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Ok Talkbass hive-mind I need some help I'm looking for thoughts, recommendations, pros and cons of moving to a pre-amp / power amp rig rather than a head. I have a small pedal board based around an Origin Effects BassRig SV to get "my sound" which is sent to both the front of house and...

I'm playing with a country / folky / singer songwriter guy and he wants to start taking the full band to "acoustic" gigs so I need get my hands on some type of acoustic bass guitar type instrument. The line-up would be up to 2 guitars, mandolin, cajon & 3 vocals so I'll be expecting some sort of...

I stuck this query up on the main forums too but I thought I might worth putting it here too... I've been messing around with a scale for a while and I have idea what it's called or how to describe it short of: 1 b2 b3 4 b5 6 b7 8 in C this gives you C Db Eb F Gb A Bb C to my ear...

I've been messing about with a scale for a while and I'm wondering (a) what it's called and (b) how it fits into other scales etc. I doubt very much that I've stumbled on something new so someone out there must know what it is. The intervals are: 1 b2 b3 4 b5 6 b7 8 in C this gives you C Db...

I have a new 5 string due in a couple of months and need to pick some strings for it. They'll be going onto an alder body / rosewood board J type running into a GB Streamliner. They need to be: 1) Lightish gauge (nothing more than .40 G string for example) 2) Flexible (probably round core...

I'll picking up a new 5 string J type before Christmas and I want to pick some new strings for it. I'm currently on D'Addario nickles but want something a little easier on the hands. I've narrowed things down to Sunbeams and TI Jazz rounds. I've got a 4 string set of each on different basses...

Ok ... here's the situation. I started playing with a blues trio. It's billed as The [band leader's name] Band and always has been. He's got a bit of a name on the scene and that was always the deal. I have no problem with this and was actually excited to play in a band with a clear direction...

Visually my favourite Js have always been the 69-72ish models (big logo and block inlays) so this caught my eye. Invalid Link Removed On the basis that the pristine ones haven't been played for a reason this looks promising. What's the check list I should go through when evaluating this...

I went for the 900 on the basis that it's all the headroom I'll ever need and now I need to round out what will (hopefully) be my last rig for an awfully long time. Pre-S900 my "loud" rig was: Markbass SA450 -> Epifani UL112 -> Barefaced Compact Most of the time though I only used one cab...

I'm starting to think about moving over to Toronto for work (from the UK) but don't really know much about it. I grew up in London and I'm currently living in Aberdeen (a town in north east Scotland that is the center of the UK oil industry) and frankly Aberdeen is starting to feel like a...

I'm likely going to be joining a blues trio soon and am trying to get my head around how this is going to change the way I play. Anyone got any thoughts? Have you found it changing your tone? Do you find yourself playing more notes? Do you find yourself playing more simply because you're the...

I've got the chance to buy a Mesa Boogie for £850 (US$1,400) in a shock mounted flight case. Amp has just been serviced by the an official Mesa service bloke. I've found a few that were sold in the last couple of years at £800 - £1000 so it seems like a good deal price wise. I'm looking to go...

I spent some time last night watching live Jamiroquai videos and being more and more impressed by Paul Turner's tone (the playing is a given). Now ... hand transplant aside I'm never going to sound like him but I think I'm turning into a fan of valves. I've tried a couple of heads that have...

I've got a variety of J type basses and the more I listen to them the more I find that there are only 3 pick up settings 1) Bridge solo 2) Neck solo 3) 50:50 split There seems to be almost no tonal difference between a slight bias and soloing one pickup or the other. I noticed...

I'm starting to plan my Sei whilst I sort out financing. How specific should I be in my brief? I like certain tones but a £2000+ to be a one trick pony would be a disaster. By the same token...not being specific enough could lead to me fighting to get my tone out. Any advice? Things I've...