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Steve Gadd has the deepest pocket.

Thanks, everyone for your suggestions!

Yes, I am running across this 1-2-4 concept. I have super long fingers, so I guess I have been getting by without it. I definitely don't want to start him out with all of my bad habits!

I am a long time guitar player and a part time bass dabbler. My son wants to get started on bass. I can help him with theory, but my technique on bass is a bit weak and I have no experience in music instruction. He has been playing piano for three years. He has a good ear and great timing, but...

The last time this happened was during an audition and it wasn't during a solo. He was using phasers, delays and distortion all at once as well as some other effects that I didn't recognize. I think he may have had some talent, but it was hard to tell from the wall of noise. Give me a P Bass...

Musicianship has nothing to do with what instrument you happen to be playing. I play guitar and the one thing that annoys me is when the bassist has a larger pedal board than me. Bass is foundational and if all I can hear is a lot of whooshing and buzzing then I get lost.

I'm a guitar player and don't come around here often, but this thread caught my eye. I love to improvise and I would like to think I am capable of evolving musical themes and not just wanking mindlessly. I would have a hard time proving that since it doesn't seem like anyone even wants to even...

I have a Modulus Q5 with Bartolini pickups. I am wondering if the EMG ES-18 will work with it.

I'm not sure if that alone would be a deal-breaker for me, but it would be a good reason to take a closer look at everything else. If the rest of the instrument is original and the hasn't been refinished (if claimed otherwise), it is something that could be remedied without too much of an...

"Hey honey, come here and look at this. See what other wives do for their husbands?" :(

Fender actually used automotive paint on their guitars and basses in the early days.

The heater element is supposed to glow, but not the plates: The heater elements are at the very base of the tube and they are supposed to light up. The red part in the middle of the tube is not normal. This is caused by the plates heating up and should not be neglected.

I'm relatively new to the bass world and solid state amps in general, but what is the consensus on using compressors or limiters to help keep things under control?

I just bought a 6.2 12T combo and am loving it! Unfortunately, I cannot find a store with any remaining inventory of 12T extension cabs. Does anyone know where I can find one?

In all my years of using tube amps, I've never seen a preamp tube red-plate. That doesn't sound normal to me. I am not a tech, but I don't think I would continue to run it like that.

I'm really more of a guitar player, but relatively humble as guitar players go. I live in Annandale (near Clinton) and mostly play in a home studio setting. Number?

I just joined the club. It will arrive on Thursday! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

I do have one and that extra string bugs the crap out of me. We guitar players are a narrow minded lot, you know. ;)

Interested in a mint condition Bolin NS5 with Piezos?

No, one has to EQ for the situation at the very least. The point is that I'm not needing the flexibility that someone in a cover band might need. I'm not a complete novice, but compared to some of the guys around here...

Recommend a Bass for Me I am pretty much a novice on the bass guitar, but have been playing guitar for many years. Currently I am playing a MIM Jazz Bass and though I have no complaints, I'd like to take things to the next level. I will mostly be using the bass for a recording project...

Almost any discipline you can think of, even any of the hard sciences, has an artistic side. The issue is not whether the artistic side should be taught ot not, but whether there is anyone who is up to the task of teaching it. There are few real artists in this world as it is, and unfortunately...

It's best to let them do the finishing, unless you're a glutton for punishment!

The build quality is excellent and the tolerances precise. I usually buy from the showcase so I know exactly what I'm getting.

I can see that. The seller meant "mint" green, right? :D

I should have insisted on photos, so I guess I got what I deserved. For the rest of you, perhaps a little education might be in order. Simply put, "mint condition" is what an instrument looks like when it is brand new and unused. This means no playing wear, no nicks, dings or scratches. Make...

At the risk of being run out of town, I'll confess that I'm just a lowly guitar player who happens to be interested in learning more about the bass. From the perspective of a guitar player, basses don't seem to be very well designed, ergonomically speaking. I suppose much of bass design has...

This is the reason I've shown up here on a bass forum. Many years ago, I lost the middle two fingers of my left hand at the first knuckle. I managed to re-learn quite a lot of my guitar skills, but there are a lot of chord shapes that just became impossible to play. I made a pretty good effort...

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I felt sick watching this one go by, but it was too hard to justify taking on the debt. I probably didn't deserve it anyway.

Doh! I'll try to avoid making any important decisions today. :(

I had not seen the black hardware elsewhere!

Where did you get these photos? I don't see dot inlays on any of the retail sites. :confused: