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    Tube amp comparison

    Hey guys, I'm interested in possibly buying a tube amp. My interests are the Orange AD 200B, Ampeg SVT, or Fender Super Bassman. What's your opinions on any of these amps? Pros/cons? What style of these amps are best used for? I don't have experience with tube amps so just seeing what...
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    GK 800RB biamp cable question

    Hey guys, So I recently purchased a GK800rb, and absolutely love it. I own two 410 rbh cabinets, and one 115rbh cab. Now I've heard/read all the information of mixing speaker sizes, which is why I want to try biamping if I choose to have the 115 in my rig. If not, I'll just run the two...
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    Help identify these EMG pickups

    Hey guys, So I'm looking for someone identifying the model of these pickups, in hopes to sell them after. Please help! Little background. I bought a PJ bass with these installed and converted it back to a passive bass. I don't know anything about these pickups, and I'm showing all the internal...
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    Which Seymour Duncan's to go with?

    Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new set of PJ configuration pickups. I'm torn between the SPB-2's and the SPB-3'S. I already have the jazz SJB-2 bridge pickup with a fender vintage-62 reissue. I'm thinking I want to brighten it up a little more. So would the SPB-2 to work, or should I...
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    Tips on getting your band name out?

    Hey guys, I'm just looking for ideas/tips on how to try and get my name out and around. I know playing out as much as possible and social media are a good start, but is there anything else? My guitarist signed us up to a booking agency, but I'm not a fan of the whole pay to play thing...
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    How to cut through the mix?

    Hey guys, I'm curious as to how some bassists cut through the mix, if that's what their looking for. Is it all done through the amp, or does the sound guy at the gig have a part to do with it? Also, do you guys prefer being mic'd up, or having your amp directly input Are there advantages...
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    Attain GK growl?

    Hey guys, I know this has been beaten into the ground, but I thought I'd bring it up again. I have a 700rb head with the 4x10rbh cab. Any suggestions on EQ settings to get the famous GK growl? Also, I have the Sansamp Bass Drive DI. Any way that can help attain it too? Having a PJ bass...
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    Anyone who owns a DI box, do you having running on all the time?

    This is a topic I've always been curious on. I bought a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver about 2 months ago, and I absolutely love the pedal. Although, there are times I feel that sometimes my sound gets limited to that at times. But I feel I don't like the stock tone that comes from my bass just...
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    Pairing a Fender '62 precision pickup with a 500k pot?

    Hey guys, I made a post a few weeks back about adjusting the pickup height on my PJ bass. I have a Fender '62 vintage precision pickup matched with a Seymour Duncan STK-J2B hot jazz pickup. I learned from this that Fender pickup doesn't have a high output, and I think that's what I'm...
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    Your approach to creating fills...go!

    Hey guys, My band has been working on some new songs and on one of our new tracks there's a lot of space for some bass fills. I'm curious as to how you write them. I've never been the best at improvisation, so advice is appreciated.
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    Combined a Vintage P pickup with a Hot J pickup.

    Hey guys, first off I'm no bass tech, so I bring my basses to a guy who does trusty work. I have a PJ bass configuration and I recently switched out the neck pickup with a Fender 62 vintage reissue and in the Jazz position I have a Seymour Duncan STKJ2B Jazz Pickup. My problem is the mix...
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    Compare Sansamp Bass DI to MXR M-80 Bass DI?

    Hey guys, so I already own the MXR M-80 Bass DI box, and have been reading up and watching videos on the Sansamp. I do like how the clean sound with the MXR, but with my rig the dirty channel sounds awful. Any thoughts on this?
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    Thinking about upgrading amps, need some opinions.

    So my guitarist decided to make his rig a full stack. He's got two Marshall cabs and I have a GK 4x10 BLX and GK BL 600. I want my sound to cut through, so I don't know if I should upgrade to maybe a GK 4x10 RBH and a better quality GK head, or add another BLX 4x10 or BLX 1x15? I already...
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    Cleaning dirty pots on GK 600 head

    From what I gathered, I think I have dirty pots in my GK 600 head. My question is, can I clean them without having to take apart the whole head? I've seen a couple videos of people just spraying the dial where the knob turns and it seems to clean it up. Or should I remove the whole casing and...
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    Odd sounds coming from amp

    I currently have a GK Backline 600 head and a GK 4x10 cab. Anytime I turn the volume knob or boost knob I get this scratchy, in and out sound from the amp. Also if I hit a note, I get a muddy, in and out sound again. It only returns back to a normal sound after a long, constant turning of the...
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    Active EMG's

    So I just purchased a Fender Jazz Special originally from 84-87, made in Japan. I know original Jazz Special's had passive pickups, but mine is loaded with active EMG's. My question is, if I want to switch the setup back to passive, will I have to get new pots along with it? My intention is...