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I purchased a Guild Starfire I a couple of months ago and it's a great instrument, but after replacing the stock rounds with flats, I noticed some pretty substantial buzz coming from the body (or at least being amplified there, hard to locate), which is also noticable through the amp. I tried...

Up to now I always played jazz basses and hollowbodys, never tried a precision, so I ordered a MIM standard p-bass, just to get an idea what they're all about. It's one of the new ones with the Pau Ferro fretboard. Yesterday I received the package and what can I say? Well, let's just get into...

My flats are sooo dead, tension has become low, feels like playing rubber strings. They are Pyramid Gold's and I love their feel and tone, great strings, but I use quite a lot of attack most of the time, bend them and stuff. This is kinda how they look now after just 6 months: Yes, I'm...

December last year I bought a MIJ Fender Jazz from some dude on eBay and the story goes that it was made in 1999 in Japan and he imported it that same year. Just out of curiosity I looked up the serial number (B000822) and according to Fender it was made in '85 or '86! So this kind gentleman...

Quick question for the tube amp experts: Does turning on my tube amp (without standby switch) with the volume cranked harm it in any way? Sometimes I forget to turn the volume down before shutting the amp off and only notice when I turn it back on. drool Cheers, EternalDay

Hey there, I have a little problem with the A-string of my Hofner Ignition. It sounds kinda weak with noticeably less low end than the other strings and it also doesn't stay in tune as well as the others. I already tried another string with the same result so it's propably not the strings...

Hi, the speaker of my H|H Electronics Combo from the late 70's/ early 80's seems to have it's best years behind it and as soon as I have some extra money on my hands I wanna replace it with a new one. I tried to use WinISD but the dimensions of my cab are kinda odd and I don't even know if I...

Hi TalkBass community. First off, sorry for my weird/ faulty english, I'm from germany and there isn't too much english speaking going on here. :woot: I'm a huge fan of classic roots reggae, honestly it's all I listen too... Augustus Pablo, Sylford Walker, Barry Brown, Delroy Williams, you name...