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    Weird guitar/bass recurring dream

    Off and on over the years I’ve had a dream that I’ll be playing bass or guitar for someone (or a live crowd) and the neck will bow to a dramatic state where it’s an insane deep U-shape, or the neck will even begin curling up(!). Often I can “feel” the string tension as if I was tuning up new...
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    Jazz Bass volume doesn’t fully zero, tone partially affects volume

    Hello! I’ve lived with this issue for awhile, and I’m taking another crack at fixing it. Hoping for some insights from the community here since I’m a novice at soldering and electrical. So, with the neck volume solo’d + tone @ 20% i still have a quiet signal, say 10% if I were to estimate...
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    Help Please - PJ bass - when tone @ 20% volume cuts completely

    Just re-soldered everything on the control plate, and put in a new cap. When I cut the tone down to say, 20% left, volume cuts completely. Bass is a PJ setup. I played around with the grounding using alligator clips and even swapped out the tone pot for a new one and have the same issue. This...
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    Only middle lug on pot oxidized?

    Bought these about 3 years ago and have now decided to use them. What’s going on with the middle lug? How do I clean this?
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    Priorities: Empress ParaEQ vs. Compression

    So I’m considering my first quality pedal. My goal is to bring out the best from my current setup, and cut through the mix. Whichever pedal I get, it’ll probably be more than a year before I get the other. Hence...priorities! Stage: 2x acoustic guitars, 1x piano, 1x keys, 1x electric drums, 4x...
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    J Retro control plate question

    John East - J Retro - Best Bass Gear Can someone explain why there’s a pickup blend knob AND a selector switch? Or how they work together/separately? Thanks!
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    Double Bass Sanders Panders to Lower-Income Americans by Playing Squier P Bass at Debate

    Sanders Panders to Lower-Income Americans by Playing Squier P Bass at Debate
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    MIM jazz neck pickup: why a tone difference w\ volume knob 100% vs 80%

    Bass: MIM deluxe ash jazz 2018 Strings: Chromes Amp: Ampeg BA210 V2 EQ: Bass - noon, mids and treble - 1 o’clock Ultra high: off Ultra low: off HF mute: on Effects loop send >> HPF: 12db cut @ 35 hz >>> DI box >> house board Short version: tone @ 80 - 90% volume sounds rounder and more balanced...
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    *updated w/ pics* church worship, muddy tone, some complaints bass is too loud @ volume < 4

    ***Setup*** Bass: MIM deluxe ash jazz 2018 Neck pickup: full on Bridge pickup: 0 - 25% Strings: Chromes Amp: Ampeg BA210 V2 EQ: Bass 11 o’clock, Mids 1 o’clock, treble flat Ultra high: off Ultra low: off Effects loop send >> DI box >> house board Hi! Trying to figure out how to have a clear &...
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    Two-hand tapping books? Exercises? resources?

    :help: Looking for some advise on good pieces of music that I can start tackling that have two-hand tapping technique. :bassist: I would also appreciate any recommendations regarding practice materials, techniques, or just plan advice on how to start, set-up my bass for THT, or a tone that best...