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What is sufficient break angle at the nut? With the current MIM tuner posts it's not possible to increase the breakover angle across the nut for...

Admittedly a somewhat crazy idea: Travelled to Sicily as part of a longer work trip, staying for a week-long conference and then a few days of...

beware of these Ernie Ball Cobalt Flatwound strings. Tuesday May 29, 2018, reveived a set of these. Put them on my bass, followed the included...

I shoulda known better. I have been trying other strings for decades. But I keep coming back to D'Adarrio XL Nickels. I should just stick to what...

Been busy with new job (my day job is my real job :whistle:) and some other things. Had not picked up a bass for about (shudder) nine weeks. I...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a exp for my Moog low pass filter, the Moog is an obvious choice but I have broken a plastic zoom exp pedal in the...

Just put a set on last night and my goodness...the D and G felt so much different than my D and G plain gut. The felt quite a bit more stiff and...

This was a first for me in nearly 1100 shows. I'm not sure exactly what caused it (other than alcohol, obviously), but Dude A walked up and sucker...

Howdy folks, So I've been thinking again... (I know, it's a filthy habit that's going to kill me one day ;)) I'm working on a piezo-only...

I have to down size to a large RV. Need to let some of the kids go. But I did want to share a family picture before the break up. Fare well my...

Nov 2012 I purchase an Ampeg Portaflex Amp PF 500 with two matching Ampeg PF-115HE cabinets. The head dies on me after one hour of playing it....

Hey! I wanted to know some tips and tricks that you may have discovered to get past that annoying phase in your bass career. You all know what I'm...

I'm going to check out a 50 year old John Juzek bass that is for sale. The owner posted the picture below, which shows a repaired break in the...

Hello there fellow groove producers! I recently posted a thread where i complained that my Ernie Ball Strings were constantly breaking.Almost all...

Hello, Does this string break angle on my Mikro look a tad low? I detect (I think) a buzz around the bridge if I pluck to heavy. Would a full non...

So my band is throwing around the idea of doing our bar gigs without breaks. We find that we get people pumping, and then next thing you know, we...

I've run some decent, some good ..... but most bad...... wireless guitar radio systems and would like some info on what price range indicates a...

I am not sure if I am the only person who has gone through this but for the first time in my life I have been taking a break from listening to...

never been to the humor page and maybe this is infamous but it's too good not to share my new favoritest tequila swillin' doghouse bronc bustin'...

Is there a one 10" 8ohm speaker, that will keep up with the 15 in my MarkBass Jeff Berlin 151p combo, i am bound and determined to use the...

Hi, I have a 5 string bass with Ernie Ball Power Slinkies on it. The guages are 50 - 70 - 85 - 105 - 135. I want to tune to drop A#, but I'd have...

Hi Gang, I have a Fender P5 and am having tuning issues caused, I think, by friction on the string trees due to a steep break angle of the nut....

From 2009-2014, my wife and I were in a pretty successful pop-rock cover band, which came to an ignominious end in the fall of 2014. Long story. A...

I've been a music lover for as long as I can remember, have been deeply passionate about it. And for the last 17 years or so I've been involved...

As a way to improve my skills, i'm thinking about getting a small bass and mini amp for discrete practice in my office while on lunch. I get an...

I've lurked on these forums for a while but never made an account until now. The neck on my bass just spontaneously snapped off. I had played it...

I have been culling my bass herd, but couldn't sell off my SX without taking a loss, so I decided to refinish in a color I have always liked. Took...

Yeah, I know. Just play the damned thing and report back, right? C'mon gang, how much fun is that? Plus, its not here yet. OK, so I've been...

i am on what seems to be a never-ending quest to find a good bag for all my gear. i have had some luck but am not perfectly happy with my setup....

I had to stop playing because of an instruments injury and a following 'bigger than life' flu that I luckily survived. I never had such a long...

I'm having such a bad bass week... I was following the instructions given to me to remove a bolt-on neck from my bass and have it sent in to...

I just snapped my G string after I tuned down a 4th and tuned back up (I learnt my lesson), and I've had the set of strings (my first new strings)...