only want to do local sales at the moment. The cabinet is in 100% perfect working order, but has some cat scratches on the carpeting, and has some cat hair on it. I'm selling it because I have a large...

I'm looking for a good overdrive pedal that I can leave on most of the time, and that doesn't crap out when you slap through it. I'm thinking of an old school 70s kind of sound with lots of low end punch and growl. Does such a pedal exist?

This is for anyone considering buying a Zoom H2 (as well as a thinly veiled shameless plug for my band). All these tracks are recordings of my band jamming at practice a few weeks ago in our practice studio. No mixing, no iso, just a bunch of dudes with acoustic instruments and amps in a room...

I saw the folllowing ad on craigslist, and I'm trying to make sense of it: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

OK, I've read all the stickies and searched, but I'm looking for something very specific, and I know there is a simple answer to this. I have a 2008 standard (MIM) P-bass. The sound is very midrangey, and sounds thin. I can hear a lot of the octave harmonic in the low E string instead of a...

While shopping for pickguards for my basses, I found this page: Invalid Link Removed What do you do when you have an instrument that is of unknown origin, or if the body is another brand like Warmoth or ESP? Is there a difference between the Standard, American Standard and Mexican...

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Which would you get, and why?

I stumbled upon this page: http://www.guitar-mod.com/rg_kit_caps.html and I want to know what the sonic differences are between these capacitors. I was never really happy with my rolled-off-tone sound, and I'm thinking that the capacitor might have a lot to do with it.

I have a Pallatino Electric Upright bass that I played on a few gigs, but I don't need it anymore. The reason I originally bought it was so that I could play upright bass at gigs where I also had to bring my drummer's drum kit. That group disbanded a couple months ago, and I haven't played this...

OK, This is my first post, and I've been playing bass for about 20 years. Seems like a silly question for someone who's been playing for so long, but I settled on round wound strings with gauges of .045 - .105 about 15 years ago, but it took me about 10 years longer to settle on a brand of...