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Most other XenForo-powered forums I'm on have upgraded to support the additional "Like" options a la Facebook: Love, Haha, Wow, Angry, Sad. They're useful, and their absence at TB is notable especially as so much of the rest of the look and feel is so similar to other forums.

I'm interested in IEMs, and my main band has mentioned them, primarily to save our drummer's hearing (he's the oldest member and has been around the bar circuit long before this band). I like the idea as well, especially layered over the personal monitor mixer concept that gives you, not the...

Let's hear 'em. I'll start: Later guys, these three groupies want a tour of my hotel room.

Since I first started playing bass, every piece of information I have ever read or heard on the process of tuning the dang thing has include this tip: "Always tune upward into the desired pitch from underneath." The reason, as many go on to explain, is that the worm gear on the tuning key is...

Hate to say it, 'cause it was fun and not that much work, but the Abbey Munk Band is kaput. 13-year-old lead singer chose volleyball over music. Kids these days... (In memoriam) But, we stayed a band long enough to play Mavericks Bar & Grille again in Arlington, as the warm-up for the...

What have I gotten myself into? After looking at a lot of videos of a lot of people having a lot of fun with 2-in-1 drives like the KoT, Duellist, Browne Protein, D&M, and a half-dozen others, I thought, hey, could be fun. Not a big fan of the price tags or waiting lists, though. So, I figured...

The venue was a sunny lawn, sloping to the fragrant waters of Eagle Mountain Lake, with the audience sitting on anything they brought or that was close to hand. We were in a roofed gazebo-ish thing, plenty of room to stretch our legs, but only two plugs. I'm sure any fire marshal would have been...

I have a TRB-1005 I've owned for over a decade, and in that time I've only ever strung it with D'Addario EXPs in 45-130, super-long scale. They last forever, and I stocked up, so it was news to me when I went shopping for more that D'Addario no longer makes them. They still make the uncoated...

The bass I've wanted since before they started making it, and now I have it. I rule! I was originally thinking sunburst, but this is one hot piece of ash, I couldn't imagine covering it up. The neck is wonderful, not only rolled edges but ball-ended frets. It arrived set up a little high and...

So far I've avoided buying more than one copy of the same brand and model of pedal. It seems redundant, for the obvious reasons; if you want multiple choruses, or reverbs, or gain pedals, why not branch out a bit and get something at least a little different, that expands your possibilities a...

Last night's gig, outdoors on a patio at sunset with the evening winds kicking up, proved two things. First, if you can memorize your music, do it. Second, if there's just too much to keep track of, paper charts are not always the best option. Not only do you need a reading light once the sun...

Yeah, still slowly poking our heads out of our shells despite the uptick in COVID cases in DFW and Texas overall. People are paying attention to social distancing as a result of the increases, and at this gig I noticed the audience was considerably more spaced out with the exception of family...

I just invested in a BT7 to go on my MIM Fender Jazz. Between new pickups, control rewiring, new bridge and D-Tuner, it's pretty riced at this point; there's not a lot more I can do to it and still call it the same bass. The new tuner installed without a hitch, but there is a slight problem; if...

Basic requirement list: 5-string P neck, J bridge, can be asymmetric but ideally the stock pickups should individually hum-cancel Active EQ, 3-band with semi-parametric mids ideal Passive mode, master tone ideal Ideal price <$1000, will entertain as high as $1300 if all other requirements are...

So while Dallas and Fort Worth were debating extending curfews through the weekend due to the GF unrest, Arlington never had a curfew at all, so with a few preventative measures in place, mostly at the bar, we were cleared for our first post-quarantine gig. First, an explanation. Our band's...

My wife found a rather large box on our front porch when trying to go out to check the mail... It's really clean for a 2012 (yep, Italian-made). Haven't had the opportunity to plug in and jam yet, still chained to my home office, but yeah, I could get used to this thing looking up at me from...

Short and sweet; do you find yourself gravitating to certain brands over others in your pedal selection? If so, to what degree, and for what reasons? Personally, I like to think I consider a broad range of possibilities, however when you look at my bass board, there is a lot of Electro-Harmonix...

I have literally been looking for a bass with the feature set of the Sire P7 as long as I've been playing. A 5-string P/J with defeatable active preamp in traditional styling is the complete package, and a sub-grand price tag for it is an absolute win. However, now that I have the money socked...

So the Bass Hoarding Personality Disorder thread got me thinking. Bass "families" tend to be some part collection of visually attractive, distinctive, relatively affordable things with cultural or sentimental value, and another part practical diversity in that these instruments do sound...

