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    Your 3 most influential bass players?

    If you could only pick 3, who would they be? Mine are Dusty Hill, Geddy Lee and Mel Schacker. If I had to pick a 4th, it would be Chris Squire, with John McVie given honorary mention.
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    Fretless neck buzzing around 12th fret

    Hi. I am getting buzzy strings on the positions above and below where the 12th fret would be. Would adding some relief solve this (its pretty straight now)?
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    Update on my Ernie Ball Group III's

    Well, I finally got the bass cleaned up and restrung. The problem is the E string is too long (37"), causing the unrapped portion to wrap around the tuning post. I have sent them an email.
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    2 50 watt 12" combos?

    I have an Orange Crush Bass 50 combo amp, and I have been thinking about buying another in order to double up on the wattage and cone area. My thinking is that one 50 watt amp may not be enough for gigs of reasonable volume (Jazz, Blues-rock), but 2 will (100 x 2-12). I have a 200 watt Hartke...
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    Safely cleaning bass?

    Hi. I need to clean my bass, which has spent years around my nephews grubby hands (mainly heavy fingerprints, soiling). What common household substances should not be used on it?
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    New strings for my fretless single coil?

    Hi again. I need to find the right vintage sounding flatwounds for my fretless single coil. My current strings are a set of D'Addario Chromes. They sound a bit weak and colorless, so I have been eyeing the La Bella Deep Talking, Dunlop and possibly DR Chromes. I use GHS Precision Flats on my...
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    Lowest tension balanced flatwounds?

    It would be nice to have a couple to choose from. Short scale lengths would be a plus.
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    GHS Balanced Nickels are too stiff!

    I can't believe that these so called round wounds are much stiffer than their Precision Flats. How can this be? I love the latter, but they don't make them in a balanced short scale set.
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    Analog preamp under $200?

    Hi. I am looking for an analog preamp/eq with a good headphone stage, and an auxiliary input for under $200. Does such a beast exist?
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    Neck Profile of Fender Deluxe Active Precision Special

    Hi again. Does anyone know how thin the neck profile is on this bass? Normal C, Modern C, somewhere in between?
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    Squier Affinity P Bass years and tonewoods

    I know that Squier has been building this model since the '90's. What I am not sure of is if they have used any other tonewood for it but Alder, if we discount the starter-pack offering. Can anyone confirm or deny that they have used another tonewood?
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    Fender Mustang PJ, or Ibanez Talman TMB30?

    Which one, and why?
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    Squier Affinity PJ vs. Xaviere XV PB

    Lets pretend that you only have $200 to spend for a P bass, and you have narrowed it down to these 2. Invalid Link Removed PB Bass Alder Body Maple Neck Sunburst Rosewood Fingerboard Which one would you choose?