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I havent seen a topic about this yet, just found out from facebook, i think the bass looks awesome, and i love how his basslines sound now, so Im looking forward to it. For those of you who dont know, Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold) made a schecter signature bass, and it looks like this link...

So, I got some amazon and best buy gift cards (not much, $25 Best buy and $50 Amazon) for christmas, so I figured since i have nothing else to spend it on id get a microphone to start recording things. Ive sort of given up on direct recording, but now im stuck. I see all these different kinds of...

Just got my new pack of Aurora strings in red, and theyre amazing. Ive noticed not a lot of people talk bout them (or maybe i've just missed them) but they're great. They're very bright, they sound great for slap, and they look amazing :D.

I want to get a new effect (i have an envelope filter and a Big Muff), so i wanted to get something different, and what i found was a chorus pedal. I was looking at the Boss Bass Chorus, for the obvious reason; money. However, I want to get a really good one, one thats a little bit more...

So I came across an ad today for aurora colored strings. I looked them up, and they look stunning! They have a wide variety of bright colors, and just look all around cool. The price for them is not bad either, at $25 a set, $30 for 5 string. Now, with that being said, is there anyone who has...

So i have a Schecter Raiden Elite 4, and right now it has EMG HZs in it, and i was looking around just to see what i could possibly upgrade to. They are the kind that look like the MMs, with the 2 screws on on side and one on the other, and they are humbuckers. Any ideas?

Sorry if i've been posting a lot, and also sorry if this is in the wrong place, but ive got a question. I live in south jersey, right near Philly, and have been trying to find a place other than Guitar Center and Sam Ash to look for basses. Are there any places with a somewhat wide variety of...

So ive been looking at getting a P-Bass, and im thinking ill only really want to spend $1000, or maybe a bit more with sales or something. I was looking at the American standard, which is in my price range and i like, but then i started looking at both the Roger Waters Signature and the Duff...

I do pretty much every way of playing bass there is, or, at least, I try.... But i've been getting more into metal and heavier alternative, so ive been working a bit more on my picking. Currently, I have some Clayton 1mm picks, the triangle ones. What kind of picks do you like, and why? Also, i...

So, i've started to look at a bit lower prices for P-Basses (1000 and under) and while trying to look through the fender stuff on guitar centers website, I sorta got lost in the squiers, the standards, the American standards, the American deluxes, etc... I would like to know any major...

So, as of right now, i'm pretty dead-set on getting a Lakland Skyline 44-64, hopefully custom for the J-neck and matching headstock. The problem is, the only place around that supposedly carries Laklands is the Sam Ah near me, and they don't actually get them in. I want to get it in a specific...

I have never owned one, and im not sure if i like the sound (though i think i probably would), but i love just looking at jazz basses. Mainly i have seen fenders and sadowsky's, but i want to see more. Post the coolest one you have seen here, whether it is yours, someone elses, you made it...

So, since im a big planner, I have already been thinking about what my next bass upgrade will be. So far I have about $1000 saved up, and by the holiday season Ill have more than enough to get a really good bass. My dream up until recently was to have a Music Man Stingray (since Modulus is out...

So my friend just asked me if I wanted to be in his new band, and while I really want to do it, i'm also hesitant. I have only been playing for a bit more than 7 months, and while he seems to have faith that I can do it, I'm not sure. He described it as an alternative/metal band, and ive mainly...

I know some people leave their basses clean, some scratch them up and put stickers and such on them. Which one do you do, i'm thinking of putting some stuff on mine. If you do, i'd love to see it!

So, I love music, but it took a while for me to appreciate it a lot, so right now i'm stuck in a place where I have a good amount of band i listen to, but not enough to keep me interested for long, and I'm not sure where to start looking. So, the kind of things I like: I like medium-fast paced...

I own a, MXR Bass envelope filter and a Big Muff, and while the Big Muff has lasted about a month, maybe a bit less, the MXR lasts for about a week, and both take nine volt batteries. I dont even use them that often, maybe for 15-20 minutes a day, not even that some days. I just put in a new one...

So, i've had my stock strings for about 3 months, and I want to change them because they look like they're getting old, and they don't sound quite as good (i dont even know how old they are, they were on the bass when it was on display). So, i was thinking about getting a heavy set of strings...

So, i bought a Big Muff not too long ago, and I love it, and its gotten me thinking about other pedals, and since im into funk, i want to try an EQ pedal (if this is the wrong type, please say so, i dont want to sound like an idiot). I would like to keep it at around $100 or below. I dont know...

