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Looking for a non invasive solution to keep an Aguilar TH 350 from walking off my SL12 cabinet. I’d rather not use any adhesive on the cabinet.

I’ve got a fretless EBMM Sterling 4H strung with TI flats. I played this same combo (different Sterling) for years with no issues. My new Sterling has very noticeable lack of sustain on low D on the G string. The strings are 9 months old with maybe 100 hours on them. Give me some info on dead...

The teacher has no budget to buy a bass and amp for an aspiring teenage wanna be bassist. I’m offering my 2 old Aguilar GS 112s, but I have no amp head. I also don’t have a suitable bass to give them. Does anyone have a functional bass head or bass they’d like to donate? The band is in...

I’ve got a Korean D Lakin J bass that I bought used. Today I opened up the control plate and the pickup leads are cloth covered. Do that necessarily mean that they’re Fralins? I’m pretty sure Fralins were an option on these. There was a Lakland J for sale here on TB and apparently early Skylines...

I bought one of these years ago just as a backup to my Streamliner 900 with two Aguilar SL 12s. I never used it much at all. During Covid, I read up on its operation a peculiarities. I did mess with the drive control in our masked Covid rehearsal lair with two older Aguilar GS 12 and a P bass...

Listen to these two versions where the bass comes in @ about 0:50. I’m assuming the shorter version was the single (made for the crappy AM radio in my ‘67 Buick) and the longer one is from the album. Am I deaf (well yes, a little) or is the bass an octave lower on the shorter version? Assuming...

My band is thinking of adding a couple of zydeco tunes to our repertoire. I know virtually nothing about the genre. Can anyone point out some zydeco dance tunes?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know when these first came on the market?

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I’m very tired and perhaps a bit inebriated, so forgive me if you think this is stupid, but in my present state of mind, I’m sincerely interested in the question. Are any of the following groups or persons artists: Ramones, Kiss, David Byrne, The Who, Zanfir and the Magic Flute, Miles Davis...

I took a 2+ hour ride to John Fox Bass in NH yesterday. He’s got 70 basses mostly for sale there. I highly recommend the place to all of you collector types. I never saw so many desirable basses in one place. A lot of high end stuff that’s just beyond my comfort zone financially, but it was...

I remember seeing this on eBay years ago. I’ve never forgotten it and just blundered into this relatively decent picture of it. The fretboard just gives me chills. I don’t think it was stupid expensive when I saw it on eBay, but I bet it would be now.

I’m thinking about trying to play a 5 string again. 99% sure it would be a used Lakland passive J of some sort which I will not be able to try before purchasing. I did search for DJ5 vs 5560 and found some answers. Seems the DJ is perceived as having a slimmer neck as well as smaller body. The...

Much ado here about the science of speaker cabinets. All the components combined with a calculated effect. I believe in science in general and I’m amazed how all these itty bitty new bass cabs make such a big and pleasing sound. But climb aboard the time machine to when I got my first real bass...

Bought new in 2014 or so. Very good to excellent condition. Some swirling in the finish around the pickups. No case or bag. Local pickup only. 7.5 lbs

I bought this new in 2011 or so. Very good to excellent condition. Drop D tuner. No case or bag. Local pickup only. 8.5 lbs.

I just retired about three weeks ago. I’m presently in what I consider to be the best band I’ve ever been in. I woke up this morning. I can still move around, albeit more slowly. Life is pretty decent at present. This band started as a quartet about 2 years ago with the aim of playing a bunch...

There was a concert in the park right behind my back porch last evening. Good size built stage maybe 300 yards from me. I’m stage right through a swatch of trees. Good size PA with 4 big bins on both sides. Two bands. The openers are a meh country sorta Grateful Dead sorta thing. I take a walk...

Does anyone know of a simple, easy to use app to make set lists? I’ve looked at some that are way too complicated for my wants. I just want a spreadsheet sorta thing that holds a master list of all the band’s songs and the ability to put them into sets.

I know I’m too old, but I’m talking about microphones. I’ve got a pair of SM 58s that have to be at least 30 years old. They do work, but would new ones sound better?

My band is essentially a guitar/bass/drums unit with a trumpet playing lead singer who is the band leader. Said band leader suggested this tune with me singing it: The guitar player is not going to know what to do with such a piano centric tune and he’s not familiar enough with the blues/jazz...

can you make a passive J bass with a single volume, blend & tone pot? Would there be some kind of sonic trade off to do this instead of the VVT setup?

It was for sale on eBay maybe 20 years ago. I should have bought it. You can’t really see the grain in the fret board, but it’s just gorgeous. I wonder where it is now?

I have my daughter’s black Fender Musicmaster bass in my possession. I think it’s one of the later ones, not from the 70’s. It’s functional but could use some TLC like fret leveling. She claims that maybe she’ll want it again someday but it hasn’t been touched in at least 15 years. She’s flat...

I need to join the brave new world of audio. My cassette player is long gone, ditto the CD. You Tube has virtually all the music I want to listen to but has two drawbacks that i’m Aware of so far: can’t select the next song via the car’s controls and high data usage. So many choices for...

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This is probably a pointless question, but i’ll ask it anyway. I’ve got a Lakin jazz bass presently strung w Di Bella FL flats. I want to try something a little zingyer with a similar apparent tension that retains some of the flatwound punch thud. So many choices!! Not slapping, pretty old...

Just seeing if there’s any interest in this. I thought it was cool 30 years ago. I actually gigged with it for several years. Sounds great, especially if you really know how to play an upright. I don’t and it still sounded great. I haven’t touched it in years but it still seems to work. Sorry...

Here’s my story... Last summer I pulled the trigger on Lakin J bass. I hadn’t owned a Fender kind of bass since 1979 or so. I loved it. Why didn’t I do this years ago. I loved it so much that I figured I needed to try a P bass because I never had one. I wanted to see what all the fuss was...

Seeing if there’s any interest in this. I don’t know it’s history at all. I bought it used about 15 years ago. I was told it was an 81 but when the neck was off there was no info. Sanded off years ago? Obviously a refinish, like a translucent stain. Looks grey in some light or olive green in...

You know you want it! Only then can you join in on the fun of why you should or should not want/have one. Very good condition, minor chip here and there. Hipshot bridge (original bridge and pick up cover included but mute pads are gone), thumbrest mod on bridge pickup. Not sure of the year. I...

With all these micro bass amps out these days, how come there isn’t a bunch of micro power amps out there? Or do I just not know about them. Seems like it would be handy to hook your micro bass amp up to such a thing for times when you wanted to add a bunch of cabs.

I play out mostly in small to medium sized clubs. My main amp is a Streamliner 800. I used to use two Aguilar GS 112s which I liked (described as the best small single 15s on the market). I have no need for no stinkin’ tweeter. I now use two Aguilar SL 112s. They do the job but they don’t have...

I’d read what’s left of the D Lakin posts over the last year or so because I was researching those basses. Tonight I felt compelled to testify. I bought JO #1 on eBay a few months ago for $650. I guess it was unloved because it was green. What a great instrument! I not going to tell you that...