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Hello, I acquired American Standard #2725 close to a year ago from the luthier who I apprentice under. I’m primarily a player, but am fortunate enough to have a day gig working in a shop that does mostly public school rental work. The bass belonged to someone who played it briefly until it was...

Hello friends, Would anyone like to help me identify these old guts? Pretty sure I know what they are, but would appreciate a more seasoned set of eyes take a look

Hello friends! Just looking for some opinions on putting rubner ebony pegs on a Luciano Golia. The tuners are getting upgraded regardless, just thought it might be fun to see what others might think. my professor likes to tease me, saying "you're gonna put German tuners on an Italian bass..."...

Take a look at this beautiful bass owned by the great Endea Owens (Colbert, Jon Batiste). Previously owned by Rodney Whitaker and restored by the great Lansing based luthier Ed Fedewa. I put Hungarian in quotes as I’m not %100 on the origins of the bass, Rodney always used to say it was German...

Built for Rodney Whitaker by Luciano Golia in 2016/17. Supposedly a prototype for what was going to be Rodney’s signature model, unfortunately that never came to fruition.

Hello all! A young bassist here with a deep interest in these new strings from Aquila. The Gold Springs are a replica string modeled after Golden Spirals, and I've heard a few audio demonstrations that have really captured my interest. Coming from someone who is currently playing a set of very...

Hello talkbass! I'll keep it short. I've got a Hurley Virtuoso that's giving me very little output and a fair amount of hum.I know a preamp will bring this peizzo to life so I need one that will give my signal a good boost, allow me to eliminate the hum, and provide a wide pallet of tone shaping...

I was recently given a bass that is in horrible shape. Until I took it down it had been sitting on top of a closet for x amount of years. Apparently it had been bought for around $100, restored (poorly), immediately dropped on its side, then thrown up on top of the closet. It's a f;at back and...