So, i've been playing for a bit more than 7 months now, and i've made good progress, I might even be considered a passable bassist for a decent band. However, i eventually want to be able to be an extraordinary bassist for a great band, and i think i should change my ways a bit in order to set...

So, i've been playing bass for a while, and while playing songs are fun, i've been getting bored of playing music that someone else has written, no matter how good. I want to try making up my own bass lines, starting with rock and hopefully getting to the point where i can write funk bass lines...

I know i have no money, yet i still feel the need to look at awesome basses and drool over them. I feel like it may be unhealthy. Is there a cure? Do I need a cure?

I really want to get some different sounds out of my bass, so I was thinking about starting with some pedals. I was told that buying used is best, but I dont have any used music gear shops around, or at least none that have bass effects. If i had to buy new, what should I buy? People have spoken...

So I've been playing bass for a while now, and i've been getting into some very fast paced bass lines, my favorite being Hysteria by Muse. If i slow the song down, I can play it with relative ease, but when I try to take it at normal speed, either my left or my right hand tends to move faster...

So i just bought a new bass, and the strings on it dont seem bad, but theyre very twangy. I like how they sound for slap and funk finger style, but for other things it doesnt sound as good. Should i set the action a bit higher to get a bit less fret buzz (i play a little hard) or is it a string...

So i made a thread about the weirdest basses, now i want to see the ugliest bass that you know. Keep in mind that these are all opinions. Mine would have to be either the EBMM Bongo or the Fender Mustang. Something is just off about those basses. Please provide pics if you can

Hey, Facepalmmaster here, im fairly new, though i have posted in threads before and made threads, so some of you out there might recognize me. Just looking for some friends, some people i can go to about bass related problems/questions, that sort of thing.

So this has nothing to do with the specific basses. I have a $200 squier jag and I was thinking of getting a new bass at some point, one that is a bit higher quality, and I was going to spend around 600-700. I want to know if it will be cheaper to buy a new, better bass or buy mods, because i...

So I love looking at basses, and especially ones that are different. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Stingrays and J-basses, but I love to see weird and unusual basses. Show me your weirdest bass or the weirdest bass you know :D

So, for the people that posted in my previous thread about the design for a bass I had, this is a new version that is a little more sensible. A couple of things, though. One, the neck is a bit messed up, I didn't really focus too much on that because I wanted it to be pretty normal with...

This may be in the wrong place, but I didn't think it would go in the basses forum since it pertains more to if it could possibly be made. But anyway, I have this design that I drew for a bass (just a basic sketch), and I am in no way a luthier, nor do I know how a bass is made and what things a...

So, I recently met a guy who plays bass, and has since he was like 5 (he's now 14), and he plays double bass in the orchestra at my high school. Since I play cello, I see him fairly often, and occasionally we talk. I told him I was saving up for a new bass at some point. He asked me why. I...

So I went to guitar center and sam ash today, and when I went I tried out this nice warwick, and I loved it. I didn't see what kind it was (i think it looked like the rockbass or the corvetter), but I saw that it was around 1000 dollars. I loved how it played, especially for slap, and loved how...

So I've been playing bass for a good amount of time now, and although i'm not planning on getting it very soon, i'm thinking about what my next bass should be. My birthday is in about two months, and I figure by that time i'll have about 500-600 to spend. My current bass is the Squier VM Jaguar...

I started bass about a month and a half ago, and since I was going off playing cello for 9 years already, I had no problem getting the basics down. The only trouble I have now is that I want to get certain "tones" (if thats what you would call it, im not sure how to describe it) from my bass. As...

So, I was watching the video for In Bloom by Nirvana, and usually I like to get a look at the bass that the bassist is playing in music videos, and a lot of times they're pretty noticeable (if it has the band in the video, that is), but this bass had holes in it and it didn't say anything on...

I didn't quite know where to put this question, because I wanted to know what songs sound good using a pick, or are better to play with a pick, since I just got a good set and wanted to put them to good use. Anyone have any? Or, if there is another thread somewhere that answers this question...

I have searched online, but I cant seem to find any good places to find practice that will help me speed up both the slapping and the popping (I don't know why, but that sounded very strange :P). Does anyone know where I can find something like that, or can someone say it here? I feel like I'm...

So, whenever I go into a music store, I always see/hear people playing these cool things, i don't know if you would call them riffs or licks or what, they seem longer than that, but they just seem to be "random", almost like solos. I feel like those kinds of things would be good practice for me...

So, I was thinking maybe I would try flatwounds after having a discussion with some very nice people on here in another thread since I feel I would like the deep thumpy sound that I was told it would give (if I'm mistaken, please let me know :P), but I don't know much about bass strings, and I...