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Just uploaded a review and demo of the Providence ABC-1HH "Kiwami" Hidekazu Hinata Signature Bass Chorus—a rare Japanese analog chorus pedal designed specifically for bass. In the video, I cover the pedal's features, explore the three DEEP switch modes and HPF control, and demonstrate its warm...

Can bass players be songwriters? Absolutely. Here's a video on the approaches that have helped me write songs over the years: starting with grooves instead of chords, using a looper as a creative tool, and taking ideas from notebook to rehearsal room. I also share some behind-the-scenes...

Riverside are a Polish progressive band I recently discovered from a Youtube video. Classic Album reviews did a best of contemporary progressive rock bands. I'm glad I watched the video. I was impressed by Mariusz Duda, the bassist of Riverside, who is also the singer and main songwriter of the...

This past summer injured my finger surfing. The doctor diagnosed it as mallet finger (torn ligament) in my left hand ring finger. I've had to wear a splint 24/7 for the past 7 weeks. The splint will come off next week and I've started some exercises and physiotherapy. I haven't been able to...

Anyone play in this genre? I've always wanted to play in a prog band. Initially, I was intimidated and didn't feel that I was skilled and knowledgable enough. Once I got more confidence I just found it was hard to find musicians who wanted to play in this genre, and take it seriously. The band...

Splurged a little to get this. I was tempted by the rave reviews and have not been disappointed so far. It’s also a limited addition signature model of Hidekazu Hinata.

Does anyone have experience with this bass? It's a short scale (32 inch neck) with a small body. It came out recently and looks to be a decent bass. Or could possibly recommend something similar? I have a Cort SJB-5F, which is a good all around acoustic bass considering the price. But I find it...

I've been adding some content to my youtube channel recently (doing it more for a hobby and way to pass the time rather than professionally). My latest is a cover of "Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden. Anyone else doing the bass cover thing? Maybe we could start a thread?

With a solid spruce top this guy puts out a nice tone. Having fun playing outside. Hello summer!

I'm thinking about picking one of these up. I've been curious about acoustic basses but so far haven't owned one. I can get one new for about 420 US$ which I think it is a pretty good price. I would use it for practice (with the option of going outside to enjoy the weather), working on...

This past year I've recorded an album with a band. The genre is rock generally (hard to get more specific than that). The recordings have been done and we're in the mixing stage, with two of the band members handling the mixing. Three mixes have been posted for all band members to listen and...

Hello, I recently bought a True Tone CS 6 power supply. It has 6 isolated slots. I'm thinking about using 8 pedals on my board. This would entail making two pairs of pedals, each pair sharing an outlet. I was wondering if I could get some advice on which of my pedals would be suitable for...

I picked up a used Fender Aeordyne Jazz bass (2017) recently. It is made in Japan and has metal knobs for the neck and bridge pickup volumes and the tone. Although it plays really nice, there is an annoyingly loud hum. I have done some troubleshooting to try and understand the problem better...

I recently acquired an envelope filter pedal so for reference and inspiration I've made a Youtube playlist of songs where the bass player employs an envelope filter. In order to make the list I searched around the inter webs including talk bass. I hope you enjoy and feel free to make additions.

The Lillian Phaser by Walrus audio looks like an interesting pedal, and is receiving rave reviews from guitarists. I have recently acquired the Slo reverb by Walrus and am impressed with it. Just wondering how the Lillian pedal may fair with bass. Anyone have any experience/opinions? Any...

Looking for opinions about this pedal. I'm looking for a reverb that is somewhat straight forward and can do swells and washes for ambient playing. Would the Little Gazer be suitable? THere's one for sale on the used market in my area and I'm thinking about pulling the trigger. Any feedback...

The pedal is quite complicated to cover in one video. My video is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to go over some tips and tricks I've learned after owning the pedal for about two years. From the perspective of a bass player (would be solo-bassist). Cheers, Kevin

Hello, I just uploaded this video. It's about using pedals with bass in practical ways. I talk about how I recreate a synth bass sound for the song Finesse, which I play with my band. Then I give a little demo play-through.

Hello, I'm a long time bass player and member of TB. I'm posting my novel Precariat Blues online. The main character is a musician so I thought some TB members might find the story appealing. I'm posting it on Wattpad, a free social media app designed for creative writing. Here's a brief...

Hello Tbers, I recently changed the bridge on my 1999 Fender jazz (MIM). Up until this point the bass has been stock, and I have not had any major issues with it. I swapped the stock bridge for a Fender high mass one. It was fine for a few days and then the signal went dead. Nothing from my amp...

I'm thinking about shipping my Fender Jazz (MIM) from Canada to South Korea. It's about twenty years old and I believe the fingerboard is made out of rosewood. Given the CITES regulations about rosewood, is this a bad idea? I'm Canadian and have been living in SK for a few years. I bought a...

I have a gig tomorrow with a cover band I recently joined. We'll be playing a medium sized bar, for no pay other than cheap beer, which I won't be drinking since I'll be driving. The show is scheduled to start at 10:30. The bar owner wants us to be there at 6:00, because the bar opens at 7:00. I...

Hello, I would like to go busking with my EHX 22500 looping pedal but it doesn’t run on batteries, so I’m looking for portable power options. The 22500 requires 240 Mah at 9 Volts DC with a center negative plug. The Pedaltrain Volto has 6200 Mah at 9 volts. I think this should be sufficient...

Hey Guys, I just posted a demo of the Pigtronix compressor on my youtube channel. Cheers, and have a good day!

Hello, I currently have a small pedal board. I've been thinking of getting a couple more pedals to round things out, but it's hard to decide with all of the myriad options out there. Then I discovered the MS-60B, and it seems like a good way to add more sounds to my board for a reasonable...

I was asked recently to collaborate with two performance artists. We're still hashing out the details but I will probably play in two segments, maybe about 10 minutes each. Segment 1: woman behind a curtain, with bricks around her. The man comes over and slowly drags her away. They asked for...

Has anyone tried this amp with a bass guitar? I'm looking around for an amp I can use for busking, playing bass and singing, and which would be portable enough to fly with. So I'm thinking of getting the street cube rather than the Bass microcube or the larger EX, which wouldn't fit in carry-on...

I'm looking to perform in small to medium sized rooms, such as coffee shops, art galleries, pubs, etc. I would like something somewhat portable and within a budget of about 300-500. The show is solo bass, with a looper. I've performed this material a bunch of times at open mic and have always...

So I've been thinking about getting one of these for practice and busking. I was wondering if it might also work as a DI to go through a PA system, or as a recording audio interface. Anyone try using it in these capacities?

Hey, The past few months I’ve been working on a side project creating solo bass pieces combined with spoken word poetry. I’ve played a bunch of open mics and have been getting pretty positive responses. Anyways, just wondering if anyone else out there might be interested in this kind of thing...