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Just wondering what's people's experience with the battery life on the Z3 basses. I installed new batteries soon after I bought mine, in August last year, and I've just had to replace them (started to distort and make noise which fresh batteries cured), so about 6 months with moderate use. For...

Looking for recommendations for a simple multitrack recording app, for a tablet running Android. It doesn't have to be free, I do not mind paying for an app if it does what I need, but NOT a subscription model, ideally. Cubasis LE looks nice and familiar, £25 outright buy, but the reviews are...

Case in point: Sire Z7-5, with a MM pickup at the Stingray position, and a J at the neck. The J pickup is noticeably quieter than the MM. While I can live with it, I'd prefer to find a way to balance their output a bit better. I was wondering whether I could achieve this using maybe an inline...

I've found a few alternatives, but does anybody know of a case that does not weigh as much as the mixer?

I've got a cheap Harley Benton MB-5 SBK, the stealth black Stingray copy. It's surprisingly good, and light, and I find myself using it a lot. It's got a 16mm string spacing at the bridge, but the neck is wide enough to acommodate an 18mm spacing bridge, which I would prefer. There are lots of...

I just got a set of TI Jazz flats for my 5 string, and boo! The 5th string won't fit on the tuning peg slot! :( It's this kind of tuner: Does anybody know of a similar tuner that will fit teh TI Jazz flats B-string? The 136 gauge one. There are lots around, but the slot dimensions are never...

I've got this nice Jazz type 5-string bass. The pickups are ok, but I would prefer something more like a Model J kind of pickup. The trouble is DiMarzio don't offer a 5-string version. Are there any other 5-string Jazz pickups out there that are 1) humbucking and 2) somewhat similar to a Model...

I'm probably replacing the tuners and bridge in my Epiphone EB-0 Are there any suitable bridge replacements that allow me to set the string spacing? There's quite a bit of spare room on the fingerboard and I'd prefer it if I could set the strings a bit farther apart. Anything out there that...

I would like a low pass filter pedal, smaller the better. I don't need or want additional functions, so while their presence may not be a deal breaker, if they make the pedal much bigger or expensive... it won't be that competitive. Ideally I want a Broughton LPF. It seems to be just the thing...

Just a quick note... I've been a fan of Fat Beams for years now. I love their flexibility and the strong low mids and round tone after they settle. Like all stainless steel strings I've tried, they're far too bright to start with... but after I play them for a while they settle into a tone that...

So, one guy is talking about a problem he's having (the girl left while he was trying to woo her by playing bass), and at 1:42 the suggestions start coming in... too real! :D

I've got a Precision with a set of Fender Original pickups, steel roundwounds DR Fat Beams... I don't go for a very trebly sound, I generally turn down the passive tone control quite a bit, playing mostly ska/reggae/funk. The Fender Originals are not terrible or anything, but they seem to have...

I've got a PJ, well...actually a P/JJ, where the bridge pickup is a dual J wired as a humbucker. Wiring is VVT. The JJ can be split to give a single coil alone, with a pull/push switch located on the tone control. When I use only the P pickup, the sound is noticeably affected by using the...

John East makes a stand alone mids module, consisting on two concentric controls: one controls cut/boost and the other is the mid frequency selector, which is very broad, covering either 100-1000 or 200-2000 Hz (selectable). It's what's added to their MMSR Stingray preamps to make them 3-band...

I have this Source Audio Aftershock overdrive... I'm very impressed with it, super versatile bag of dirt :) Now, you can store 3 presets, one into each position of the mini-switch. That's great! However, it does require for you to bend over and flick the switch manually if you want to...

I have recently become a fan of the white nylons, and I have a couple of basses with the standard ones. I realised that they make another two 'flavours'... the copper and the gold ones. Has anybody tried both the standard white nylons and either the copper or the golds as well? How do they...

I don't need another bass. I don't need a P/J. I already have a lovely Maruszczyk P/J (well, P/JJ really) BUT... dang, this thing is sexy, the right shade of 'natural', look at that fingerboard!... and nice neck profile with a comfy/slim (for me) 42mm at the nut... hmmm... combining a bit of...

I used to own something like 15-16 a couple of years ago, now I only have 9, so I thought I was improving nicely. However, THAT thread that popped up yesterday made me realise that 9 is far from ideal. I will never be a great if I have 9 basses. It seems I need just 1-3 basses to be great, and...

I'm considering getting one of these little beasts. I had one loaned to me a while ago and I really liked it, but at the time I was not looking for a new amp, being very happy with my LM3. Now I'm considering getting a head that can do 2ohm to be used with my two 4ohm cabs, so the D800 is...

I'm looking at these two heads. They seem pretty good value at the moment and I remember liking what I heard from the Shuttle 9.2 a while ago. I'm trying to figure out what are the main differences between these two amps, in practical terms. The Streamliner seems a bit "warmer" but with lots...

