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This is a quick-short listing, to see whether anyone from the TalkBass community would be interested. The bass has previously 'sold' twice on Reverb (at a higher price), but both buyers flaked. So I'm putting it up here for a while, before I re-list out there again. The phrase 'rare' is often...

I got a well-used set of a Evah Pirazzi 'weich' strings to try, and really liked the sound they made on the NS CR4M. However, since the core is non-magnetic, the magnetic pickups on the CR4M don't add any additional sound flexibility. Since I have very limited experience of EUB/DB strings...

Not sure if it's better to post this here, or on the Amps/Cabs section, but this is something that I'm not sure how to think about, so would appreciate your inputs. The bass-EQ point on most on-board preamps tends to be around 40Hz, with quite a wide band bandwidth. At the same time, it seems...

I've recently acquired a new amp to drive my Berg HDN112. I really like the sound and adjustability of the new amp a lot more than my old one (especially the way it synergizes with the HDN112), but it seems to have a lot higher noise floor. Even with volume fully down / input muted, there is a...

I was trying to figure out the answer to this question in the context of regular 'audio' speakers, but since some bass-cabs have a tweeter + woofer combo, I expect those also have a crossover network. Hence posting the question here - since I tend to trust the electronics info here on TB more...

It seems a well accepted fact that many/most necks move at least a little with seasonal variation in humidity. But at the same time - many necks are varnished/finished. Should this not effectively limit (or eliminate) the amount of seasonal variation in humidity that the neck experiences...

Just acquired a bass with a set of DAddario black nylon tapewounds, and am really liking the sound. However, the E string has a slight burr/nick in the nylon tape right around the 12th fret, and it feels somewhat annoying to the touch to play/slide over it. This is very much a beater/project...

mainly because i'm running out of (even) more ridiculous ideas of what to tinker with, i was recently thinking about trying to put make a fingerboard for a fretless bass, out of carbon-fiber sheet. The idea would be to take a cheap mod-project bass, de-fret & fill the slots with wood veneer...

I've read through various amp threads over here, and am well familiar with the accidental connection of two amps to one cab (and the resulting magic smoke). Would there be any danger in (accidentally) connecting two outputs from the SAME amp, to one cab? That is, if the amp has two spearker...

Every now and then when I see a 1982 bass, I think: oh, yeah, a birthyear bass might be nice. But the ones I keep seeing are always 4-strings, which I rarely play. I realized that I don't really know who made 5- or 6-strings back in '82, nor which models they were. I recall seeing a Gibson 5...

I've looked for an answer to this question using 'search' over here, but came up empty - so apologies if this is an obvious/redundant question. Most of my time I've played on headphones, and only acquired a cab recently - so this is part of tech is new to me. Some cabs have two inputs on the...

Not sure how many of these are out there in the wild, since it's a new amp, but figured I'd check here anyway: I just received a Warwick Gnome yesterday, and from the get-go, it seemed to produce a lot of hiss (the cab used is a PJB 47). None of the online reviews have remarked anything about...

Hope this is an ok query to post here, but even after searching/reading all the JV threads on TB, i'm still not sure. This bass popped up on one of the local fleamarket sites, and I can't quite figure out if it's a legit Squier/Fender, whether the body has been refinished, etc. The pics aren't...

I've been playing mainly using in-ears for practice, and acquired one of the Eich bass boards to get the 'feeling' of playing bass while on in-ears. To that end - it seems to work, but my only 'amp' is very underpowered (the 15w out of a PJB Bass Buddy). I'm moving to a new house, where i'll...

I'm planning on tweaking the electronics on one of my fretless basses, and since for fretless "most of the action is in the mids", I thought i may be interestnig to have a mid-only control. The EMG VMC seems perfect: mid-sweep + mid-level, all bolted to a tiny PCB. The only problem is: the...

I'm considering adding some piezos to a few of my (fretless) basses, and have been reading up on the related electronics. Especially, I've been curious regarding the "passive volume/tone adjustment" on piezos. Yes, I have used the search function, and read many of our threads on this. The...

I was installing a new bridge on my Tune TWB6 today, and since the mounting holes did not coincide with the previous ones, I had to drill new mounting holes. The mounting stcrews were 4mm, and going from memory, I thoguht that a pilot hole of 3mm should be about right. So off I went drilled the...

I've tried to find blend/mix pedal with variable phase, but haven't found anything other than the (apparently discontinued) FEA Labs 2ch Mixer. I have found many pedals with a phase-invert switch, but what i'm looking for is a smooth adjustment between 0 and 180 degrees. Is there anything out...

I know that it's not the "advised way" to do fretted -> fretless conversions by "grinding down the frets... but since a PLEK machine is able to both grind frets, and profile fingerboards... ... is there a good reason why this couldn't be done, all in one go? Would love to hear from anyone who...

Since starting to play 6-strings, there no matter how hard I try to adjust my setup, the right-hand feel on the high-C is odd. It always feels like the "drop" in height is much more noticeable than between any other set of strings. For example, moving from A->D, or D->G, the string-gauge...

