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I've always had trouble being heard when accompanying other acoustic instruments and had tried an acoustic bass (not loud enough) and upright bass...

I have an old Peavey Fury (my first instrument so it has a special place in my heart). It is currently a project bass that I want to make...

So, three years ago I ordered a short-scale P-bass (Harley Benton PB Shorty), strings, shielding foil and vinyl wrap for the pickguard. And took...

I am pondering doing a conversion on my plywood Double Bass from 4 to 5 strings, by adding a high C string. I am thinking of adding a tuner to the...

Ok, this might sound strange at first, but I have a 810 cab with a (1000w) head thats accually 2x 500w in 4ohm. So the head has two outputs. I’m...

I plan to convert my SB-04 from a short scale to full scale but I'm not sure If i want to either add an extension piece for the bridge or just...

Fun quarantine project from the parts drawer. 32" scale Ibanez neck, Squier Strat body with custom pickguard, Gibson SG bass minibucker, 90's...

Ahoy! I'm just gonna post it in here, even though I didn't build the neck or body this time. But I put quite some hours into the neck. Since I...

Ahoy! I recently bought an Ibanez TRB-100 Leftie, for 40€ in good condition that I'm converting to fretless. (don't try to stop me, as the frets...

Hi Just wondering how many of you good bass folk have bought beat up old budget bass guitar and converted it to something worth ow These are...

Dear TB; I'm looking for a travel bass, pretty sure I really like the Hofner Shorty Bass, it seems, if nothing else, "good enough" for travel. I...

Can one shave off the frets to make a fretless? What kind of shop machine could do that cleanly? If there is such a path would you prefer it?

Hello, im not sure where to post this. I was searching for a budget 6 string 30'', the normal models are more baritone guitars than traditional 6...

Hello everyone! I'm new here and relatively new to playing bass. My wife bought me my bass for Father's day about 2 years ago. It was an SX 6...

Hi, Talk Bass was my bass wikipedia until today... My trusty C4Z from Cort fell of the hanger and... [ATTACH] Yep, daaaaamn, now I think this is...

This SPECTOR LEGEND 4-string is in excellent condition. I am a luthier and converted this to fretless with excellent results. Pulled frets, glued...

A couple years ago or so I picked up an Epi EB0 on Craigslist for $90. Great shape. Barely played. The stock muddbucker sounded bad IMHO though so...

Well hello, TB! I've had a weird idea brewing in my head for a few weeks now and I'd love to hear some feedback from the community before I mar...

Keeping it

The story is I've been craving for one of these for years, should have grabbed one when thomann was letting them go for around 600€ a couple years...

I have a new in the box never installed Wilkinson 5 string conversion bridge. This allows you to have your P or J style bass setup with 5 strings...

I just finished a conversion of my recent purchase, Fender Midnight Precision MIJ. I added a J pickup from Nordstrand, and replaced original...

[ATTACH] Lowe 32" scale conversion neck with lined fretless fingerboard. Bolts onto a standard 34" scale body without any mods needed. Beautiful...

Greetings. I've got an old severely modded set-neck bass with DiMarzio pjs, and want to put in a set of Rickenbacker p'ups in their place. I have...

I have started work on converting a Harley Benton short scale P-Bass to a Bass Vi. So far I have: - Plugged the tuner holes - Sanded the...

A bit on a whim I bought an older scroll saw for short money. After cleaning it up, it looks and cuts good, but I didn't realize until I got it...

Traded

A few months ago I was informed I would be getting a divorce, which was a huge bummer. After some time to process I have decided to throw myself...

I am looking to replace the tuning knob for my Wilkinson 5 string conversion bridge. I have seen them for sale with extra parts. The String is not...

Hi everyone. Long story short - some months ago a bought a passive Jackson Kelly Bird as my first bass and very quickly began to think that I'd...

I did this on a Strat, as the precharged poles came in packs of six. Took about half an hour, and a great improvement in sound. I've ordered...

Hello, I have a Zoom Fire 30 guitar combo and I’m interested in trying to change it into a bass combo. I like the sound of the distortion coming...

So I had thought to take a bit of a break once the Winter Build-off came to completion. It's a sickness. Anyway, now that I'm in a country band...

Bought this from a TBer recently with the hopes of completing a '51 pbass build. Truth be told, the guy on Etsy ended up keeping my money and...

This question pertains to guitars, so I wasn’t sure where to put it, but I figured some of you might have some experience with guitars. Is there...

I often see basses on eBay Japan that are priced way higher than the rest of the world... This discontinued Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass...

Part 1; anybody have experience with Dayton drivers for a bass guitar cabinet? Many of the 12's have great specs, but I've never heard one that I...

Hi, I just got an empty V2 4x12 cabinet with the intention of converting it for bass. There seems to be a ton of knowledgable people here so...

Hey, I guess it is not the first, nor the last time someone will ask the question. Background: I have a passive MIA Fender Jazz (not a vintage...

[ATTACH] Selling this gem to fund a kitchen renovation. $500 shipped CONUS. I bought a Matt Freeman medium scale conversion about a year...