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Been playing guitar for a long time, and I'm a tinkerer. I'm always looking to change a pickup, different nut material, different wiring... Building a guitar seemed like a given. Granted, it seemed really daunting, but my wife got me a cheap-o kit off eBay ($65) for Christmas this year, and it's...

Finally decided to take the plunge and work on my own guitar, using a cheap $60 eBay kit as a starting point. I have very little experience with woodwork or anything like that aside from some DIY stuff around the house. First thing I noticed is that the wood felt "fuzzy," and I picked up some...

You just never know what you'll see on Facebook Marketplace. Thought y'all might enjoying seeing this thing. Built on an Eastwood Bobkat body. Doesn't say where the neck is from but an interesting 12th fret. High E replaced with a .085 gauge bass string. Ground wire going to the bridge...

6/19 update as I have a box - 700 shipped I've posted about this bass in a few other threads as it's come up, but this is a Player Series Jaguar Bass I received from T-Mobile. It plays great and sounds great, but it's just not for me. I've tried to bond with it, but I'm not a fan of the...

Has anyone ever heard of a bridge warping? I can't really tell if it's just the shadow/reflection playing with my eyes, and feel like I'm going nuts. Purchased a replacement Fender HiMass bridge but haven't put it on yet. I had taken it to a tech a few months ago, but I might also need to cut...

A few months back I was working on a song on acoustic. I had my melody, but I hadn't finished my words. T-Mobile was running their Magenta Magic campaign on Twitter, so I wrote some words about T-Mobile and tagged them on it as a joke -- nothing particularly notable. In any case, about two weeks...

I must confess that I actually received this bass approximately a month ago. Between work and traveling, I haven't had much time to post, but here we are. I had one of these years ago and sold it when I needed money in college. I regretted it dearly. Despite the bit of a gaudy look (which I...

This likely ends up falling into the theory bin, but my guitar player comes from a folksy kind of Elliott Smith sort of background. Most of the time, his guitar parts echo the melody quite heavily, include walks, etc. I've often recorded bass on his solo records, and while it's easy enough for...

So I have a Schecter Stiletto Stealth I'm going to be doing some pretty heavy mods to. I love the feel, the weight, and just about everything about this bass. However, I'm not a huge fan of the Active tone, so I'm looking at modding a second pick guard so I can try it passive and just swap it...

Or what I'm referring to as the S3-IV for short. I've always been a Fender player--first on a MIM Squier for 5 years and then a MIM P for 10 years with two minor pit-stops on Mustang basses. Going non-Fender has been absolutely anathema for me, but here I am. I received it on Thursday but never...

Hey everyone, I bought this new from Ashdown about a year and a half ago direct from the U.S. President of Operations for Ashdown. Goes for about $500 new. I figured it would be a good amp for smaller shows, but I haven't been playing out much at all. The amp will get about 300 Watts with an 8...

So here we go. I just got a great deal on a GhostFire pedalboard--imported aluminum construction. For $66, I'd say it's pretty comparable to a PT-1. I got a pretty good deal on an Aetos power supply I'm going to mount underneath for power. My real concern now is how I'm going to wire this...

My first Mustang Bass was a Mikey Way Squier. I actually really liked that bass, but I ended up selling it because I had needed money while I was in college. Once they released the PJ Mustangs, I felt like it was my chance at redemption, but the Mikey Way had a different sound and feel that this...

It took a week for the PJ arrive, but what a beast. Pickups were high for my tastes, but a quick adjustment has it feeling great. Setup was good from the factory. The fretboard looks a little dry. I'll probably need to open it up and rotate the switch a bit, and I'll copper tape it while I'm at...

So here I am revamping a '94 Squier Series Jazz Bass. I got a new control plate--probably cheap Chinese-made components, but the cost was worth the control plate alone. I'm finding here's a lot of hum. I know single coils will be somewhat noisy, but it seems a bit more than necessary. I've...

As much as I love my MIM precision, I'm realizing it can feel pretty heavy at a long gig. I was looking into a Mustang Bass, and while I had a Squier Mustang bass a while back and enjoyed it, I wasn't a fan of the decreased string tension, especially since my band tends to tune to Eb. I know I...

Long story short--how do you approach writing for a more simplistic song? I'll see if I can upload the file, but say a song like this. Long story: I enjoy the simplicity of tasteful notes, bits of melody or counterpoint that add to the song and don't just echo the same root things. I'm...

So I was listening to Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn." That song is great in terms of production, and the bass, to my ears, is pretty damn perfect. Some nice Phil Thornalley work (also, notably, Pornography). Curious to see if they recreated the tone live, and they did a good job of it. Looks like...

Hello folks, Well, I've been recording my band's new album, and I'm finding myself wanting to push to learn new methods. I find myself reverting to the same old patterns, octaves, scales, etc. I get a bit bored, and I really want to up my understanding of theory and method. Ariane Cap's...

Alright folks, Well, I'm currently in the midst of upgrading my MIM P-bass. I've had it for about 6 years now without doing a thing to it, and I think it's time. I wanted to add a little more life to it, as well as take this time to get it set up and add in some new parts. First thing is the...

Well, this is one thing I thought would be interesting to try. A lot of the time, I write my bass parts to try to complement the song as opposed to playing to make myself look good. I think that's the point a lot of the time. Really, though, it depends on the project. I've butted heads with...

Hey guys, I've never used a DI box before, and, if available, I'd have a sound guy set it up. Looking into recording with my current project, so I'd like to mix amp and DI sounds to see the results. Looking into picking up an MXR M80...really like the EQ and distortion option. My amp is an...

I'm not experienced with guitar building, but having been playing my Mustang bass with my new band, I'm finding the E string especially to be too floppy in Eb. How could more tension be achieved? Thicker strings and higher action, sure, but what about a different bridge design? I thought...

Aside from the bean burritos... I realize none of these are very expensive. I tend to be a clumsy guy, and dings and such are inevitable. I've come to have a great appreciation for the affordability and quality of MIM instruments. For me, a cause of GAS is one of the Squier Fretless basses...

Just looking for opinions and/or ideas. Wondering if I'm just being a bit overly-concerned with aesthetics. A few months ago, I purchased this Mikey Way bass from a seller and received it with a pretty fair bit of damage sustained during shipping. I paid $250. As you can see in the photos...

I've been listening to The Wytches quite a bit, and I'm trying to identify what kind effects create a bass tone like this. Part of it is the Jazz Bass pickups I think for sure, but it sounds like a touch of gain and some reverb or chorus. Am I wrong? It sounds quite smooth, too. The tone is...

Hey guys, I really enjoy playing my MW Mustang bass, but this new band I'm playing with tunes in Eb, and the strings on the Mustang bass have too much slack resulting in that undesirable floppy kind of tone. The MW Squier is also my first Short Scale, so I'm kind of going through a...

I know there's been so many of these, but I guess a part of me feels like personalized advice would somehow be a bit better. I have an Ashdown MAG 300. I believe it's 4 ohms. I'd like to get an Ashdown cab to match, and having been in touch with Ashdown, they've given me artist pricing...

I have $300 and I'm looking to get a good bass head so I can stop borrowing my drummer's 100 watt combo with mediocre tone. I saw an Ashdown MAG 600 head for $300, but I also read some really sub-par reviews on them, so I was hesitant. I've had my heart set on an Ashdown for a while now...