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I've just bought a 30" (ie short) scale Squier Jaguar bass with Tonerider P&J p'ups, which I think are slightly pokier than standard. It has the front loaded tailpiece, (not string through body), and sports recent Hofner 40-100 flatwound stainless strings for 30" bass. Can anyone suggest what...

I'm having trouble making my acoustic 25" Gold Tone MiniBass audible on Zoom lesson sessions. It's strung with copper wound Aquila Flat Spiral strings so is acoustically quite loud for an ABG. However I suspect my HP laptop is identifying the bass frequencies as background rumble and filtering...

I bought a used Gold Tone M 25 fretless acoustic bass with the cream rubbery strings on. I'm going to change to La Bella Silverbacks - anyone know what kind of action height you'd expect to adjust to with those? Thanks, Max

I'm fixing to get a Bass VI of some kind soon. By that I mean a 30" scale 6 string (probably the 'big Jaguar' body 3 pickup type), and I have a set of 24-100 strings waiting for it. I figure to tune either EADGBE (standard guitar down an octave)) or EADGCF (all 4ths) - or maybe those tunings...

I'm interested in the Harley Benton Bass VI ( they sometimes call it the 'GuitarBass VI'), using it as a regular bass with high chordal possibilities rather than as a tenor guitar for metal (like a lot of the YouTube reviews seem to). The reviews I can find are generally positive, with some of...

I have a rookie question on the Nashville numbering system. Having dealt with the dots and tabs in the past, I'm now learning the Nashville notation system (N.N. onwards) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or I II III IV V VI VII. I'm going through a folk tune book marking up the chords in N.N., so a simple chord...

Anyone know any good sources for specific mini bass techniques? I have a fretted 24", and soon hope to have a fretless 25", both strung with polymer core metal wound strings.

Does anyone string their acoustic 5 stringer EADGC? Just wondering whether that tends to work OK, for chording using the higher strings. If it does, what kind of bass did you string like that please?

I have an old Warwick Alien 4 string acoustic bass strung with Warwick Red round wound phosphor bronze acoustic strings - the Far East made ones. They're really cheap but OK once played in, if a bit noisy and bright till then. I see there are US made Warwick Black acoustic p.b. roundwound...

Anyone modded the electronics of a Harley Benton B-450/550/650, if so how please, and what's the result like? I bought a 650 to try 6 string bass. It's ridiculous value for the price, especially as this one's the famous Thomann B-stock grade. I suspect that cost reduction's for either/both of a)...

I'd like to set up my stuff for some quiet bass practice. I have: 6 string bass tuned EADGCF low to hi Smartphone with drum loops from bass tutor programme. Lekato Loop Station (mini 9 channel looper with 1/4" jack in & out plus USB for WAV file import/export, no audio level output, no drum...

I'm a bass guitar beginner with 32" and 34" scale basses. I'm teaching myself (at least in the early stages), and I've just noticed (duh) that probably the best known 'classic' bass method I have starts with 1,2,4 fingering over 3 lower frets - so e.g. on the 4th strings open E / F 1st fret /G...

Hi: Some progress - my new fretted solid 34" 6 string (a Harley Benton 650) is off getting set up for a low E set (instead of low B 6th string). Question is, do I then tune it all 4ths EADGCF, or -8vs guitar = EADGBE? What I want to do with it is: * regular melodic bass lines on the EADG...

I'm looking to string a 6 string fretted bass in 4ths, low E to high F, with a fairly clear sound. I could buy a Pyramid 7 string stainless set and throw away the low B, or....what? One retailer has GHS Boomer 'High C' 5 strings sets, which I guess are E A D G C, which is fine, but what to use...

Having got my acoustic bass ambitions more or less under control, I now have a cunning plan involving a cheap extended range solid fretless bass (probably a Harley Benton 550 or 650). I know 00's of UK/Irish/Euro folk tunes by ear. A lot are in F, C, G , D, F or related keys and modes. It would...

I've been messing with the truss rods after I changed strings on two 4 string acoustic basses. Now they've settled I'd appreciate advice on whether the action heights I have are in the ballpark. From the fingerboard to the bottom of the string at the 12th, they are: 1) Warwick Alien Standard...

