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Last week a made a post getting opinions on what kind of head I should pair with an Ampeg AV212. I narrowed down my choices to the amps mentioned in the title. I have played both before but it has been a while since I had the chance to play them. I play classic metal/prog rock with a fender p...

I have an Ampeg AV212 cab and I’m not sure what head to pair it with. I play in a classic metal/prog rock band 4 piece with one guitar player and drummer. My guitarist plays with a mesa boogie 2x12 and head. His tone I would say sounds like a mix of Alex Lifeson and Dave Murray. I play P basses...

I know for sure it's not a grounding issue. It hums when I am not touching the strings and bridge. When I am playing and touching the bridge the hum goes away. I tinkered with it last night and resoldered some loose connections and even swapped out a few bridges and the hum is still happening. I...

About a month ago I had a local luthier wire up and set up a custom fender pj build I pieced together. I had just moved into a new apartment recently I was able to set up my amp for the first time in over a month. I had been playing through a digitech bp90 with headphones while I was staying at...

I've been playing for 11 years and have had dozens and dozens of basses. It took me a long time to figure out what I needed for the music I play (metal/prog rock). I was recommended on here to get a PJ bass for my style and I couldn't find anything I liked new or used. So I put one together...

I'm working a custom bass build at the moment and I'm mulling over what kind of bridge I want to put on it. I've been curious about the badass II bridge for a while now and they make the omega clones which are a bit more affordable. My question is not about tone but more about playability with...

I've recently purchased a Squier 60's vibe jazz bass (the black one with the tort pickguard) about a month ago. I like the feel of it but I've played it enough that I'm not digging most of the stock hardware and electronics. The stock pickups are nice and all but I'm looking for pups that are...

I'm currently working on assembling a early 70's style precision bass with an all parts body and a fender neck. I had lined the pickup cavity and control cavities with all parts copper tape so I won't get any feedback and buzzing. I soldered the pickups and everything worked fine until I...

I just bought a brand new Fender p bass neck off of reverb last week and when I received it today I noticed a few tiny cracks in the finish at the top of the skunk stripe on the back of the neck. I know it's a fairly common issue that skunk stripes will come out a little and it can be fixed. The...

I'm having a bit of trouble finding this one thread where there were a bunch of pictures of members showing off their P basses with jazz necks attached to them. Anyone know the thread I'm talking about? I'm trying to get a reference because I have a P bass body I wanna put a jazz neck on. If...

I was cruising through Facebook and saw this on my feed. What you guys think? It looks like a prototype so far. The body shape looks like a sabre with a single pickup and no pick-guard.

Does anyone have any experience with them? My MIM Fender P bass has a twisted neck and I figure it's not worth getting fixed since I could get a brand new neck for the price of the repair. I was gonna get another Fender MIM P bass neck that's sold everywhere so it could match. Then I stumbled...

For sale is a Sterling by Musicman Ray34 CA. It's used but is still in great condition with a few scrapes and dings from regular use. It served me well for all the shows and practices I've done with it as my band mates always preferred the sound of it. This bass essentially a budget classic...

So about 3-4 weeks ago I caused a big uproar on the forums when I posted about set-list conflicts with this band I was auditioning for (there really wasn't a band yet, just a singer looking for people). It was pretty split 50-50 with consensus on that particular subject. Anyways, every so often...

I wasn't too sure were to put this thread since it pertains to a combo amp I'm selling and over all general discussion (fairly certain the mods will move it). I don't have the amp listed here since I'm not sure how selling a combo amp would work out with shipping and all. Anyways, I'm trying to...

For sale is the new style Fender Badass II style bridge. Brass saddles, huge sustain. Was only on a P bass for 2 weeks. Doesn't come with mounting screws. Thank you for looking.

Up for sale is a well used 2010 MIM Precision Bass. I bought this off Reverb back in late February and cleaned it up as well as installed new Seymour Duncan SPB-1 pickups, new pots, new pick-guard, and brand new Ernie Ball super slinkys. It has a few dings around the head stock, around the back...

I've been curious about the rotosounds for a while. Lately I've been using D'addario ECB84 set, .40-.100. They sound great, but I'm looking for a set of flats with a little more bite. I've heard from other users that the rotosounds have a roundwound sound at first. They sell a light gauge set...

I'm not the only one who has had issues with badass II style bridges. I had tried an actual Badass II bridge on a P bass a couple of years ago and could not stand the tone I was getting. Replaced it with a gotoh bridge and it was alright, ended up selling that one a few years ago. Now I have a...

This has been on my mind lately because it tends to happen a lot especially in cover bands. I was gonna audition for this cover band and the leader sent me some songs to practice. I wasn't particularly fond of his song choices and voiced my opinion about it. He then proceeded to mock my reading...

So I've been mulling over replacing the tuning machine heads on my P bass. The stock ones are old and can't keep the bass in tune after 30 mins of jamming. I have a 2010 MIM model and I've narrowed it down to these 3. Hipshot HB7, Schaller, or Gotoh FB30. The hipshots seem the most practical...

