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    Peavey amps with pull punch/bright gain knobs

    So I used to have an old school TKO 65 by Peavey that got damaged in a flood and had to be thrown out, I got a basic 50 but it's just not the same, and I've been checking to see what other Peavey combos/ potentially heads that have both the punch and bright pull knobs on the gain. So far I've...
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    Pressurewound strings ghs vs rotosound (or other brands)

    Hey everyone, so I've been curious about pressurewound strings and I've only came across rotosound and ghs to make them. I was curious which brand is better and if there is any other brands out there that makes pressurewounds. I'm kinda leaning towards ghs because they have different gauge sets...
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    Repost: short scale six string bass, 30" B to C

    So I was considering getting the brice 6 string 30" scale, but they've run out of stock of them on rondo music. So I was curious if anyone knew of any sixers besides mtd that may make them with a price under or around 600. Also as I've said in the title, B to C like a full scale and not a bass...
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    Short scale 6 string 30" or less

    So I was considering getting the brice 6 string 30" scale, but they've run out of stock of them on rondo music. So I was curious if anyone knew of any sixers besides mtd that may make them with a budgets under or around 600. Thanks in advance.
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    Compressors with band or eq adjustable

    So I've been looking to get the DigiTech bass squeeze with the dual band compression, I was just curious if anyone has or knows about any brand of pedal similar to this kind. The reason I ask is cause I kinda like the idea of being able to put more punch into a certain range of the instrument, I...
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    Bassists who plays on his shoulder

    I remember seeing this bassist on youtube years ago jamming with other bassists and he played his bass on his shoulder kinda like a violin and upside downish, i just dont remember his name
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    Bass and drum rock duos

    So ive just recently been introduced to royal blood, theyre a bass and drum duo if you havent checked em out, but ive been trying to find other duos like them, i know from another post of mine people have sumbitted bands, them being Lullaby Arkestra, Death From Above, Lightning Bolt and Clatter...
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    Bottle neck slide bass

    yup, title says it all, so ive been considering doin some bottle neck sliding on bass, i just wondered if anyone else has done it and if so what kind of slide have you used? i know that this is one weird ass post, but im just looking for a new sound, so just help/opinions are welcomed! thanks...
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    Celtic bass lines/Celtic bass players

    So i've been wondering about celtic bass lines and was looking for vids on how to play and them being played and just wanna find some good examples, and also if there is any good celtic bass players out there, I know only bout Guy Christian whatever else his name includes who played with Jean...
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    Tremolo Bass

    so i've really been considering getting a bass, a cheap one, but not utter **** and putting a tremolo on it, so I would just like some opinions on what others think, and what bass would be best for it, also possibly what kind of tremolo to get, i myself was thinking about getting a kahler...
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    Who ruled the bottom end of rock?

    So I kinda have been coming across this conundrum of who ruled the eq'd bass end of the rock n roll, here's my reasoning: We so far had one of the Treble, the legendary John "Thunderfingers" Entwistle, with his amazing solos and insane treble sound. And we still have the man, the myth, the...
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    P/J 5 string

    So I've been considering getting a 5 string P/J bass, and I wanna keep it around 300 if possible but don't want it to be ****, I was considering the LTD B-55 but kinda iffy on it, what else is out there within the price range of say 200-350ish :help:
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    FLEA!

    I just had to put that out there, i had just seen RHCP this past Friday and the guy had put down so many chops and riffs I couldn't believe half the insanity he was pumping out on that thing! Instrumentals in-between songs! Who else has experienced such magic?!
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    Happy Birthday to Paul Tutmarc!

    Happy Birthday to a man who made a wide margin of this forum possible today! For those of you who don't know who he is, he was bassically the guy to invent the first bass guitar, so here's a shout out to him.
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    Your Dream Trio

    So I was thinking earlier about an interesting set of trio bass players, kinda like SMV, but in different genres/style/etc. So I came up with 2 so far, here they are. The first I would call either No Holds Barred, Fretless Fury, or Freeroaming Frets, that consisted of Jaco Pastorius, Tony...
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    Country bass lines/chords

    I dunno if this is true about all country bass but i heard there was a lot of chord usage in it but I just wanna find some cool examples, i haven't really been open towards country bass lines, but since im expanding my horizons with chords that im looking for some more examples. And this is a...
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    I need help with sweeps!

    So i've been looking up bass sweeping videos left and right, but i need like a definitive vid and maybe a bit of just an overview of it, any help will be accepted, even constructive criticism if i'm not getting it right! thanks! :help:
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    What's your gauge? (pick and string)

    So for all you pick players out there, what gauge(s) of picks do you play? I tend to play with .88 mm pick and .050-.105 D' Addario EXL-160 to get more of a heavy and bit brighter attack, whatta you play with?
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    Battery powered and portable

    well since one of my recent posts, I've found out that the Roland Micro Bass Cube is pathetic. So now i'm seeing if anyone else would happen to know if there's another battery powered amp that isn't completely useless when it comes to the low B and is still pretty damn portable, any suggestion...
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    Light Weight, Small, Portable, and Punchy!

