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  1. TortCult

    My bass curse

    I used to have this late 90's japanese Fender Jazz... sunburst, tort, slim neck, golden spaghetti logo, chrome covers, a real looker. Bought it for like 850€ on what's basically craigslist here. According to the previous owner, it was a special non-export run, made in the Fujigen plant and he...
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    Slots in zero fret

    My new Hofner Verythin has a zero fret and while changing the strings I noticed that they filed grooves in the fret instead of levelling the whole fret to the appropriate level. The strings still sit a bit high (especially the E) and I wonder whether I should just file the grooves lower or file...
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    To swap or not to swap

    I recently got my hands on a 2007 Squier Standard Jazz and I actually like it more than any of the new CV basses I've tried, it has a nice resonance, it's very light for a jazz bass and it sounds surprisingly good with the stock pickups. So far I've replaced the nut, pots, knobs and next up...
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    Höfner basses and dead spots

    One of my favorite basses of all time is the Höfner violin bass. Only reason I don't have one is that they seamingly all have terrible dead spots on the E or A string (or both), in fact every Höfner bass I've tried out had at least one terrible dead spot in the 'money zone', with exception of a...
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    Is it an enamel?

    I recently bought an old Precision copy and stripped the body using a heat gun. The relatively thin layer of paint came off no problem, but what I found underneath is another thick, rock hard coat of transparent stuff. Since I plan on refinishing the body with Dupli Color spray cans, I wanna...
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    Low Tension Flats for Reggae!

    Hey there, I'm looking for new flats for my P and need some suggestions. To be exact I want a thick, mid-heavy flatwound sound without the high tension that typically comes along with flats. I allready played Pyramid's on my J (which I sold) and loved them. Anyone tried them on a P? I also hear...