I've been having such bad luck with P basses these days, I got dead EMG's and now I got dead Seymour Duncans. I had botched my soldering trying to install some SD SPB-4's and I took it to a guitar tech today to fix it, he just called telling me that the pickups might be dead. Is this a common...

I oddly use to be better at it when I was about 10 y/o taking a robotics course. Now at 23 I can barley hold the soldering iron straight without shaking like a nervous cat. I'm posting this thread because I just got Seymour Duncan SPB-4's and I tried soldering them into a pre-assembled volume...

Last night I posted a thread about having issues with EMG GZR pickups. The E&A pickup was completely dead and didn't work. Luckily the ebay seller is going to exchange it for me and I was thinking about keeping them but decided against it because I'm concerned about EMG's quality control as of...

Not too sure how many people have had similar issues but this is a first for me. I just got my EMG GZR's today and I installed them exactly how the instructions said to. Also this isn't my first time. I had a P bass a couple of years ago that I installed the EMG GZR's and I had no trouble at...

So this is something I've been mulling over for a few years. I love my Sterling Ray 34CA, it's my number one (especially since they've been discontinued). The feature I love most is the thin jazz style neck. It would be nice one day to have an upper tier brand bass like a Sting Ray Classic or a...

So I got a newish Ampeg BA210v2 combo today, it sounded great in the store when I tried it out with a Sterling SUB. I got home and plugged my Sterling Ray 34CA in and it still sounded fantastic but only when I had the -15db switch disengaged. When the -15db switch is engaged it's super quiet. I...

I've been noticing the price of bass strings have been going up, especially on flatwound strings. My strings of choice are D'addario Chromes light gauge, I use to get them pretty cheap on ebay for about $23 a few years back. Recently I've been getting them online for about $27, now guitar center...

Hi all, so I'm thinking about trading in my Gallien Krueger MB2x12 combo. Nothing wrong with it I just can't find myself to be enthralled with the tone. They always sound so dry to me and not enough warmth and punch for the tone I want. My first amp was an Ampeg BA115 from c. 2009, I loved that...

Hi all, so I have this bass which was the first bass I ever owned. It's a Hartke XK-4 (here's a link about the bass [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]) that my parents got me for Christmas almost 10 years ago. As you can see I have some sentimental attachment to it, I can get a pretty good tone...

So I few weeks ago I started a thread about needing band leading advice now I'm not so sure If I even want to do my own band anymore. I'm starting a new job where I'm working nights now and everyone else works during the day. The drummer Is always late (and it's his own freakin house we jam at)...

Hello everyone! So as the title states I'm seeking advice. After 5 years in the making the band I formed, play bass in, and wrote the music for finally played it's first two shows in September and October. It went over really well and a lot of people liked us. For reference we're a classic...

Ah drummers, seems to be the never ending conundrum with Bassists (and bands in general). After years of trying to get my band together we finally got something going last month. We're a progressive speed metal band and everyone is hitting on all cylinders. It's a special thing when all the...

Hey everyone, so I'm in a dilemma with my priorities on my bass equipment. I've been wanting to upgrade my current amp to a half stack (G.A.Sing for an Avatar B212 cabinet with either a Hartke or ampeg head). I'm currently playing a Gallien Krueger 2x12 combo 500 watts, I can get a good sound...

Up for sale is a loaded Fender Precision Bass body from a 1990 Fender PB70 MIJ Model, 2 piece ashwood body, comes with vintage EMG active pickups, official fender precision bass pickguard, Fender badass style hi-mass bridge, vintage 70's style neck plate, and black schaller strap buttons. Weighs...

For sale is an early 90's Fender Precision 70s reissue made in Japan. One piece maple neck and fret-board, U-shaped vintage style. Ash wood sunburst body. Electronics includes an active EMG split coil p bass pickup, battery plate in the back. Hardware includes Schaller 70's style tuning gears...

They have a Sting Ray classic I have always wanted, they are also doing a promotion for a 36 months payment for 0% interest. I would have no problem making the payments on time since they would only be $58 a month for the 36 month period. My credit is decent enough to be approved but is it worth...

I'm in the process of wanting to put together another sunburst precision bass and I happened to stumble upon this. Paramount Maple FB - 3 Tone Tobacco Sunburst | Dean Guitars Has anyone played these yet? I discovered them today and I can't find videos or sound samples. What do you guys think?

Alright now I know this isn't a popular subject around here but I need some help with this. I have a mighty mite jazz neck that is glossed over and I'm going to put a waterslide decal to make it look more professional (*DISCLAIMER*: I am not going to be selling any sort of "counterfeit" bass...

Hey everybody, I need some opinions about these two pickups, I had put the SPB-3's in my p bass and tried them out for about a week and they're not giving me what I want. I can see the problems with too much of the treble and bass with mids scooped out. I definitely want a pickup with more...