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  1. merseymale

    What 0ÐĎ Squire is THIS?!

    Trying to identify this Squier Precision Bass — bought used in the USA, came with a Fender Rumble amp and accessories (looks like it was part of a beginner bundle). Specs: • Serial: CRNC22009809 • Crafted in China • Headstock reads “Squier by Fender / Precision Bass” — no...
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    what's theLong&Short of Fretless..?

    I want to get into fretless so I figured I'd start by taking the frets from an existing BASS & if it's not for me I'm gonna have to refresh these things anyway but I have my choices between semi-acoustic SHORT scale and semi-acoustic LONG scale my question is, as a newbie -at least when it...
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    EMGs for GTR in B A S S?!

    I've been given 2 EMG Strats & an EMG SA 'bucker but I am very happy with my Guitar's tone so wonder if these will be good in my mediocre sounding BASS? Anyone had any experience putting ACTIVE GUITAR pickups in a PASSIVE BASS & do ya'll have any opinions, please? Thanks in advance!
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    Series/Parallel Rotary Knob?

    Anyone have ideas for a 4way rotary switch that Enables: 1)parallel bridge pick up/parallel mid pick up 2)SERIES bridge pick up/parallel mid pick up 3)parallel bridge pick up/SERIES mid pick up 4)SERIES bridge pick up/SERIES mid pick up I confess I'm finding this a bit difficult myself...
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    Xmas Bass?!

    What is the Fender in the Wizzard video “I wish It Could be Christmas”? it’s Christmas day, and I’m just watching one of those Christmas video compilations!!
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    Writing FROM the BassLine?

    I like writing songs, and I tend to do so on guitar because I know way more guitar chords than bass chords! however, I like, when I noodle around on bass, coming up with interesting basslines that I want to incorporate into songs, but I don’t know how because I didn’t make them from an initial...
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    2pups; Master Vol BUT only 1 NON-master Tone?

    Hi! Can a Pickup 1st go just to one tone control and then into a shared volume? I have a P/J bass with just a master volume but I’d like to dial-in(preset?) some ‘mud’ into the shrill Jazz @The Bridge to take some edge off but am only familiar with three different set ups that include master...
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    What SQUIRE is this?

    Hi! I just got a Squire affinity P-Bass In a semitranslucent orange colour… Perhaps Amber? But it has a maple neck and fretboard and I can’t seem to find any information on it Serial number begins with ICS 15 It does not have the rosewood fingerboard I would normally associate with an...
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    What pickup is this..?

    I’ll get around to posting a photo when I can but until then I’ve “rescued” what looks like a quarter pounder precision pickup retrofitted to a Honda II bass but the large pole pieces are sitting flush with the bobbins on both ends & the coils are covered with fabric tape The wires are plastic...
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    Line6 DM4 mods, anyone.?

    Hi! It’s a bit of a long shot but I remember, many years ago, seeing Google littered with a double preset wiring mod that added a 5th foot switch and fifth LED to the line 6 distortion modeller I went ahead and did this -back in the day- & really liked it but I don’t have the unit anymore...
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    Reverse twin Pickups wiring needed!

    Hello everyone! I’m starting a new request here, on this one, Because I feel I’ll be cluttering up existing posts elsewhere otherwise I’ve put together a 50s style PBase with a single coil pick up in the middle and decided to make the tone control more useful by trying out a second pick up...
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    Alternative Rotary Tone/Selector for PB?

    Hi and thanks in advance for reading this: I’ve never had a bass with 2pick up before but now I find I have 2 good pickups to replace the disappointing 1 on my precision copy so I thought what I would do is use a blend but I found them kinda counter intuitive when I have encountered them in...
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    “H O W D Y!”

    Here to ask questions and hopefully even answer some too!?
  14. merseymale

    What’s the best &/or worst pickup configurations?

    Hi! for my very first post, here, I’ve picked a big one!! Be warned this is a long post and not for the faint hearted… ;-) I have to downsize & I think I can Live with two bass guitars that should cover everything(?) A short scale (EADG) & long scale (BEAD) So I have two questions one which...