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I absolutely love these Round-wound strings. The Labella 760FL (flatwound version) are easy to get here in EU but 760RL are sold out everywhere and nobody seems to restock. I am on my last set and searched every platform I know of, from thomann all the way to reverb. There is no place I can buy...

I'm looking for a nice beater bass, and living in the USA all we really have is Guitar Center. I'm not interested in a used affordable Squier or Ibanez or what have you, so please entertain my question, because I'm aware there are those types of alternatives :), because this question revolves...

I'm pondering the purchase of an old solid state Marshall guitar amp that I can use at high gain for both bass and guitar. The issue is that I live in an apartment and so can't play at high volumes. To address this issue, I'm considering buying a Rivera RockCrusher Power Attenuator, which...

I purchased a Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass 2013 with active/passive mini-toggle switch. On certain venues, I get a slight buzz sound which although bugs me but I'm able to tolerate it, but some venues, it gets to the point the sound man will not allow me to play the bass because the buzz is...

Well, after stringing my Aria FEB with tapewounds, I think I'm in love! The sound, the texture, the easy mwah (or not!). I have found "MY" perfect fretless string. My fingers love them!!! Fast-forward to this past weekend: I decided to get a SpectorCore Fretless. Apparently, the piezo does not...

Hi folks, I've currently got a Two Notes Le Bass + Torpedo Cab setup and I'm finding that I'm really not utilising most of the Le Bass' functionality - I basically sit on the clean channel, never touching the overdrive or fusion modes. So as nice as it is, I'd be pretty keen to downsize from...

Hi everybody, it's being a while since I cheked amps, and since then Class D amps became strong players. So... My home amp is having some issues and I'm thinking on changing it (I'll try to fix it first) and I want to look for a good (and ideally light) combo. I'm pretty much a GK guy so I was...

Does anyone know any places I can upload videos that I don't want to upload to YouTube, or FB? I have 2 YouTube account, one attached to my real name and one to Joe Nerve. I also have videos that I'd like to be able to share with people from time to time, but not show up on either account. How...

My little Fender BXR-25 practice amp (25 watt, 10") will not cut-it now that I am back playing in a band. There are a lot of 500 watt, 2-10", combo amps to choose from. I know most of you will recommend the Fender Rumble 500. I find it a bit lacking. Lightweight. What are your opinions...

Hi everybody, I have been playing bass on and off for more than 25 years now. I have recently rediscovered my passion... BASS!!! I still have my trusty Musicman Stingray (with Hipshot ;))but I have a huge dilemma. I so do not know what to do for an amp, I'm totally stuck. I had a rig...

All I really use Audacity for is to record parts of tracks to playback on a loop. 75% of the time it works as it should. 25% of the time it does not. I either get an error message that says there is "Latency issue" (see screenshot below), or it just doesnt record. Sometimes restarting...

Afternoon, I think my p-bass needs to be opened up for a bit of surgery. I'm not confident that the jack is properly wired as my bass has cut out on occasion, and I think that's the reason for it. I've just been reading some other threads here and I was wondering, since I'm going to have to...

sorry if this is the wrong forum., I know HG has a huge reputation and is known for being the best in the buisiness. however - i was just quoted a wait time of as long as 8 years, and that he "doesn't even know if i'll still be doing this by then" SO- the market has room for...

I'm looking for a clean boost with just a bit of magic for a variety of uses. I loved the Xotic EP I tried, but for some reason, the true bypass "popped" a lot more than the true bypass on the BB Bass Pre (which I will pair it with, and which I own and love). I'm wondering, for those who use...

Hi All I put a set of 5j-70'S in my American deluxe jazz and not really feeling it. I went through a few different sets,types,gauges of strings and I'm not too impressed. I actually liked the N3's but they were terribly noisy. These Aggies sound good but they're a little too polite. Not enough...

Tried an Xotic Bass BB Preamp and I've loved it. Are there similar, eventually more affordables, alternative pedals (tube screamer based overdrive/dist specific for bass)?

As I've mentioned, I use the Markbass CMD 102P Combo live. I love this amp, but would like to get a 2x10 extension cab, however I'm not interested in shelling out the ransom that Markbass asks for its matched extension. Is anyone using something more affordable with sonic success?

My best friend has an LB76 and I made the mistake of playing it several times. I am totally in love with that thing. However, since nobody wants to buy my Bongo 5, a carvin is WAY out of my budget. So, I've been looking at zzounds, or ams (both have nice, non credit check payment plans)...

I've wanted a Hofner Club bass for years, after playing one in a store and falling in love. That said, the limited controls turn me off a bit, but the real issue is more about the stability of the bridge, and it's ability to be intonated (and stay intonated). I'm not trashing the Club- I'm...

Hi, folks, I just got a DB112, love it, but the official Aggie cover is about 100 bucks, a bit pricey. Anyone know of any aftermarket alternatives that are a bit more affordable? Thanks.

I'm looking for an affordable alternative to a fender jazz bass. I really like the natural, no pick guard with rosewood look. So far I've had a look at G&L, schecter and ESP navigate. I've heard sadowski are good but a bit too pricy. Anyone know of any solid and well built ones around the...

Can anyone recommend an item that's a nice alternative to the Korg Pandora PX4B? I'm looking for a small, battery-powered headphone amp I can use for practice. A few basic drum loops are all I'm looking for... I have no need for effects, tuner or to be able to record with such a device...

I sold my Tender Octaver after a year of not looking at guitar effects and I regret it every day. Are there any new Pog alternatives? aka Cheap

First maybe I should make it clear the reason I post in this forum, is that I intend to use the active PA speaker pretty much as a bass amp hooked up with some preamp pedals. So I am seriously pondering on buying a Mackie Thump 15 active PA speaker (15" woofer 1,4" tweeter, Freq range: 32Hz -...