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Ok, so I ended up with a Peavey G-Bass that has been modded with an Aguilar pickup and the wrong preamp. Not sure how it transpired, but the pickup is suppose to go with an 18v system, and the currently installed pre is 9v. It makes a very low volume sound with a lowering, murky tone that...

Plush 1060s, ~100w, 4x 6L6, vinty old amp in good shape... Hughes & Kettner Bass Bas 600, 600w, tube pre, lots of eq control, incl narrow bandwidth notch filter. Raves about that one. My doom band is reconvening for some gigs, we've been very well received on the two outings we've done so far...

I've recently had delivered a Sentell UnMudbucker pickup for a project. I won't get it to go up against the butt of the neck due to a body limitation, so I'm considering going a little towards the bridge. Any experience around here with novel placement of such a pickup? It's said to behave less...

So I had an old Marshall 410 cab and a Fender amp converted from combo to head-only, and traded for an '82 Peavey T-40. Made the deal, after a lot of chat, yesterday on my way to a gig. It's got the case, an owners manual and a cheat-sheet on how to get a bunch of different iconic bass sounds...

I've got a Chickenbacker, and the neck pickup is gone microphonic. I've got a mudbucker from an Epiphone EB-3 and I'm considering routing the bass to use it to replace the microphonic pup. How much different are the later model Epi mudbuckers/"Sidewinders" from the old Gibsons? I suppose I can...

I've been offered a trade of a '67-68 Ampeg 8x10 bass cab in trade for a Sound City guitar combo I've put up for sale. It's big and has no wheels, but I'd fix that- the wheels part anyway! Not sure where I'd keep it but I think I need it somewhere in my gig life. The doom band would make the...

I've looked for every way to be in need of something I don't have, and every way to manipulate myself and my situation to enable getting "something that fits me better". Good God, what a way to distract oneself from living life. I read somewhere that a man's eyes are never satisfied, and if you...

So yeah, I'm reading about flat fretboards. I've played a couple and I like them. I'm no firecracker when it comes to shred-y solo playing, but first feels good. Anybody else? My Sterling Ray 34ca has a 9.5" radius. My Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro has a 12" radius. I've got an FSO, locally...

I've been playing about 47 years, and I've done a few things that have been, for me, notable. I'm a bass player when I'm being my happiest, still finding my way, and will always be a bass player. I'm looking at being 65 in a month or so, and I'm (again, or maybe still?...) asking myself: which...

An old longing could be realized, but it's expensive. It's Fender's first active bass, originally came in CAR and Lake Placid Blue. White pickguard. Is this bass that much better than the new run of MIM Fenders? Anybody played one?...

Last night I put my Schroeder 1210R up on an amp stand for our four piece rock cover band. Used a Sterling 34ca or an Epi Classic Pro Thunderbird into a Broughton hpf, Sansamp Bass Fly Rig, then to a GK400RB, the Schroeder. This was a new thing, the hollow, harsh peak of low mids that...

I've got a Bag End 410, a Q10BX-D, the deep one. Nice cab, 600w @8 o ohms. I'm interested in getting the most out of it, I've been running a Mesa Subway into it, a TT-800, which has a rating of 400w @8 ohms. Maybe it's just me working it up, but I figured I'd post here, where all the...

I have an old Schroeder 1210R cab, 850 Watts @4 ohms, the speakers of which have ceramic magnets. My amplifier handles a 2 ohm load, so I'm considering hooking it up with another 4 ohm cab, the same model only with neo speakers (1210L), the power rating of which is 700w @4 ohms. Is there any...

Just throwing this pile up here. 2013 Epi Classic Pro Thunderbird... L,R. 80s Westone Spectra modded to fretless, not my mod. 1983 Hamer Cruisebass, my mod. Recent Dave Ross "Two Face" bass, Precision -or- Jazz configurable, active or passive. Sterling Ray 34ca, my favorite and most...

Just looking to play one for a few minutes, I'm considering Trade... Thanks!

I've got a P-type bass with the truss rod adjustment at the neck heel, and am scratching my head about clockwise or counter-clockwise to lessen the relief (forward bow). It's clockwise to lessen the forward bow when access is at the nut, correct?... seems to me that from the opposite end (neck...

Someone's offering a trade for my GK400RB ('85) in trade for their EBY model) U-Bass. Any opinions? I'm told they sounds really nice, and it could be handy, and a nice change-up from 34" scale for some applications... Parlor gigs, acoustic type gigs, recording.... Just putting it up on the table.

I've got a frying set of black D'Addario tapewounds on it, and although I like them, I'm getting a lot of bright "thwack" accompanying the nice fat punch. I think it the strings hitting the frets, and is that because these string are so flexible? I'm considering: *Smith Slick Rounds (ground...

I've inherited a Universal Audio 1176 pedal. I plugged it, foolishly, into a 100ma power supply- should've been a 250ma power supply. Later I went back and plugged it into one of the 300ma power supplies (requires 250ma) saved nothing. No LED, no change in signal- but the dry signal passed...

