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There's GAS, and then there's...GASP! It certainly got my attention. I'd suggest you do some careful haggling (offer $50 more to cut out the...

Good news for Deftones or Quicksand fans. Sergio has his own Reverb shop up and is selling some of his gear...

Although I have played bass since 1976, I have been primarily a guitarist over almost 50 years. During the pandemic quarantine, I started jonesing...

I've got GAS bad, and I've got money in my bank account. I've got a $1000 budget with some wiggle room (if I fall in love I'll plunk down $1500 if...

I'm not usually one to get GAS for a bass. I own an Ibanez SR506 that's my daily driver, and an Ibanez SR750 that sits around. The SR506 is nice...

Hello everyone! I have been looking at this Squier with interest for some time and considering that I have never tried it I would like some...

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Scott’s Bass Lessons (SBL). Well, Scott Devine and Ian Allison have resurrected the SBL podcast and it’s really...

See title. I was wondering if anyone has ever had an experience in which they had the "GAS" for a specific piece, ended up settling on something...

Hey, friends, I just saw a fretless option in the Fender Mod Shop. I was looking at Jazz Bass. I’ve never seen fretless necks in MS so I’m sure...

The recent ugly amp thread got me thinking about gear aesthetics, and what gear that we talkbassers own primarily for their looks. This can be...

Does anyone have any reviews or experience with the SSS Series? I need a short scale bass and an extended range, so Iwas thinking of grabbing an...

Scotts Bass Lessons just released an email promoting its discount program. Some of these discounts are really nice! Not helping my GAS in the...

you’ve heard it a million times. P OR J!!!! my dad is gonna enlist his guitar making abilities to finish and wire up a bass of my own choice,...

Every time I get a new bass I declare it’s the end of my GAS. Multiple basses later, the GAS is still very alive. Although, my gear fund is at the...

If I say punchy low mids yet capable of soft but defined highs what bass comes to mind? This is the sound in my head but my GAS is playing tricks...

Isn’t this the way it works? Yesterday, I posted about how my GAS is cured, now that I’m shedding on the double bass. This morning, I woke up to...

It’s not been that long since I sold all but one of my electric basses, bought a couple more & settled in with 3 basses that I really enjoy, an...

Gear Hoarding Syndrome! I don't seem to have the ability to let any of my basses go. Regardless of how often I do, or do not, play them. A...

I’ve never owned a Rickenbacker, and have only managed to play one in a store once, very briefly 10+ years ago. That being said, I really dig the...

Greetings, I'm hoping this is appropriate for this forum. About 11 years ago I traded my heavily modified '74 white/prism pearl blue Fender P...

So short story short I bought a EBMM Stingray Special 5 string back in February and have been struggling to love it. The bass is awesome but I...

I was culling the email herd last night when I came across one from Sweetwater yesterday touting 10 Bodacious Basses. I'm certain many of you...

Last week I posted about selling all my basses. A very interesting conversation ensued and after a couple of days, I talked myself into it and...

This guy from Odessa (300 miles from my city) is selling his Cort Curbow 4 for $130. Bartolini pickup, killswitch, and he says that everything is...

I've been buying & selling guitars and basses for a couple of years now. Sometimes I make money on them. Sometimes I don't. But the fun has been...

I think the subject is more or less self-explanatory, but just in case... Let's explore the yang to gear acquisition syndrome's (GAS) yin... to...

Hi, Y'all! Just brought this home today and played 'til my fingers bled, just like it says in the owner manual. Smooth as silk and oh my God,...

Earlier this year some good friends gifted me a coffee-table book for a special birthday. [ATTACH] This book was self-published by a g*%#@r nut...

I suspect that I am probably not alone in this, but the Effects Forum has had a substantial effect on my pocketbook in the past while. Reading...

...We’ve seen this before, I know. So here’s the deal. I’ve got 3 P’s already, all a bit different. Oddly enough they’re all MIJ Fenders from...

OK, so I've got the Quarantine GAS, AND a green light from the spouse, I can buy a new bass. It's going to be a Steinberger Spirit, either the...

Hey there bottom dwellers! Long time reader, first time poster. Can any of you please help me with the meaning of a few acronyms that I have come...

Hello talkbass hivemind... I found a listing for a 1984 peavey foundation bass for 250 USD. 4 string, maple neck, has those cool looking knobs....

[ATTACH] Just purchased this late 70s Guild b301 online from Cream City Music in Brookfield, Wisconsin. It was only listed a couple of days ago...

So I decided to sell one of my P bass bodies so I could fund a jazz bass body. I also bought a set of Duncan Antiquity II's to put in the body....

Oh, great... another guy singing the praises of his Mexican-made fender and making unsubstantiated claims about how it sounds as good, if not...

So I’ve been playing bass since 4 years ago and until today I’d not been interested in these topics. But now I want to buy something that make my...

I'm a big fan of Peavey USA basses and currently I own 3. 1. 1996 Forum AX - nickname 'Force' - heavy ash body, super-stable neck, ultra...

When I was 18, I bought my first bass an Ibanez Acoustic. I loved it because I didn't need an amp to play it, had very flat action, and had a...

Ok, perhaps this belongs over on the DB side, but it's really rather beautiful. [MEDIA]