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Have you recently have a NBD here on TalkBass? Now that you're beyond the honeymoon period how do you feel about that bass?

I love NBDs. Yep, I've said it lots... And I - well probably plenty of us around here - want to hear what you think of your new bass now that you've had time to settle in with it, to set it up, mod it(?), do a few gigs or rehearsals or even just enjoyed it in the bedroom. So give us your...

I love an NBD but its not something that I imagined I would have again. When I bought my Ibanez SoundGear SR755NTF about 5 years ago I sold my beautiful boat anchor of a Fender Jazz because I just never touched it. At all. The Ibby "Fender" does it all; Carey Nordstrand got this PJ almost...

The world of bass needs an engineered top horn extender. Who could make something like the picture below so you could use your factory strap pin screw to screw the extender onto your bass and and internal thread and the correct size machine screw to fit in a strap-lock? Is this do-able? Maybe...

Sorry folks but I've looked and looked. The title says it all really. My B string sounds just fine through my headphones; nice really, like the E string but lower. Actually, the same applies when playing not plugged in at all. Once I'm playing through my rig the B string notes are not as...

It seems that short scale basses are often boomier for a given bass type than than their longer scaled siblings, so I was wondering if the 30" Stingray SS4 with that classic Stingray pickup location would be a little brighter and tighter sound than typical short scales and mimic piano-like sound...

I know there are plenty of more experienced people here than me, but when I hear about "weak" sounding basses I know there will be discussion on strings and changing out pickups and pre-amps coming up. I'd like to hear that discussion about adjusting pickup height. Its because I don't really...

i currently run a 500w Doubler into a Wizzy 10 sitting on top of a Wizzy 12 MLine. I love the sound of the setup which combines the warm lows of the MLine with a bit more present midrange from the Wizzy 10. However, I do run out of power occasionally pushing them to the point of loosing a little...

We have plumbing issues and there is nothing for it but to fix the problems. Options? House sot-of breaks in the middle and sinks into the mud. Luckily, modern plumbing techniques have come to our rescue and made the job much, much cheaper than it would have been even a few years ago. (And we...

Why isn't there an emoji with a big black boot in its mouth? I'd use it - and having been here a while I'm sure there's other that would too! Do we need it?

G'day All, I play a Ibanez SoundGear 5 string (an SR755 NTF) and am wondering if it is possible to extend the strap button out to the 10th or 11th fret to reduce the reach to the first fret. Has anyone tried this? Would I just over-load the screw in the horn and break either it or the timber of...

G'day all: Dumb question, but if you have a timber neck on a bass perfectly adjusted will the bass still slip in and out of tune with temperature and humidity changes? My Fender American Standard Jazz was amazingly stable after it came from my favourite Luthier but since another has serviced it...

Always interested in discussions of bass players, their impact and how and why they've influenced people - and the "best" or "most iconic". Amongst those who I'd list would be flea, Charlie Mingus, Sir Paul and Geezer. But sometimes I'm doing something and the radio is on and I hear a player or...

In short: The tale below (if you choose to read it) will explain why I'm posting about my Aria Sinsonido fitted with a Lace Ultra Slim Acoustic Bass USAB pickup. It weighs a bit under 2kg and is comfortable with a 34" scale - quite lovely to play - , is a real step up from "a silent guitar" in...