Made by a friend and passed along to me. It looks like the frets are made of different pieces and types of fret wire. Anyone seen this before?

Logistics and life have brought me to the world of smaller gear. I'm using a Mesa Boogie TT-800 head, and have a Markbass 58R102 Pure 210 cab, and an older Schroeder 1210R, a single 12 with an angled 10. The Markbass has a piezo tweeter and the Schroeder has a horn type. They are very...

So, any tips on sanding a baseball bat neck down to a slimmer profile?... Thanks for your time!

I'm talking tension, response, harmonics... I've got a set of D'Addario tapes on a Sterling Ray34ca and like them, but the E string is starting to fray at its bridge saddle and I need to replace soon. Any recs? And my question is just a way to start in on it, but I wonder what characteristics...

I like what the Shape feature in my Kickback 12 does. That amp is having issues however, and at least for the moment I'm putting a Trace Elliot Elf in the headspace of my Kickback 12. It's working out fine and is a nice little gig amp, esp because I replaced the speaker with a Hartke neo... But...

I just played my Fender Jazz through a Hartke Kickback 12, which has had the original speaker replaced with a neo Hydrive 12. It sounds really good, and I'm curious about the newer amp offerings, like the newer Class D heads. Anybody have a buzz on them?

Just got one, used, in very nice shape. I took it to my first real gig last night, a pickup trio running tunes and having our way with them. They're good players who listen, some nice nimble stuff went down (and some clams! 🤪). My impression, after listening to the phone recording in headphones...

Greetings all, I've got an 3/4 old Czech plywood bass, it's in playable shape, and I'm interested in finding a decent pickup and method to run it into a small bass amp. I've got a Hartke Kickback 12 combo amp with a Hartke neo 12 installed since the original driver came apart. I've also got an...

Looking at a trade for this early 80s Roland, 60w. The report on those is good for small gigs and rehearsals. There's is an ext speaker Jack on the back panel, what suitable cab would you use? Just an inquiry, I've searched online and coming up light so far. Thanks for informative or...

I'm no Luthier or guitar tech, but I do carpentry, and I play bass. I've also gotten into fretless and want to incorporate it into my actual musical life, so I've decided to build a fretless bass. I'm looking to make it super light, use 2+2 headstocks, compact but still have a cool look to it-...

Anyone here ever try it? I'm looking at a Heil Sound "The Talkbox", thinking about trying it. I remember the bass player/singer from Raydio did a thing with it years ago, but I didn't know his order of things, how it was routed. I'll be keen to hear about any success with it, thanks.

There was a thread, it is no longer. But I think it's fun that the smallest state in the union has a roll call, etc. So where are we??

How do you deal with that? I imagine you'd use a file. But I'm looking to see if you'd use some kind of jig or technique to keep from marrying the edge of the fingerboard... I'm a carpenter and do finish work as well as beating on 2x4s with a hammer, and have reasonably "smart" hands. Any...

I just found it and it doesn't allow new posts? What happened?... You walk into the party and the room is empty, the keg is dry and on its side, signs of a struggle... 🤪

Yep. Similar layout, and with my Epi Classic Pro it's the same nut width, though the fretboard radius might be a little flatter... But output is way hotter on the 'Bird- stock anyway. Ergos are obviously different. But essentially they're very similar. Just for throwing around...

I'm asking about how prominent the singular quality we call "punch" is with a Fender Jazz Bass. Seems like an elementary, newb type question, but I'm deciding between a Jazz and a SUB Stingray, and haven't played a Jazz in a pretty long time... Simple question. I don't want to make one sound...

I'm talking the US made Music Man models here. Just the essential differences, soundwise. I'm a few words... I'm sure there are differences in feel, whether the Stingray has a two or three band EQ, etc. I'm just curious about the general feeling about these two and how they generally compare...

I've got an old Schroeder 1210 with a distortion problem, and Jorg said to remover the tweeter. I've done so, but, do I need to now join the two wires that were attached to it so the circuit is complete? I'm now getting no noise or sound at all, the ex-tweeter connections are hanging in air...

I'm looking for a lightweight cab that can handle rock gigs, is efficient with power and packs some old school sounding punch. My sonic neighborhood is kind of FEAR/Killing Joke, as opposed to Spyro-Gyra, for a coarse reference. Cabs I currently have: *Hartke 410XL, 400w @8 ohms... *Carvin...

I ask because it's a tube amp, and wonder if it's an issue. I'm going to use it with a 215 cab that's not very deep, and the case will stick off the backside of the cab. Also it will be just a bit top-heavy, so I thought I might stand it up on the floor next to the cab. Thoughts, knowledge...

Anybody here try your hand(s) at playing bass with Chapman Stick type instrument? I know Chapman makes an SB-8 Stick that's designed for bass-only. Just mulling something over.