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I believe it will be helpful to list our favorite bass system and our music genre(s) instead of just individual elements. Photos optional. Your favorite strings may be Super Slinky’s. But, if you’re playing heavy metal on an active Dingwall 5 string and I’m playing country rock on a passive 4...

Yes, I’ve practiced too much. Yes, I dig in too deep and play to hard. I’m beginning to use a pick on some songs and will work to fix these technique problems, but don’t believe I can accomplish these things before Saturday. I’ve read that super glue on the fingers is a solution. I’ve also...

Yes, I’ve practiced too much. Yes, I dig in too deep and play to hard. I’m beginning to use a pick on some songs and will work to fix these technique problems, but don’t believe I can accomplish these things before Saturday. I’ve read that super glue on the fingers is a solution. I’ve also...

I want Fender Custom Shop 60 bass. To me, the pickup covers look great on, but I know it would affect my usual plucking hand placement to leave the neck cover in place. Who leaves one or both pickup covers on? Why? Who takes the pickup covers off and leaves them off? Why? Photos of your...

I’ve been unplugging and replugging basses between songs. Has anyone got the perfect A/B pedal to solve this two basses/one amp dilemma? Thank you for your time.

I’m having amazing problems getting my money from Reverb for a bass that was delivered last Friday. They keep questioning my account information, for days. I bought a bass a few weeks ago in Reverb ; no problem. Has anyone else had ridiculous problems getting their money from Reverb?

1) What was the first album you bought? 2) What is your favorite album (not necessarily purchased)? This is the album you never get tired of, or even if you do, you always come back to it. 1) My first album was The Monkees. My sister and I pooled our money to buy it. I was 12 years...

Actually, I’ve got four basses. One is for sale. I’ve been playing bass almost daily for five years. For three years I’ve played only my Fender Jazz. I just bought a Tobias Growler. It is beautiful and has an active sound I like. The necks of each feel similar enough. However, it is a...

I have a Fender Lightweight Ash American Professional Jazz bass. It’s my daily player. I’ve got Cobalt Slinkys on it. The Slinkys feel perfect to my plucking hand, probably because I dig in pretty deep while rocking. They are extremely “unstiff” strings and I thoroughly enjoy this feel about...

In your successful wedding band, 1) what age groups are hiring you to play at their wedding? 2) what era(s) and genre(s) are the songs your band is playing? 3) how many people are in your band and what are their tasks? 4) do you have a sound guy? 5) what songs from your set list are essential...

1) ernie ball vp jr volume pedal 2) poly tune 3 tuner pedal 3) after shock bass distortion pedal does it matter? why? Is it important? why? thank you for your time helping a guy very new to multiple pedals

I think I’m going to purchase one (Buttercream). 1) Is the Player a keeper or will I wish I had bought an American Professional in a year? 2) I’m playing a Fender Jazz American Professional now. How does this neck compare with other Precision basses? 3) I like the Precision Player tone, deep...

I have a Fender American Professional Jazz Bass. It came with the Deluxe Molded Case. Instrument and case are about two and a half years old. I haven’t mistreated the case, but as bomb proof as the case and latches may be, the paper thin hinges (probably worth about $.50 each) have bent out...

I currently play a Fender American Jazz. I’ve always wanted a Tobias Growler. They are beautiful and sound great (at least they do on YouTube). I’d like to buy one now. The Growlers made in the mid-nineties are probably in my price range. So, two questions; three actually: 1) Who has a...

It’s my first gig on bass tonight. I have practiced until my fingers are sort of raw. Yes, I use a pick on a few songs. Should I use super glue on my fingers at the gig? Thank you for your time.

I play a Fender Jazz bass through a TF210V and Trickfish .5k amp. I’m about to purchase a compressor. Please recommend a compressor or tell me which ones to avoid. Thank you for your time.

I’ve got my first gig as a bass player November 6 at an American Legion. I’ve got a new amp. We play rock and classic rock. Two guitars, bass, and drums. No house PA. I’ve read a few articles on setting up to get the right sound from my amp in a new room, but wondered if you guys had any...

I just bought my first amp that’s not a combo. It sounds great. The amp weighs 5 pounds. I’m clumsy. I don’t want to knock the amp off or have it knocked off in a bar (or at home either), so I’m thinking about Velcro-ing the head to the cabinet. Who uses Velcro? Who doesn’t use Velcro? Why or...

I know this has been asked before, but I think it's been a while. I've been playing for three years. I play a Fender Jazz through an Orange Crush 100. I may get another amp soon. The only pedal I own now is a tuner. 1) What is the best volume pedal? 2) Is getting a pedal that controls gain...

Im thinking about getting a new amp and cabinet. I play a Fender Lightweight Ash USA Professional Jazz not quite two years old with Slinkys. I currently have an okay for practice Orange Crush 100 combo (some would say there is no okay for anything combo or Orange) with a 15" speaker. Every now...

I think he is. I was listening to and learning Just my Imagination by Smokey Robinson tonight. The simplicity and economy of that bass line are incredible. I know it's probably been asked many times before, but: Who are your top five favorite bassists? For me, not in order: Bob Babbitt Jim...

I am thinking about trading my Eden EC210 on an Orange Crush Bass 100. I have a G&L L2000 Tribute bass and play classic rock. I am hoping the Crush Bass 100 will give me a fatter bass sound and will be good for practice with my iPad and small venues. If you own or have owned the Crush Bass...

My pastor plays bass most Sundays and has a beautiful black Rickenbacker 4003 (pickup cover intact). I've plucked around on it and the bass is very well-balanced and the neck feels beyond great to me. The sound is incredible and smooth. I want one. I'm new to the bass. On the Ric, my...

I'm brand new to this site. And, brand new to playing bass, although I have played (and still play) the drums for the last 41 years. Here's the delima: I bought a G&L L2000 Tribute in November 2017 and am enjoying it thoroughly. I also purchased an Eden EC210 amp. I will have some money...