I want to get a second cab to complement my Barefaced Compact (2nd gen). It will have to be 8ohm. When using both cabs, I'll most likely be using a Markbass LMIII. The Compact is nice, but a little on the dark side. I'm looking for something that has enough "oomph" and is a bit more "clear"...

I have a MarkBass CMD121P combo, which I love for many reasons and I've been using it a lot since I bought it last May. What I don't love is the harsh tweeter. Blergh. I am considering disconnecting the tweeter and see what it sounds like. I imagine that it would not be difficult to open...

The 5 string in particular looks very interesting. Strong Stingray vibe, but with a wider string spacing (the reason I do not own a SR5 is the narrow string spacing). The Mexican version is priced very attractively too! Tempting! Anybody played one yet?

I have a Dunlop 105Q, but it definitely sucks the life out of the signal when in bypass. So, what else is there that absolutely does not affect the signal in bypass? I guess either true bypass or with a good clean buffer. Adjustable level preferred. I hear good stuff about the EBS ones, but I...

Just wondering. I know there are a few people here who have owned both. Is the 750 noticeably louder than the 450? The ratings seem confusing to me. I own a 450 and I like it a lot. I just wish it had a bit more power sometimes... I like to use a small rig, so more power helps. When I used the...

Has anybody have this issue with this pedal? I love the pedal, it's a little big, but it sounds so good and it's so controllable... it's great! But today I went to use it and... it does not work. All it does is emit a high pitch noise. It's mounted on my pedalboard, and nothing has changed...

I have a CIJ 75RI Jazz bass with a pair of Nordstrand NJ4SE pickups... and I love them. Loud, punchy, noise-free... That's all great. Except... the neck pickup just suddenly died. One minute I was playing a gig with it. All good. I put it back in the case... and next evening I take it out and...

I love my EHX Bassballs. In fact, I just bought another. I had a nano version originally, and just bought the larger USA version which has been modified to give you access to the two internal trim pots with two externally mounted knobs. I love it. But I find it a bit frustrating that as you...

I am looking to add a "warmer" to my pedal board. What is a warmer? Something that will "warm up" the sound a little bit, getting a bit, and I mean a bit only, of overdrive. The type of overdrive that sounds rather clean once mixed in a band context, warm, creamy. It may stay on all the...

I like the Squier CV Jazz. Excellent bass for not much money. White is cool. But Fiesta Red would be killer. Toying with the idea of getting one (white) and spraying it over. It already has a very smooth surface and I guess it was not an unusual procedure as a bunch of sunburst...

I bought a Squier VM Jazz a couple of months ago between soundcheck and a gig outside of town (that, kids, is using your time efficiently ;)) I like this bass a lot, although I felt the pickups were a bit polite. I did a couple of rehearsals with it, and it was ok, but nothing fantastic. I...

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I recently bought a cheap Squier Jazz V DeLuxe, because of the wide string spacing and the grat reviews... I normally play a Stingray or for 5-string I go for my SUB5 and G&L L2500... but on 5-strings I only really feel totally comfortable with a wide string spacing (19-20mm)... I was...

Well, I had this OLP I bought a while ago with the idea of making it fretless... and I got as far as pulling out all the frets. Then nothing. For months. Many months. Finally, in on of the bands I play there was a bit of a need for a fretless. So I took the bass to my favourite luthier. I...

I've spent some time looking at various possibilities for a pickup replacement for a P-bass (alder/maple/maple combo). I am looking for something with good midrange and which will enhance the "growl". I will probably use my trusty D'Addario XL170 roundwounds 45-65-80-100 that I use on the...

here's the youtube link It's a very meaty, mild overdrive, but very "lumpy" (how do you describe a sound??? :lol:) I can get something reasonable with a Danelectro Transparent Overdrive, but not quite. An Ibanez PD7 does the meaty/thick very well... but the lumps are smaller :) The...

I love them. from the left: 1) upgraded pickup to an alnico SD Basslines. Lovely. Relaced original white pickguard with a black one, classy. Still passive, but about to inherit the 2EQ preamp from my 2002 MM Stingray 2) still stock, except pickguard (hated the original white one). Will...

I recently got an active SUB5 bass that came with a ceramic SD Basslines pickup installed (SMB-5D). It sounds great, it's a very nice bass, but not quite as Stingray-like as I was hoping. The obvious point about the pickup is that it's a ceramic, whilst my Stingray has alnico pickups...

do you think this neck is real? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280562783576 I don't...

The 5-string version of the MusicMan SUB has a pickguard the same style as the 4-string Stingrays... but it's that horrible aluminium one. I'd like to replace it but I can't find anywhere to buy a suitable one. Yet it seems many people replace this pickguard... Any ideas?