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    how do these fretless basses compare sound wise?

    Jaco pastorious jazz bass-4 saddle u.s. vintage bridge, fender american vintage 60s pickups, select alder body (i've heard the stock strings are flats but to get a true jaco saoubd use swing 66 roundwounds) Tony franklin fretless bass-select alder, tony franlkin custom american p bass pickup...
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    how do ash and soft maple comapare?

    the squier VM p bass i'm looking at has a soft maple body, the fender mike dirnt model has an ash body, how does the tone compare?
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    what is a good backup bass

    I just got a fender deluxe active mim p bass special and i like it alot. but i was thinking of getting a cheap back up bass that has a great set up, a good, versatile, yet distinct from my active bass. what one of these basses best fits that? (if it helps i am a jazz fusion/ heavy metal player)...
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    can the fender mike dirnt p bass give me that vintage p bass sound?

    Fender mike dirnt p bass-59' custom shop pickups, ash body fender american vintage 58 p bass-american vintage 58 pickups, alder or ash body fender custom shop 59 bass fender custom shop 50s relic p bass-ash body, p bass relic pickup fender reissue 57' p bass how do these basses...
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    what is wrong with my bass

    i just opened my fender deluxe active p bass special, and when i plugged it in through my 30watt acoustic bass amp it started farting, can someone help me to fix the problem?
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    hypothetical question

    If i were to get the following basses: Fender MIM deluxe active p/j bass (i'm actually getting it on friday) Fender 2012 Am. standard j bass Squier VM Jazz bass Squier CV jazz bass Fender Geddy Lee jazz bass Warwick Streamer rockbass Fender Am. vintage 1975 jazz bass...
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    What is the difference between these 2 body woods?

    Okay, so i want to get a passive backup bass in addition to my mim deluxe active p. I'm torn between the 2 squier VM jazz bass models, but i only got to try the maple one, the black one has an agathis body. What is the sound difference between maple and agathis?
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    Where can i find a warwick Star bass?

    I live in new jersey and have been to 5 local guitar centers, haven't found any, or online. I've listened to warwick star demos and it sounds like a real nice gigging bass that could do anything from marcus miller to deep purple to victor bailey type stuff. Where can i get one of these basses...
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    Is the fender version really worth the extra $500 in terms of sound?

    Fender MIM 60s jazz bass: Alder body, Standard vintage alcino v pickups Squier CV 60s jazz bass: Basswood body, Custom alcino v pickups fender 2012 american standard jazz: fender custom shop 60s pickups, alder body What are the tone differences and similarities between the...
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    American standard or american deluxe?

    Okay, so i'm almost 100 percent sure i'm going to stick with bass my whole life and intend on becoming a collector someday. At my local guitar center, i tried 3 american made jazz basses, the 2010 am. standard (the pickups were okay, no great), an american special jazz (sound was just bland to...
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    what of these basses should i get?

    Hi, i've been playing bass for 3 1/2 years now and i feel i need an upgrade. My budget is 750 max, and although i am mainly a metal player, i want something very versatile for stuff like punk and jazz to. Whatever i get i do not want to have to do any major upgrading. I've narrowed my options...