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I'm looking to find a bass that I can record and achieve the bass tone in this video: [MEDIA] The bassist in the video seems to be playing some...
For you Deadhead bassists and Phil fans, just curious if there is a preferred era you prefer regarding Phil's tone. If so, when and why? He's...
Hello. Last week I changed the strings on my bass with dunlop nickel wounds and I was unpleasantly surprised to see that they were completly dead...
Im 20 years old. I first picked up bass as my main instrument but was pushed into playing guitar soon after. I am in a band right now and i have...
Hey everybody. I’ve been trying to figure this out for a little while now, and I’m hoping you guys might have some insight. I have an Ernie ball...
Hello Talkbass hive mind. I have a Fender Jazz MIM fretless bass, with passive OEM pickups that was my favourite bass right after I bought it....
I am curious to know if there is a specific brand of uncoated nickle round wound steel hexacore strings that keeps fresh longer and dies slower...
I've had the same set if TI flats on my MIA P for 20 years and up until last week they were the best thing since sliced bread. Well, I get to...
Strange thing,i noticed my B note 9th fret D string, when plucked without muting my low E string,the B vibrates pretty good but when i mute the...
I recently added an EHX Bass Clone Chorus pedal. When I have the effect engaged I get a dead frequency range right around the octave E no matter...
So I just picked up a 2016 Fender Deluxe PJ special edition from GC, the one with the Geddy Lee Jazz neck on the P body with the noiseless J...
John Warren Geils Jr., better known as J. Geils, the guitarist of the the J. Geils Band, was found dead in his home in Groton, Massachusetts...
I'm in a band which just started touring again after many years and I seem to be having a problem which never happened to me before: some of the...
Hi Folks! I have an issue with my Cort C4H 4-string bass guitar which I can't seem to find a solution to: when I fret roughly from the 5th fret...
Hi! Newbie here on the forum Just got my Sire P7 and I reallllyyyy Like it so far but today the active preamp died! I’ve only had it for about 1...
Hello, Recently I purchased a Cort Rithimic 4-String bass. I love it the tone is fantastic and it is very playable. However, I had some concerns...
Can anyone recommend a very compact little voltage booster? I'd like to be able to tuck it away inside my rack. In theory I could sit down and...
Going to let go of this incredible Fender American Elite Jazz V in Ocean Turquoise with Ebony fretboard. It has maybe 5 hours of playing time on...
Interesting view on why guitar is not dead and how to market yourself... [MEDIA]
So I been wanting a Mesa Subway Rig for awhile. Decided to bite the bullet. Came today Subway D-800+ and (2) Subway 115s. Get it setup think...
I just recently made two purchases that have me a little perplexed... I bought: A used Fender Rumble 75, and A used Squier Affinity Jazz bass...
I never knew this trick and I can't verify its effectiveness, but I don't see how it can hurt , so what the hey ... notice at about the 5:55 mark...
I put a set of NYXL 45-130's on my Ibanez BTB675. It had been happily playing with DR Pure Blues strings, but I needed to move the DR's to my...
Hi Ya'll, Looking to restring my maple neck, Peavey T-20. Original Rw's are @ 10yr's old and sound GREAT! except the e-string is dead and lacking...
I was going to simply add this post to the existing Mesa Boogie/ Ampeg thread that I have, but since so many people here hate reading... Here's...
After playing several EBMM SR5HHs in stores- and falling in love, I came across my dream color combo on eBay last February. Tangerine pearl...
I got a used Peavey VB 2 and was working great. Played a gig and had it plugged into a club provided power strip. My singer ran behind the amp...
Ibanez SR370M ... my old workhorse. Seemed to happen during a string change, but more likely I just didn't notice it before. Cuz I changed the D...
I finally got a cab and plugged in the used peavey mark vi for the first time. To my disappointment nothing except hum came from the head. The...
[MEDIA] ....Tell them it’s in the Church!
Gig report time! Has been quite a long break since DMH’s last gig right before Christmas. We were supposed to play at Jackson’s in February but...
I'm on my fourth B string, third set of strings. Problem persists. It has happened after I replaced the only pickup with a Nordstrand Bigrig,...
I've been having such bad luck with P basses these days, I got dead EMG's and now I got dead Seymour Duncans. I had botched my soldering trying to...
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....
Does anyone know the Mouser or Digikey number of the cap for the power button (see pic)? It looks like it should be a generic component. Sort of...
Mark E Smith, lead singer with the Fall, dies aged 60 I have to admit, as much as I love bands from that time and place, I just didn't 'get' The...
I took my 75 Fender Jazz into Guitar Center to have my new PU's installed (Fender Noiseless) And had them put on new La Bella's I got it back and...
So, I have a Peavey TVX 4x10 that went poop last week when all the sudden it's only sound emitted was from the horrendous tweety-ma-thing. The...
Apparently of unknown causes. One of my favorite bands from my post high school days. I really liked the rhythm section. I'm always a sucker...
I've read about dead strings, among both guitarists and bassists. But in over 40 years of playing I'd never had one ... till today. I've used...
