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    Amp head recommendations with low-Z balanced input for tuba/electric bass player?

    I have a friend that plays in a couple of groups with me, sometimes playing electric bass and sometimes sousaphone (tuba). For the sousaphone we put a dynamic mic in the bell. I think it would be awesome it there was a bass head with a decent preamp that would let us take that balanced XLR...
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    ground issues with tapewound strings on a Eastwood classic?

    I put a set of rotosound tapewounds on my Eastwood classic 4, which is their starfire clone. I seem to have ground issues, so there is some buzz unless I touching the strings with my hand. I did seem to have a suspect ground connection, so I took off the tailpiece, scruffed up the underside...
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    Double Bass project advice

    I recently picked up a couple project upright basses from a neighbor. One is a 60s German import, solid top (in 3 pieces right now), solid back, and about half of one of the sides in unusable condition. It does have a nice neck with an ebony fingerboard. No peg, bridge, tailpiece, tuners, or...
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    Broken tuner "tab"

    J bass took a spill and this tuner handle tab popped out. Can I solder it back in with the iron I use for electronics?
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    For Sale red 1967 Mustang. plays great! OHSC

    This red mustang bass is in ready-to-play condition. shows some dings for its age but nothing to bad. Recent set up. buzz free. short scale. Includes original (I think) hard shell case. See additional comments for photos (not sure why I can not add them to my original post...)
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    SOLD 1973 P bass. Rosewood fingerboard. natural finish.

    50 year old Fender Precision bass. Blonde finished swamp-ash body with a rosewood fingerboard. plays well up and down the neck, sounds great! has non-original Seymour Duncan APJ-1 Pro Active pickups. These are somewhat collectable on their own. I am selling on the low end of market value because...
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    How far back to mount an adjustable bridge

    Putting together a J bass from various parts, the body came predrilled for a bridge, but when I put a tape on it 34" from the fretboard edge of the nut comes to the very end of where the saddles will adjust out to. Im wondering if I should be in a 1/4" in or so in order to have some adjustment...
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    new-to-me squire P-bass detective work

    Hey folks, I recently purchased a 2004 Indonesian Squire Affinity P bass (Cort factory I believe) from what I thought was the original owner. I popped off the pickguard and it appears that he volume control is closest to the jack and the tone control is in front, which is backwards from every...
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    changing the scale length on an old bass

    I recently scored what I think is a 60s teisco 4 string electric bass that I am hoping to get dialed in for my 12 year-old son. We like the sound of the gold foil pickup, the body has great resonance (pine I think) and it is a manageable size and it has major vibes. What is not working is the...
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    Double Bass warping fingerboard

    Hey folks, I have an early '60s meisel URB. This summer I had a full set up, with the biggest amount of work being leveling the fingerboard, specifically removing some material close to the bridge that was causing a buzz. Doing some recording I have noticed that the buzz is coming back...