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Guitar center did a terrible job packing this bass so by the time it arrived, the tip of the headstock was sticking through the top of the box and sustained damage. Any recommendations on repairing it?

I found this 1988 Peavey Foundation on Marketplace for only 100$, but it was totally dead. In fact, a couple pots were broken so I completely replaced everything. I used the original wiring configuration with .001 caps on each volume control and a .02z z5u ceramic disc cap on the tone control...

Found this mint condition German made fretless Warwick Corvette on Guitar Center online. They had mistakenly listed as a Rockbass for 650$, I couldn’t believe it! And delivered a state away, next day for 25$. I never get this lucky!!!

I just bought a pack of D’Addario Nylon tape wounds and after installing I noticed the D string looks like it’s slightly unwound. Does it look defective? Normally wouldn’t mind but these are kinda pricey strings! Thanks y’all!

Despite this poll with near unanimous recommendations to get either a Tony Franklin or something else entirely: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/which-fretless.1622442/#post-27808074 I decided to go with what felt right for me. Story is the previous owner bought it new in 1974, and at some...

Looking at getting another fretless 4 string with unlined board and narrowed it to a couple options. Both are about the same price. Which would you choose? 1974 Fender Jazz with 78 Precision Fretless Neck: one owner since new, swapped out the neck in the 70s, original pots, original bridge...

I have an Ibanez BTB with Dynamic Full Range (DFR) soapbar pickups and vari-mid iii preamp. The best way I can describe the sound is fake or synthetic, almost like a keyboard with bass voicing or like a digital bass sound effect rather than clear, clean tone. I otherwise like the bass very much...

I’m looking for some honest, objective opinions. I’ve been looking for a Warwick for a while and found this German made Corvette on guitar center used site listed as “good condition” for what also seemed like a good price. However, when it arrived I found some issues and I’m wondering if I...

1981 Aria Pro ii SB-900, Matsumoku made in Japan, neck thru ash with ebony board (I believe but could be wrong). The good: Plays beautifully and sounds really good, both pickups are working, as single coil and humbucker. Nice low action. Back of the neck is nice and smooth. The bad: Original...

Edit: open to trades for a 5 string. Fretless Carvin LB20 4 string bass, neck thru alder body with ebony fingerboard, passive pickups and v-v-t controls. In very nice condition, a couple small scratches, light marks on the fingerboard from the round wounds. Nice low action, sounds really...

Could not believe when I found this hanging in the local used shop. I never get this lucky! My immediate thought was "I want that right now, please take all my money!" and then I was absolutely floored they were asking half of what I expecting to pay. It has plenty of dings and blemishes, and...

I picked up a Cort Artisan B4FL with a Fishman piezo bridge and I can’t seem to get it to work correctly. The G string is normal volume while the other strings are very quiet. When I put my hand on the little metal saddle piece, the volume for each string is normal. I tried swapping out the...

I recently bought a vintage Aria bass with an interesting looking fretboard and I'm trying to figure out what kind of wood it is. The old catalog scans variously mention rosewood and ebony. Can anyone help ID this?

I really wanted to get myself something nice and of the early 80's vintage to celebrate turning 40. I was mostly searching online but happened to find this Aria Pro ii in a local shop. It was marked down for missing knobs, "wiring problems" and some cosmetic blemishes. I was disappointed when I...

Feeling pretty burned and also kinda dumb about this: decided to get myself something nice for my birthday and found this sweet five string with a three-piece bubinga body. I’m usually careful to look over basses before buying but for whatever reason I didn’t notice all these cracks in the body...

Alder body, neck through construction, unlined fretless ebony fingerboard with passive j pickups, 7.5lbs, made in the USA. On paper it sounds pretty spicy, and yet I got it from GC for less than a used Squier fretless they also have listed! I keep thinking I’m missing something here. I gather...

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I rarely get this lucky, I found one of my favorite basses, a 1985 mij Fender PJ-555 Boxer bass, in one of my favorite colors, aged white/yellow. It’s in incredible shape, smooth black neck, dark rosewood board, original F knobs and original hardshell case! And that color!!!

I can only keep one of these, so I'm trying to decide which combination of body and neck to keep. I like them all, so I need help. Pretending for a moment that all other factors are equal, which color combination do you prefer?

Took a chance on this unmarked fretless bass, wondering if there’s a way to identify what kind of body it is? Also wondering who made the reverse tuners? The body is two piece alder, originally black, stripped and given a pretty poor natural finish. No routes besides control cavity and pickups...

Scrolling through used basses on GC's site, this at first looked like a standard MIM precision bass, but then I noticed there is no truss rod adjustment by the nut. Presumably, based on the pickguard, it's located at the heel. This is the only photo I have. It has a very early Mexico serial...

