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Hello! TL;DR: Question in title, pics below. What would you do in this situation? I ordered some LaBella White Nylon Tape Wound short scale strings online. After removing from the padded mailer, it appears the strings have been repackaged into a loose plastic bag (first photo), inside of...

Hi all, First off, I know the photos are of guitars and not basses. I'm posting here on TB because this is the community I know and love, and one of these instruments is a jazz bass (not pictured, sorry). TL;DR I have inherited some vintage instruments. Some of these instruments (and...

Hi everyone! I have two Avatar 2x10 cabs and I can't seem to get to the bottom of the buzzing sounds they both produce. The sound is coming from all 4 of the speakers and it seems unlikely to me that they would have all failed. Some notes/frequencies are crystal clear, particularly at lower...

Hi all, This lovely B-25B belonged to my housemate's late father and now resides in our basement. I tried to play through it once, but was met with a screeching sound and abruptly aborted for fear of causing damage. That is essentially all I know about this rig. I'm not a stranger to doing...

I found an old Ampeg VT-22 locally and have been playing on it for a few months (bypassing the internal 12"s and going into an ampeg 410 bass cab). I decided to convert it to a head so it wouldn't be so big and heavy to transport. At some point, someone must have ripped out the ground from the...

Hello. I've been a long-time Jazz bass guy, recently borrowed a friend's SR-405 (need a 5 for my latest project). What basses would you recommend for a guy like me who doesn't have monster fingers? I guess what I'm looking for is a 5-string that can give a similar sound to the Ibanez but has...

Hi all. I've got an SVT-VR here. I've been reading about removing a pair of power amp tubes in hopes of getting breakup and saturation at lower volume levels. Going for a v4b type thing you could say roughly. Does anyone have experience doing this on an SVT? Would be very interested in...

Hello, I'm looking at getting a 410 for smaller gigs that don't require my 810e fridge. I found one locally for $475. It is good condition used, I believe at least 20 yrs old, but sounds great (I went over and played through it already) and doesn't look it's age. Is this a good price? They...

Hey guys, looking for a quality reverb stomp box that won't take up much room on my board. Any recommendations? Planning to use it mostly for ambient interludes between songs. Thanks much! Edit: double mostly

Hello, My SVT-VR came via Fed-Ex today :bassist: It has travelled from southern California up to the frigid midwest via, and is now sitting in my (pretty darn cold) basement practice space. Anything special I need to do before I turn it on to make sure there won't be any temperature shock...

At rehearsal last night, I accidentally hit the headstock of my bass on the ceiling light (this group practices in a basement with low a pretty low ceiling). This resulted in the power going out to the entire basement. Now after we sorted out the blown fuse and got the power back on...

Hi :) I'm considering buying a used VR. Have been communicating with seller, and today he informed me that he has a few different options for tubes he could stick in there if I wanted. I've never owned an all tube bass head, so a little shaky on making this decision (I did use the search...

Is there a "better" year for these heads? I have heard the stock tubes differ depending on the year of manufacture. Are there any other differences? Also, if anyone has knowledge of how the tube selections would affect the sound I'd love to hear about it. Thanks! Tom

This is from Todd Kowalski of Propagandhi's rig from their Minneapolis gig last Wednesday. Best pic I got unfortunately, any help would be appreciated!

Hello, I have lurked here for month or two and appreciate the wisdom on these boards and finally made an account (first post :) ). I come from a cello and guitar background and started playing bass seriously about a year ago, so forgive me as I have much to learn :) I just got a sweet deal...