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Recently acquired this Lakland Skyline 55-AJ. Popped up on reverb for stupid dirt cheap, crazy price. Despise active electronics so converted it to passive. Sounds so much better actually. Definitely sounded good with the preamp, but having a simple layout with tone control makes all the...

Did U guys see this? Brand new Stingray!

My Fender dual bass gig bag I bought used on eBay back in like 2002 for $25 has seen better days. Rips, tears, broken zippers, stains, it's spent. What are people using these days for a two-bass gig bag? I do a ton of gigs, with expensive basses (USA Laklands, vintage Fenders) so I'm looking for...

Somehow or other I ended up with a brand new set of fender 9050 45-100 flatwound strings, but the low E is missing. I think this was part of box of random bass strings someone gave me a long time ago. In any case, I've been searching the web, talkbass, reverb, eBay, etc but to no avail. Am I...

…rolling into your gig and finding this amp warmed up and waiting for you

Subbing this weekend with a modern dance/R&B band and am pleasantly surprised by the number of freaking great basslines I have to learn (no rehearsal- must be 100% nailed perfect), by newer artists including: "flowers" by Miley Cyrus "about damn time" by Lizzo "don't start now" by dua lipa...

The ads around here are really getting annoying

Guitar player has a wireless... they go out into audience and walk up to people while soloing. As a band member, do you like/dislike this? Do you think it's cool or is it goofy/lame/cringe? As an audience member do you like it or find it annoying? I'm somewhere in the middle on this one. As an...

L-R: early 90s MIJ PB57, vintage 1962 Jazz Bass (slab board), 2019 Geddy Lee Jazz, '91 US AVRI 62 P bass The 57 is heavily modded to make it more like a real '57. I bought it new as a teenager, did a few mods, sold it, then found it last year in a local music store. The rear pickup is...

Yeah, I know these things get a lot of love around here, but I'm just pleasantly surprised at how much this pickup works in my early 90s MIJ Fender "PB57" bass. It's right in the middle tone-wise... not too hot, not too mellow, not too bright, not too boomy, not too mid-rangey. The notes on the...

Just wondering if anyone owns or has played the Schecter Michael Anthony five string bass. It’s a 35” scale passive five string with jazz and p style pickups, swamp ash body with a koa top and rosewood fingerboard. A very intriguing instrument for sure. Michael Anthony MA-5 Bass

Link Removed … you pull into your gig and this is there waiting for you! (ok, I carried my bass in)

Does anyone know of any alternatives to Spitfire for an aged/relic tort. pickguard? Would love a beat up and yellowed-out guard for my ‘62 Jazz. Thanks.

MIJ Fender 57 P bass, alder body, maple fretboard currently running a DiMarzio model P. A little too hot and trebly sounding for my taste. Looking for something warmer, with less output and not as bright sounding. Looking for nice low-mid bump. What ya’ll think?

Where would I buy the material that you might find on the inside of a road case? Specifically, the rectangular road case that my pedalboard goes in. The case itself is in fine shape... it's the foam/padding that's deteriorated to the point to where it's literally crumbling into dust, and getting...

Ordered parts for one of my basses via eBay on Sunday 1/30. They said it would arrive on February 8. Fine, I'm in no rush. So I go to track my package (was out of the house) and I get a message saying the item WAS DELIVERED, today 2/3! Sure enough, when I arrived at my house, there was the...

Would asking a seller in our beloved TB classifieds “How much did this bass cost when it was brand new?” be considered an inappropriate question to ask publicly? I don’t think it is!

I'd like to take a moment and acknowledge all the very hard-working UPS workers out there. They work up to 12 hours a day bringing us the stuff that we need, and often in very difficult conditions, while maintaining a professional attitude. If you could see the volume of parcels they move daily...

Snagged this one the other day, impulse buy. Price was beyond reasonable. MIM. Overall quality is equivalent to the other three Geddys I've owned (Japanese), all of which I sold for various reasons. About 2 years old. Mint, aside from superficial marks on pickguard. Needed setup, pickups...

If in 1999 I bought a brand new US Fender Jazz Bass for $679 (I did exactly that), kept it in good but used condition, what's a fair asking price for this bass in 2021? Bass is long gone... just curious because some things I'm seeing these days make me go "whaaaaaaaat?"

Dropped off my 30-year-old Fender AVRI 62 Reissue P Bass to the luthier for a routine setup and some possible minor fret leveling. About a week later I got the call: "...your bass really needs a re-fret." Ugh. I had a feeling this might happen at some point. Anyhoo... I'm going ahead with the...

Sean Hurley: Soul Vaccination A great read. Sean is one of the best.

Put this one of layaway about a month or so ago, brought it home today. 1991 Fender Precision Bass "PB-57", made in Japan. From what I've researched, it's got an alder body, two-tone sunburst paint, and a lacquer finish. Here's the story: I just happened to walk into my local independently...

FOR SALE: Seymour Duncan/Basslines STK-J2 neck position "Hot Stack" pickup for jazz bass. Dead quiet operation- ZERO single coil noise. Comes with both the BASSLINES pickup cover and Seymour Duncan pickup cover, as well as mounting screws and wiring diagram. Excellent condition with plenty of...

FOR SALE: Seymour Duncan SMB-4A Alnico pickup for Music Man. In original plastic case, with mounting screws, price includes shipping, lower 48 only. In excellent condition (examine pics), paypal preferred. Great sounding pickup! Plenty of lead wire, although it's probably better for bridge...

What are your thoughts on the Hipshot 3 string retainer? I'm thinking about installing one on my MIM Jazz bass because I'm getting some superficial vibrations above the nut when I play open strings (especially the A string). I'm wondering if there's any discernible difference in tone or string...

This January marks the 30th Anniversary of the construction of my Fender Precision Bass. I was wondering if it's OK to refer to it as 'vintage' now. I know some on here can be a bit touchy about this topic so I figured I'd better be polite and ask first. Thanks guys.

One of my EBS effect pedals is malfunctioning. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced issues with theirs and had to deal with getting it serviced in the US. I already emailed EBS in Sweden. Any/all comments appreciated.

Just wondering if anyone can ID the bass Mike is playing here. From 1986 (5150 tour).

I mean, really?

This a good tone? If yes, why? If no, why not? at :47 mark

First gig in three minutes months. Outdoors on the patio style, everyone properly distanced. Hopefully in my area the numbers continue to trend downward so we don't have to go back into lockdown. Unfortunately taking a pay cut, but gotta start somewhere. Lots more gigs on the books. Probably...

FOR SALE ONLY PLEASE, NO TRADES AT THIS TIME FS: Beautiful MIM Fender Deluxe Dimension Bass V five string bass, in absolutely MINT, like-new condition. Recently professionally set up by local tech. Some superficial marks on the pickguard that are barely even noticeable. Purchased for a project...

Just wondering if anyone knows what size allen wrench is needed for the Fender 5 string Hi-Mass bridge as found on the MIM Deluxe Dimesion bass. I have dozens laying around but even the smallest ones I have are too big. Thanks for any information.

I want to swap the stock pickups in my Lakland 5501 with some Nordstrands. I'm thinking about doing it myself but I've never performed this operation on a bass with on board EQ. I've swapped pickups on passive Fenders many times. My question is... how tough a task is this for someone who's not...

This pandemic has wreaked havoc on my weekly gig paychecks! But it looks like there may be some good news on the horizon: Senate Approves Gig Economy Relief - American Federation of Musicians legislation Once approved by the U.S. House of Representatives it would: Establish a Pandemic...

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