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I received a new bass and couldn't - so far - get more info on the strings. It's a fretless and the strings are flats. They have color-coded ball-ends, black silks, and an exposed core at the ball end. Does this help you experts in narrowing it down?? Thanks!!

Hey, trying to see whether the combined knowledge residing in here can point me towards production basses (i.e., no custom jobs), which feature the narrow H-H pickup spacing, like in one of Tom Kennedy's signature Foderas (see pic for reference). So, APART from that bass, are there any other...

So, a question to the experienced walkers: one of the classic lines is to start on the octave (root) and walk down - 7th - 6th - 5th - next chord The 7th is either major or minor, given by the chord The 5th is either perfect or diminished, given by the chord (and less frequently augmented)...

What is a good place that has a good selection of basses in the San Diego area? Thx!

If we leave sound (snappy, bright, scooped, ...) aside for a second, which nickel roundwound strings provide the best tactile experience to you? I am hoping here that most would agree with me that "best" in this context means "least like a cheese grater" ;) TI rounds are pretty spectacular for...

I have two threads no one ever replied to... apparently of no interest to anyone. Can I delete these threads? How do I do that? Thanks!

Adjusting overall volume on a Jazz with volume-volume-tone on the fly is challenging in any case, but it also changes tone. So, one solution to this is going for a volume-blend-tone configuration of the pots. A less "invasive" solution is to use a volume pedal as a master volume control. I...

I really like the bass mentioned in the title, but what alternatives are there? It should be a modern take on a J bass, 5 strings, 24 frets. From an aesthetic point of view, I like matching headstocks and dark fretboard woods. Upper budget limit: 5000 USD I am curious to see what you guys would...

I have acquired a few different basses over the past two years of me learning to play the bass, each one of these instruments potentially suited for a different "purpose", and so there are basses with different number of strings, different neck lengths, different string distances, different...

I was wondering whether it could be an interesting (and educational) experience to purchase a "cheap" bass and upgrade several or most of its hardware components... or go directly for a fairly well respected economic alternative (i.e., buy "as is"). Here is an example (with approx. USD prices...

I guess we all know people who have bought super expensive gear (because they have the money), but can't really play (yet/ever), but think that they need the best possible gear to get better. And then there are others who can make an 80$ bass sound like a dream and play everything on it, because...

Hi, I often struggle with some clanky noises when coming from an "open" (nothing fretted yet) string to fretting a note higher up the neck (say above the 7th fret). Pushing the string from its natural position down to the frets this high up often causes a clanky noise (but also a note; a bit...

Hi, I have been playing for a little over a year and the issue of strings is becoming more and more puzzling for me, and I would like to get some input here. (I realize the information might be buried in here somewhere, but I am hoping for focused replies!) I play melodic rock (and would...