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Hello TalkBass! I recently purchased a bass online and should have it in hand next week. However, I'm not entirely sure of the exact model — the seller listed it as an American Vintage Reissue from 1998, and I'd love some help identifying it more precisely. Here's where it gets fuzzy: the...

Hi there, so i'm a writing a new song for my band (on bass). I've written the chorus part (which kinda outlines a chord progression) and had this idea to instead of playing it twice, play it once in its original form, and right after that play it a half-tone lower. It sounds pretty cool to me...

Hey there, I am looking to get myself an active bass. Since I've been a passive player most of my life, my knowledge on the matter is somewhat limited. The idea is for it to have: - preferably a Jazz Bass style shape, although I guess I could consider different ones - a sound like a "super J"...

Hey, I want to get myself a nice digital multi effect. I think I have narrowed it down to two BOSS units - the GT-10B and GT-1B. From what I've gathered, the 1B is the newer version of the 10B. It does seem to be kind of stripped down however, and the 10B I think was more premium priced when it...

I'm looking for a new bass, and there are two Japanese Rickenbacker 4001 copies that caught my attention - one is a '77 Ibanez made in Fujigen, and the other one a Matsumoku-made Aria II Pro (probably '76). Can't really play either of them before ordering, so I guess I just have to pick one...

Hi, I really enjoy the TI strings but I'm not really a fan of their look - kinda dark and grey. Is it possible to make them look a little whiter? Preferably without taking the strings off :D At the beginning they seemed to have some kind of grey dust over them - I wiped it off, but the color...

Hi there, I have the TI flats on one of my basses and have been thinking about trying out the (kinda) new EB Cobalt Flats on the second one. Can you tell me how do they sound and feel compared to the Thomastiks? I can't really find any post putting these two together. Please save me the "you...

So I'm planning on getting a Player Series Jazz Bass next week but I still have a hard time on deciding which color do I want it in. I've narrowed it down to 3 options: sunburst, black and buttercream. I know I want a maple neck and that for all three of those colors I would get a B/W/B...

Okay, so I hope threads like this one don't make you all angry yet, because I want to ask you to help me choose a flat string brand. Long story short, first flats I bought were the Chromes and I liked them quite a bit, then I got the GHS Precision which I found too dark, and now i have the Rotos...

Hello, I'm suffering from the infamous three point Gibson bridge syndrome, and I've noticed that the saddles are too close to the ball ends, so a bit of that silk ribbons you get on some strings go over the saddles, muting the sound and resulting in less sustain. So my question to you is: how to...

Hello guys. I am new here, and coming to you with a very newbie question. I play in a three piece band, we're working on our own songs and for some of them the guitarist goes for a drop D tuning (DADG). I detune with him, but I was thinking, do I really need to? Couldn't I just use the standard...