I just bought a used Harley Benton B-30 FL fretless bass. It has a 'roseacer' fingerboard, which I believe is heat treated maple (?). This feels a bit dry - what would you recommend to fix that?

I'm wondering whether to pull the frets out of a Guild Jumbo Junior bass - that's a guitar sized 23.75" scale electro-acoustic. I'm not that keen on the stock D'Addario elastic core strings, so I'd probably put some Flat Spirals or similar on. I'd appreciate some advice on whether that's likely...

Hi: I been playing fiddle long enough that I'm very accustomed to listening to whether my neck fingers are in the correct place. However I'm not use to listening to tuning on bass frequencies. I currently have a fretted and a fretless acoustic bass with just dots, different makes but same 32"...

Advice appreciated: I’m learning bass to accompany UK/Irish/Celtic/Euro folk music. A lot is in keys around the top of the circle of 5ths. D, G and their relatives are common, followed by A, C, F and relateds. A YouTube vid (dangerous things) got me wondering whether stringing and tuning B E A D...

I'm a bass rookie/restarter. I like the DB-ish (I said 'ish') sounds to be gotten from plucking my 4 string Alien acoustic next the soundhole, but ...BAP! there it goes again, I've accidentally tapped the E or sometimes the A string on a fret while plucking it. I don't think the action's low...

I'm considering having my Warwick Alien Standard 4 string acoustic bass defretted, 'cos I prefer no frets, and no fret buzz and slap when I get it wrong :). It has a 32" scale neck, and quite a thick 20" radius wenge fingerboard. The fretless factory version of this has the same scale and...

I'd appreciate any tips for getting DB-ish sounds from an ABG (apart from 'Buy a DB'). I have an old 32" Warwick Alien Standard 4 string fretted, with a 3 ply top. Two days ago ago I put on a set of 45-105 Warwick Black nylon tapewound bronze strings. These are non magnetic pickup specific ABG...

I'm new to fretless. If appreciate advice on whether it's good idea to practice by playing along to non A440 tracks. This seems like a bad idea for fretted basses, but on fretless only the open strings will be out of tune, and the fingerboard dots - well...

I just bought a fairly unplayed fretted Warwick Alien Standard 4 string acoustic bass from 2012 - that's the cheapest Chinese made Alien known to man, with Fishman pickup, pin bridge and a laminated top. Currently it has some kind of tapewounds on (red silk at head, black at bridge) which sound...

Can anyone suggest strings for a Crafter fretless AB400 acoustic 4 string bass, 32" scale? I think the originals on there (! - 2009?) may be something like 40-95 round wound, maybe stainless (or monel?) as they're not corroded - but I don't know what make or string tension OEM strings were. I...

Hi: Advice appreciated please. I'm setting about learning fretless ABG, mostly to accompany and hopefully enhance (!) Irish/Uk/Euro folk tunes. I'm a fluent treble clef reader on fiddle, and I know hundreds of these treble clef tunes by ear and/or off the page, like most who've played fiddle for...

Advice appreciated - I'd like to get started in fretless bass with an affordable fretless mini bass or a fretless bass uke. I love the 'bwaah' sound, and I've heard including some fretless acoustics make that sound on YouTube vids. BUT - the affordable fretless acoustics I see are mostly maybe...

Advice please - I'm currently a fiddler, so I'm used to no frets. I bought a used Guild Jumbo Junior 23 3/4" A.B.G. (standard strings, may change for flats). It's got frets, but I always fancied fretless. My intention is to learn melodic bass to play with UK/Euro style acoustic folk bands. I...

I'd looking for a good melodic bass instructor method. I'm currently a fiddler. I'm a fluent dots reader and pretty good 'by ear', but currently very much a melody line player. I'm in UK and mostly play UK, Irish and Euro folk music with acoustic bands. I bought a short scale acoustic bass...

I got a Guild Jumbo Junior ABG recently, it's a lot of fun. Have any of you tried and/or succeeded to set up something like this to play in 5ths - C G D A instead of E A D G? If so what strings did you use? I'm not expecting much acoustic volume from the C string, if it works at all - but then...