I've had a casual desire for a passive P/J bass to record with (it really is just easier to get a sound that mixes well), but I've also gotten really used to the sound and feel of my active fivers for live work. I have a passive Jazz that I riced out with DiMarzio UJs and independent volume and...

Yeah, yeah, no such thing. I'm gonna fill it out. So as of now, my board looks something like this: The Pock Loop is on my skinny-stringer board at present, I have a feeling it'll migrate between them but it doesn't need permanent board space. The RV-7, I use because I have it, but I'm...

Let's see what people prefer. I'm guessing the majority prefer one of the two standard sets (45-100 or 45-105), but I'm curious to see how lighter and heavier sets compare. If you have several favorites depending on which instrument gets them, vote for the gauge that is on the bass you use most...

2 sets D'Addario EXP170-5SL coated nickel round 5-string bass, 45-130, super long scale (TRB) 2 sets DR SIE-10, 10-46 coated electric g****r (Strat) 2 sets Elixir Nanoweb 80/20 12-56 acoustic g****r (Taylor) 1 set Dean Markley Blue Steel 11-52 electric g****r (SG) 1 set D'Addario EXL170...

So here's the drill; my only amp ATM is the Peavey Combo 210TX in my sig. Great sound for both bass and skinny-stringed bass wannabes (I like a very deep-sounding, yet well-defined sound on g****r and the bass amp gives me a very clean, high-fidelity, almost acoustic tone that g****r amps just...

My church is formalizing the informal praise group we've had for a couple of years now; the group will now lead service on the first Sunday of each month. One of the main concerns has been the blend and balance of the group. Currently we have unamped acoustics that fight at times to be heard...

Not completely OT, but definitely not bass-related. What kind of music do you like, that your family/peers/S.O. would disown you for if they found out? For me it's electronica. House, trance, chillout, techno, etc. And of course I'm not into the no-names ATM; right now I'm into the pop...

Well, I'm pretty sure my GAS is in remission. Everything I play at the local GC makes me want to go home and play what I have. I have not found an acoustic guitar, at any price, that really blows my $99 Takamine Jasmine out of the water (though the Jasmine could use some better tuners and a new...

Well, I'm pretty sure my GAS is in remission. Everything I play at the local GC makes me want to go home and play what I have. I have not found an acoustic guitar, at any price, that really blows my $99 Takamine Jasmine out of the water (though the Jasmine could use some better tuners and a new...

I've been, at the same time, a supporter and opponent of guns. They're fun for target shooting and a necessary evil for home defense, but I don't approve of hunting except strictly for population control (varmint hunting mostly). Anyway, I've had the opportunity to fire a few guns, starting...

Just wondering. Even if you're just into the miniature variety or driving range (which is all I do so far). Dallas just got a new concept in driving ranges called TopGolf. Some of you guys in the UK may know of this. For those that don't, think of a cross between your ordinary driving range...

I'd like to know the brand of amp you guys use most often. It's multiple choice, so if you have a gigging amp and a practice amp, you can list em both if they're both worth mentioning IYO. Also say if the amp is a combo or head-cab rig and the main reason you picked that amp over any others...

Grr... one of the other threads got me gassing pretty good for another project Mexi Jazz. I'm thinking I'd want to end up with a black-and-maple tux look (B/W/B p/g) in a P/J configuration. Trouble is, the only black and maple Mexi I can find is the Geddy Lee. I was hoping for a Standard Jazz...

We've got a poll for the basic type, but what about the composition? Nickel and all-stainless are very different, as we all know.

There are, of course, the standards like the Fender Jazz and Music Man. While you're more than welcome to mention these I'm more interested in other designs that at first glance don't seem like good slappers, but that you've been surprised by? How many of you slap a P? How about a fretless? Do...

GC had a few Ocean basses in stock this past Friday. Indonesian-made, don't know where the company HQ and R&D are. I played a couple of four and five-stringers, and was impressed. Neck-through with a well-sculpted heel made it very easy to play. The finish was practically bare wood; I like that...

I know they're expensive, and the LittleMark amps pack a lot of power in a small space, but I've played through several and simply do not see what the fuss is about. I tweaked around with a 4x10 MB rig for the better part of half an hour and could not get a sound I liked out of it; with a flat...

Simple, straightforward. Tell us how many watts the rig you use most often has. Also tell us if you use that as a gigging rig (and for what genre/club size) or if it's just a bedroom amp. This does not include PA power if you plug in, but if you go direct, mention that too. EDIT: I made the poll...

... snipers? I just won this goalie glove and blocker. Up until 30 seconds before the auction ended, I thought i just might get the set for $5.25. However, 4 bids at 30 seconds turned into 11 bids by auction's end. That's not a sniper; that's a friggin' firing squad. In 30 seconds it went...