I have had the NXTa-5 for a while, and don't really miss the mags from a CR5, nor the extra EQ (done further down the signal chain), but thought it might be interesting to see if the Arco & Pizz signals could be blended. I'm thinking - I must not be the first person to think of this? Would a...

I've used a 4-way rotary switch for wiring up a neck/series/parallel/bridge setup (like on the Dingwalls), and would like to do so again, but the thickness of the electronics cavity in a few of my basses is thicker than the thread on all the "standard" 4-way rotary switches, as the one below...

As per title, am trying to get an idea what flatwound strings are out there, where a full low-B to high-C set could be assembled. So far, I know that TI-JF's come in a 6-string set, and some La-Bellas (black tapewound? white tapewound?). What else is out there? (Have tried using search, but...

As per title - looking for a tuner that can show (as a number) the number of cents/% that a note is flat/sharp, quickly. I currently use a Turbo Tuner, which I know is accurate for "nailing" the tuning, but when it's off, i have no (accurate) idea by "how much". So - just out of interest...

Apologies if this is a basic question, but having used no effects beyond compression, am at a loss where to start. I'm wondering what kind of effects chain might help in reproducing the kind of fretless sound on "The Last one" track, by Barracuda Triangle. I've recently acquired an HX Stomp...

I've got a bass that has two bartolini soapbars that are wired with as single (shielded) conductor. According to the bartolini website, the pickup "-" is wired to the shield wire, and i presume this is also soldered to the pickup casing shield. I've added a series/parallel switch to the bass...

Been reading various threads on small amps/rigs, and was pretty set on the Amp One, but recently found the Genzler Magellan 350 combo, and not much out there about it. So if anyone's tried both, I'd appreciate input as to which may be a better sounding option - not really going for a lot of...

Came across a fantastic MTD 530 in a local shop today, and it bizarrely enough felt like the most comfortable bass I've played. The price-tag... much less comfortable. I'm sure the custom LaBella strings helped, as the bass played just fine with a 120 low-b string, on the 30 inch scale. This...

I'm intrigued by these little things, but would be interested to know what the string spacing on the typical U-basses, in particular the Kala ones. Sadly, not many of them around here in Japan, so I can't just go & measure/play around with one myself. I have tried looking online, including the...

Having played 34 and 35 inch basses so far, I tried a few short-scale 30's and found that I quite like them - but most only come in 4-string variants. After thorough search here on TB, I found the Callowhill OBS-5, and 6, and they look very interesting, and sound fantastic in all the Youtube...

There are many threads about gear storage here on TB - and the consensus seems to be to either: a) keep the basses on stands & cases in the basement/attic, or b) stand bass cases/gig-bags upright. Given the space constraints of the (small Japanese) apartment I live in, neither of those options...

On my occasional browse through the local music stores, came across a few of the Thirty 2 models. They look interesting and played well - sounded rather good with the sock (chrome) flats. However, there appears to be next to no first-hand info on these anywhere (have tried searching this forum...

Bit of a two-pronged question this one. I've got a bass where I could get the action almost - but not quite - low enough, with the G-saddle bottoming out. Since I've used F-bass exposed core strings before & love the sound, I figured using those would drop the action a little bit, and indeed...

Having a look around for a freltess, and have come across a 1996 pentabuzz with the 4-knob pre-amp, but no "buzz" switch (or whatever they call it) on the current generation models. For anyone who has a Buzz/Penta/Hexabuzz - could you hazard a guess as to what kind of EQ'ing that switch does...

I saw a thread on this here on TB a while back, and have searched extensively and could not recover it - so here's the question again. The question is in the context of adding a Series/Parallel switch for a Jazz-type bass with two single-coils. Someone on the thread mentioned that which of the...

I'm considering adding some piezo saddles to one of my basses, and am wondering what's your preferred routing of the piezo signal: before, or after the magnetic pickups have been EQ'd? I'll be running the piezos into an East MPM-01 buffer/blend, and have a dedicated tone-control for the piezo...

Just wondering whether (and what kind) of difference in voicing there is between the "soapbar" pickups with the "bartolini" text, like this: ... and the "stepped block" shaped humbuckers, with just the "bp" initials (like this): Is the difference just in appearance, or do they have a...

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I couldn't find a direct answer using the search here. I've read a few threads on here when someone has said they got "shocked/zapped" by their amp, and somewhere down the thread someone points out that this may be potentially lethal, the amp is...

Before I get tarred and feathered: yes, I've used the "search" function, and read most of the the threads that were relevant. ;) It still feels like I've not found an answer to specifically what I'm after. I'm looking for a (relatively) portable combo amp, and it looks like there's four that...

Not sure whether this is the right place to post – if not, please re-direct. I know this post won’t be of immediate interest to everyone, but since I found out about herefrom @Whippet’s postings in this forum (for example this), I thought I would “give a little back”, and share some more info on...