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    Fender Mustang Club

    Hey! I need help with a Vintera II 60s Mustang I just aquired. There's an incredible buzz from the bass. I already tried shielding the cavity with copper tape and connecting it to ground but the buzz remains. The wiring according to the factory specs looks different from how the bass is wired...
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    Unidentified circuit tone knob issue

    Just saw that :D. Will have to open up the bass and check if it's legible. Thanks
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    Unidentified circuit tone knob issue

    Thanks dwizum. Will have to check what's soldered to the pot.
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    Unidentified circuit tone knob issue

    Hello.. My friend has a 70s or 80s custom shop lefty PJ. It has EMG pickups with an active circuit Volume - Volume - Tone. He recently had some work done on the bass an after that the tone knob started active as a high pass in 1 direction and a low pass in the other. previously its was just a...
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    Best strings for fingerstyle on jazz bass

    DR Fat Beams or GHS precision Flats ...
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    How long did it take you to get used to a 5-string?

    if you rest your thumb on the pickup while playing the 4 then just imagine the B string is the pickup when on the 5. you only need to be aware of the B string when playing the lower 5 notes...
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    The right flatwounds for me?

    GHS Precision Flats....
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    First set of flats.

    GHS Precision Flatwounds
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    the Late Great James Jamerson..

    loved the video... :) liked Marvin's Piano Playing....
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    How can a B-string s*ck?

    Mainly a tension issue. if the tension is low compared to the other strings it tends to flop around and cause some buzzing.... learning to play it softly helps to decrease the S***iness of it
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    Build number 4

    Finish 6 with a traditional F Hole
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    Do you use flatwounds? How often, on what?

    Have my jazz Bass loaded with some GHS precision Flatwounds..... Love the way it sounds through an amp or with compression on the PA..
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    The Fender Jazz Bass Club pt 4

    Subbed.... :)
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    Great in the mix, awful on it's own

    +1 ^^ Here's my opinion which can be slightly subjective depending on your taste. When listening to the band mix most of the harmonics, fret noise, and position shifts (Undesirable Sounds) are masked by the other instruments which are much louder in the same frequency range). In other...
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    What Are You Listening To Right Now? Part 2

    Dark Eternal night - Dream Theater
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    fender precision bass flat wound

    FWIW I put a set of these on My Jazz bass. Clearest- Fattest Notes Ive heard from my Bass.
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    EBMM SR5 crackles, but only when slapped!?!

    Had the same problem with my HH. Crackle when I slapped or dug in fingerstyle. turns out it was the switch vibrating in and out of contact. I temporarily shoved a piece of business card under the arm/lever to keep it in place. Still have it there. Anyone know where I can get a replacement...
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    What DR's are on your Jazz bass?

    Marcus miller Fat beams they sound great after being broken in.
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    What would you do? (jazz bass related question)

    Probably not what you wanna hear either... Try wearing your bass higher. wear it so its at the same position as when your sitting.
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    Bass Confessional

    I spend too much time on TB and not enough time practicing.
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    New basses coming from Lakland

    I was hoping they'd make a 5er with a 34" scale.
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    Bassists who drive a VW club

    Count me in '06 Golf
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    The Fender Jazz Bass Club pt 3

    thanks Lambic
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    Copping this tone: Jazz vs Precision

    Sounds like a jazz
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    New DR neon strings

    Awsome. Guitar hero anyone? :bassist: Check out thelast pic in the gallery. Id get some if I could decide on a color.
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    You Know You're In A Lame Band When------

    when the drummer speeds up and slows down trying to keep time with the Conga Player who has a weak right hand on the intro to "Black Magic Woman"
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    How do you play your Jazz bass?

    Both Pickups full, Tone half way.
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    Weird 70's Ibanez... thing

    looks like a mixer
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    Marcus Miller Fat Beams

    Recently Switched to these on my 08 MIA passive Jazz. I play some rock with them and they sound great.
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    Who started it all for you?

    That bass has gathered a whole lotta funk. Jason Newsted from Metallica, since I was/still am a Metallica fan when I was 14, and school band practice
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    Tried to improve my fretting technique, and OUCH

    +1 you should wear your bass high enough that your wrist is straight when fretting on the E string and you naturally tend to use your thumb and not your palm as the resistance/pivot to your fretting fingers.