    Well the title says it all, i'm looking for a nice lightweight, portable, doesn't have to be tiny, but dont wanna tote around a 18 inch wide amp, just something a bit more smaller, with enough punch and tone to reach over an audience say about 50-75 feet back, like a coffee house or small...
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    Chord players/Lemmy's Chords

    So i've been recently been playing more and more chords, and I just wanna know who else out there plays them, famous-wise, cause i wanna find some other examples. But also id like some help in trying to find more songs with Lemmy's chords in them, i know they're practically all powerchords but...
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    Shredder Bassists

    I know its a bit of a long shot, but im on the search for shredder bassists, as there is shredder guitarist like Steve Vai, Buckethead, Joe Satriani, etc. I was just seeing if there was possibly the equivalent of that, on bass. and like to say the guitar isn't as prominent, not just more driving...
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    Bass/guitar player jokes

    So I was on No Treble today and had a funny photo about how many guitarist it takes to screw in a light bulb, and so many bassists commented their jokes, i wonder what else is out there, but here's mine! xD How come groupies complain about the guitarist rather then the bass player? because the...
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    Who would you wanna groove with?

    Who would you wanna lock groove with? Either a full ensemble or just a drummer perhaps, you can even put who ever ya want into a group that you would be the band leader of, or be supporting someone else in a group, like if you were to replace the bassists as is. But for me as far as drummers...
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    This is a bit of a long shot, but...

    Well I may not get a lot of replies for this, but I was curious if anyone knew about this bass. I saw the side of one of those Monster Fridges and the bass player had what looked like a Warwick, but not exactly, cause it had a point in the on top in middle of the head stock, kinda reminded me of...
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    Whom would you wanna hang out with?

    Now whom would you wanna spend a day with? It doesn't exactly have to be a bassist, or if they're dead or not, and kinda more bassed on their personality rather then just their playing style or whatever. But for me it would've have to have been John Entwistle and Keith Moon definately for the...
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    My frets are to long!

    So I just picked up my GSR 206 today and the frets are over the end and was curious if i could fix them myself. I just need to get rid of just a tiny bit, I have the service plan that'll help me fix it, but i wanted it tonight and was wondering if i could just fix it myself either by filing or...
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    Badtz-Maru Squier Bronco Bass!

    I want one so bad!!! Anyone know where I can get one, that's not through Sanrio's website?
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    Bass Rock Bands

    I've recently been finding quite a few rock bands that are mainly bass oriented, without guitars bassically, like the bands i've found recently are Freebass, which consisted of 3 bassists, that being Hooky, Andy Rourke and Mani Mounfield, and I just discovered BB Blackdog, a steampunk rock...
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    Favorite Pick Players

    So whose some of ypur fav pick players and this is for ones who mainly do picking and not a combo of pick and pluck Mine are: Justin Chancellor Jon Dicken (Fair to Midland) Paz Lenchantin Mike Dirnt (for his lead lines) And somewhat Matt Freeman, hes up there.
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    The Greats of Each Genre (Alive and Dead)

    In your opinion whom do you see as the greatest in the genre alive and dead Rock: Alive- Geddy Lee Dead- John "Thunderfingers" Entwistle Jazz: Alive- Stanley Clarke Dead- Jaco Pastrious (sorry if i misspelled it) Metal: Alive- Geezer Butler Dead- Cliff Burton Fretless (even though its not a...
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    Most Influental Metal Bassist (Alive and Dead)

    Who do you think is the most influental metal bassist alive and dead. Mine are: Alive- Geezer Butler Dead- Cliff Burton Whose your's?
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    Bassist/ guitarist/ drummer duos

    So whom are your fav duos. Mine are: G/B: Geezer and Tony of Black Sabbath B/D: John Entwistle and Keith Moon of The Who. Whose yours?
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    Technical death metal and industrial rock/metal

    So i'm looking for some Tech death metal with some pretty prominent bass and industrial with some groovy lines, kinda like stabbing westward (and i already know about quo vadis)
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    Precision Pickups

    So i was curious what's the difference in sound and tone between The 1951 precision pickups and modern day P pick ups.
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    Short Scale Strings

    So i've been looking up different strings for short scale basses, such as the Fender VI and well i found that some of them say are tuned B-b aka baritone made by Ernie Ball, what about E-e, if so what brands would the E-e tuning be? Just looking for some clarification.