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I've got a Squier Paranormal Jazz '54, and I feel like the tonal options would be more varied with linear pots - at the moment, I can't get a signal with both pickups dialled in unless they're both set to the same volume. However, they're concentric pots, and I'm finding it hard to find linear...

Eastwood seem to have just recently launched their own version of the Gibson EB-2/Epiphone Rivoli, called the VKB-4. It's a short-scale hollowbody with a neck humbucker, and a split-coil bridge pickup. Link below: Eastwood VKB-4 Has anyone had a chance to try one? There's very limited info...

I'm considering replacing the pickup and pots in my Sire P5R and Squier Jazz '54, but I've never soldered anything in my life. There are loads of decent soldering kits out there, but most of what I see online in terms of the solder itself recommended a 60/40 tin-lead mix with a rosin core. Is...

My second new Sire in the space of a week! I spent ages agonising over P Basses, and had eventually settled on the P5R as my P Bass of choice, but I've always loved the styling of the original P Bass. So seeing the D5 on offer for £333, I figured... why not both? So here it is. As with the P5R...

I've been a pick player pretty much since I started playing bass about 23 years ago. I can do some basic one, or sometimes two, finger plucking, but nothing complicated. I've been wanting to learn to properly play some ABBA basslines for a while, and it's just not possible with a pick. There...

I'm trying to achieve as ABBA-like a tone as I can from my Squier Jazz bass, and as well as new pickups that's probably going to involve some flatwounds, based on the tone on their songs - always very mellow and rounded. They used two bass players - Rutger Gunnarsson and Mike Watson...

I've been looking for a P Bass for quite a while, as it was the one general style missing from my line-up - I do have a 5-string Squier PJ, but rarely use the fifth string, so wanted something that could be a bit more of a reliable workhorse. For ages I was stuck on which Squier to get, because...

I've got a Sire MM P5R on order, and while I've heard good things about the stock pickups (especially as it seems they had a bit of a tweak a couple of years ago to add some low end), I'm already thinking of potential replacements. Just in case. I have a Nordstrand NP5V pickup in another bass...

I've been hankering after an affordable P-Bass for a while now, and have set my sights on a Sire Marcus Miller. However, I'm torn between three different models - the P5/P5R, the D5, and the 2nd gen P7. I play mostly alt-rock, indie sort of stuff. My usual gigging bass is a Rick 4003S, but...

My knowledge of electronics is essentially zero, despite 20+ years of playing, so hopefully you can help with something that Google searches aren't solving for me. It may be something very obvious so be gentle... On two of my basses (Rickenbacker 4003S and Squier Paranormal Jazz '54), there are...

I have a Squier Standard P Bass Special V, which originally came with two four-string J pickups. Because those were obviously wrong for the job, I converted it to a PJ with Nordstrand pickups. Playing it more the last few days, I've realised how bloody good and versatile P pickups can be...

I've always loved the bass synth sound on Joy Division's "Heart and Soul", and want to try and recreate it using an MXR Bass Synth. I've had fun with the pedal, playing with the presets and twiddling the various knobs around, but I've got no synth experience, so in terms of chasing a sound I...

I have a Squier P-Bass that I've converted to PJ (from JJ... weird), but it's a 5-string and I'm struggling to get used to the neck. It's not so much the width, just the radius and how flat the fingerboard feels. Hopefully I'll find my way around it comfortably eventually. However... In the...

I've been looking at muting for my basses, as many of my favourite players (Paul McCartney, Carol Kaye et al.) used mutes, and despite playing for over 20 years, I've never tried it. Carol Kaye used felt taped over the strings, so I'll try that, whereas most players have used foam under the...

When I was putting my first bass pedalboard together and looking for a DI, I went for the MXR M81 Bass Preamp. This was largely down to the price - I got a good deal so it was only about £130. I also didn't need a huge amount of functionality beyond the ability to DI and to do some basic EQing...

I've always been a roundwound player, mostly because 1: that's what all the basses I've ever bought have shipped with, and 2: because I like plenty of treble in my sound, whatever the bass. With that said, one bass tone I've always loved and craved is Paul McCartney's late-years Beatles tone...

After I posted in the hollowbody thread that I'd recently gotten an Eastwood Hooky Viking Pro, another user asked me in a PM more about the bass, so I figured I'd post a thread about the bass and my thoughts on it. So, for those wondering what the heck this bass is, it's a signature model for...

Being a huge fan of the genius Rutger Gunnarsson (most famously one of ABBA's bass mainstays), I've always had a hankering to get a Hagstrom Super Swede bass. The original was designed with input from Gunnarsson, to the point it may as well have been a signature bass. He played it on their final...

Now before anyone jumps to conclusions: no, I don't want to remove a Squier logo and replace it with a Fender one. I'm not that guy. My main two basses are Squiers and I play them loudly and proudly. I bought a 2000 Squier 5-string P-Bass in purple sparkle finish a few months ago, as I'd owned...

A while back, I bought a PJ pickup set from Nordstrand, to replace two J pickups in a 5-string Squier P-Bass (yes, you did read that correctly...). Specifically, the P-Bass pickup I bought as part of the set was the NP5V. I'm now ready to get them installed, but I just realised I don't...

I've been using an Ampeg Opto Comp compressor pedal for a while, and have only used it with passive basses (Squier Rascal and Squier Paranormal Jazz '54). However, I'll soon be getting an Eastwood Hooky Viking Pro, which is active (albeit switchable to passive). The Opto Comp has an internal...

I've put a deposit down on an Eastwood Hooky Viking Pro (Peter Hook signature model), which should be arriving in the next couple of months. They do sell a gig bag that fits the bass, but as it's a hollow body, I'd feel more secure about it if I had a hard case for it. Has anyone here already...

So I recently posted about buying an old Squier 5-string P-Bass, which I'm going to convert from J/J (I know, this confuses everyone) to P/J. But I also want to change out the controls. Currrently it has a master tone, a master volume, and a pickup blend knob. Ideally, I'd like to change this...

I just bought a 2000 Squier Standard P-Bass 5-String Special (quite a mouthful), because I had an identical one many years ago that I traded in and had regrets about it. Managing to find one in purple sparkle has taken 17 years! Despite being a P-Bass in shape and neck, it actually has two Jazz...

Last week, I posted a thread (https://www.talkbass.com/threads/looking-for-a-new-short-scale-bass-advice-needed.1633738/) asking for advice on which of three short-scale basses to buy: Ibanez Talman, Danelectro Longhorn/'59, or Hagstrom Viking. Or for any other suggestions that I may have...

Hey all. For the first time in a few years, I'm in a band and settled right in, so I'm assessing all of my gear to make sure it's going to fit the bill. A couple of years ago, I bought a Squier Paranormal '54 Jazz Bass, and I absolutely love it. It's lovely to play, looks gorgeous, but most of...

Hi everyone, new user here. I'm looking to buy an Ashdown combo, and I've narrowed it down to three options in my limited price range (max £300). I've previously used a 180W Ashdown for practising with my band, and that was enough to be heard. We play rock/indie, and any gigging is going to be...