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    Jeff Berlin's books

    I'm looking for études in the style of Bass Aerobics. Are Jeff Berlin's "Bass Mastery" books useful?
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    How do you incorporate recording and DAWs in your practice?

    I recently bought an audio interface and Reaper. Mostly I've used Reaper in the past to slow down tracks to aid transcription. How do you incorporate recording (i.e., recording yourself playing) in your practice? I've never done this in a systematic way and am looking for ways to improve...
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    Soldering iron

    Does Talkbass have a favorite or recommended soldering iron?
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    Pick technique

    When playing with a pick, should the pick come to rest against the next string on a downstroke (if you're picking E, A, D) or the previous on an upstroke (if you're picking A, D, G)? I've always played finger style and was taught something analogous.
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    Back in Black

    About four measures into "Back in Black," Cliff Williams plays "B G# B A B A# B B." Or does he? G# is what appears in transcriptions I've seen, but this isolated bass track really makes it sound like G natural: . Is this a weird AI artifact?
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    Replacement pickups for Godin Freeway 5?

    I am looking to replace the pickups in a passive Godin Freeway 5. It's a five-string PJ bass. The J is much quieter than the P and it has no hum cancelling.The DG P pickup isn't symmetric; it looks like the BEA with one fewer set of pole pieces. I see that EMG has a kit for 5-string PJ basses...