Bit of an impulse eBay purchase here, but I like my other Peavey Fury a lot so I decided to grab another. Wasn’t sure what to expect, wasn’t in love with the color in the photos, but good golly miss molly in person it’s gorgeous! The funny thing is that it’s not really this color. For some...

I hope I’m posting this in the right place. I’m looking at a fairly new (2020) midrange fretless Ibanez bass, but I noticed the back of the neck feels inconsistent. Running my hand down the length of it where the fingerboard meets the maple, I can feel a couple spots that seem low, like they...

I've been after a mij/cij 62 reissue jazz bass for a while now but reasonably priced ones seem to be hard to find. One came up used on GC listed in "great condition" for 799$. Pics showed no issues and since items go quickly on that site I bought it, but just to confirm I contacted the store and...

I recently bought this gorgeous beast, but it needs a little work to be really perfect. Hoping someone here might be interested before I post it on the bay. Pros: All original 1981 Ibanez Blazer BL-700 in traditional violin with original matte black pickguard. Body in nice shape, some light...

I recently picked up this 1981 Ibanez Blazer, unfortunately I missed a 15mm long split in the maple at the headstock end of the skunk stripe. Is this something that needs to be repaired or just left alone? Also, the back of the neck has a lot of scratches. I was thinking about sanding the back...

Anyone have experience buying from Goodwill? I went on a bit of a bass buying bender last week that included bidding on this Ibanez SR400F on their auction site. I was frankly surprised I won it, though I immediately worried it was a huge mistake. Who would donate a bass if it was in good shape...

Fender American Deluxe Active Jazz Bass, Transparent Red, made in 1998, in excellent condition, no scratches or dings. Only mark of note is on the edge of the fretboard, see photos. New D’Addario strings. Active preamp with treble, bass and mid cut/boost along with Noiseless pickups. Beautiful...

I didn’t wake up this morning planning to buy another bass, I was just going to have a chill Sunday. Then I made a huge mistake and opened Craigslist where I saw an Alembic!

Ok, I’ve been hunting for the right jazz body to use with this Allparts fretless ebony neck to create a personalized Jaco style bass. I was mainly looking at Fender bodies but then this roasted alder Warmoth Dinky J with EMG pickups came along. The original plan was to swap in an Audere preamp...

Am I the only one who's experienced issues with Stratosphere parts? Over the last couple years I've placed three orders and they've all gone sideways. The first was an American P bass body that was clearly a deformed factory reject. When I brought it up with them they offered 20$ credit . . ...

2019 Fender Aerodyne, in excellent condition, neck is immaculate, body has a couple very small marks which I highlighted in the photos, some hazing around strings from playing (hard to capture with photos) the smoked hardware has some tarnishing, most notably around the bridge. Everything works...

Picked up this fretless VM Squier Jazz, the pickups and controls look like they’ve been swapped out, though I’m not even sure about that. Can anyone help identify them? I can post more photos if it would be helpful.

of ugliness. I need help finding a tort pickguard for my fender standard jazz bass. So far I’ve bought three and all have issues: The first one I bought used, looks great but doesn’t fit correctly. There’s a huge gap along the control plate and the heal cut is too small. The middle one I...

Hi there, I have a mim Fender Jazz body with Allparts ebony neck, and Audere active controls. It sounds really good right now with the stock pickups, but I’m wondering if it would sound even better with something higher quality. I’ll be honest that I do love Jaco’s sound, I love the work of...

Found this Japanese Fender Precision bass on local Craigslist, couldn't believe it was still available when I called! Seems to be in great shape, really nicely made and sounds good too. I can't find much info about them on the web. Seems to be slimmer and lighter, with different contours than a...

I recently bought a fretless bass that has NO mwah sound (not my favorite word but best way to describe it). It's a 2008 mim jazz bass with rosewood fingerboard, roundwound strings, nice straight neck and low action but it sounds exactly like a fretted jazz. I like the sound of a jazz bass but I...

You know when you’re playing go-fish and you get what you asked for? I was looking for an inexpensive jazz bass with maple neck to keep at work and was ready to order one off the web when I literally saw this in a shop window after work and brought it home for 200$. Questions: it has some...

While looking at some nicer Fenders the other day I spotted this special edition MIM P bass marked 150$ with a “stripped truss rod”. It’s incredibly heavy, but such a great looking body I couldn’t pass it up. Turns out, the truss rod isn’t stripped but is bottomed out with some bow. Either way...

I picked up this 80’s MIK Ibanez EX Series 5 string the other day. It was relatively inexpensive (100$) but the paint was pretty rough. However it plays well, and the neck is in good shape so it seemed like a fun refinish project. WRONG! I totally underestimated how difficult it would be to...