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Hello everyone, At the advice of a good friend of mine I made an account for my side hustle, Rexylab on here. I do repairs and build things for The Squishy Guitar Project, a nonprofit that gives guitars to children with rare and terminal diseases. On a personal note I started playing bass way...

While watching the likes of Dave Ellefson, Billy Sheehan, Rex Brown, Etc., I noticed they all used Hartke. From what I seem to have noticed is after the Mid-2000's Ampeg Meltdown many artists transitioned to Hartke, but why? Why not Ashdown, Gallien-Krueger, Aguilar, MarkBass, upon many other...

Hey! I've been playing a 4 string bass for 2 years on and off now (self-taught), after being a drummer for the last decade, I've decided I've wanted something more melodic-like, instead of pure rhythm and I absolutely love the bass guitar, but lately I've been feeling that while playing in a...

Just want to post a thread and say hi. I’m new to the site but not new to playing. I used to play bass in punk bands starting when I was a teenager and into my mid 20’s. Then life happened and I got married and had a kid, bought a house, started a career, and blah blah blah. Sold all my...

I'm having a difficult time understanding some of these posts, because of all of the acronyms. Maybe... Y'all would be kind enough to "educate" Me, on some of these? Let's start here... ***, is NBD!!!??? Thank You, kindly.

Hello I just joined up. My son is an acoustic double bass player at Berklee and i found this fourum while researching for Him. I myself (Geoff)am a hobby guitar and uke player.My son plays Guitar Dobro Lapsteel electric bass and upright bass Heres is a pic of my Boy Parker with his first Double...

Hi everyone. My name is Tom, I'm 20, from NW England and have been playing Bass for around 8-9 years now. My main Bass is an Overwater 5 string Jazz Bass that is older than me, though that's not too difficult. I've been lurking for a while and thought I'd finally sign up, making this the second...

Hello fellow bassists. This is my first post here. Last week, I went and tried a PF500 through a PF115 and then a PF410 and I thought the sound was amazing with either. I had never researched this amp before. A few minutes in at fairly low/respectful volume, the amp just turned off automatically...

Hi, new here, but not new on the bass; I play double bass since 1975. Do I have to mention that I drive a very small Mazda Miata and the bass doesn't fit in ? So the electric bass "wins" from time to time.

Hey there! I was looking around online at some bass stuff and came across this site a few times so I figured I'd join? :') I'm a bit new to bass? I've had mine since my last birthday, in January, and so far I've kind of just been attempting to juggle school and teaching myself. I really don't...

I was inspired to join today when I found a five string bass with no name on the headstock today at my cousin's house very beat up but I took it because it seemed like a sign. I'll try and post pics when I can, I'm by no means a great or even decent bassist in my own opinion I'm almost entirely...

Hello! I am a 22 year-old guy from Tulsa, OK. I run an online auction specializing in trucks and heavy equipment and am in the process of setting up my own auction house. I love spending my spare time with any of a myriad of novice creative activities ranging from art and animation to making...

Can anyone here give me an example, whether yourself or a famous example, of a band who reached a moderate, but ultimately not sustainable, level of success in one town/scene, then relocated to another area and achieved sustainable success? I suppose one example would be the Beatles, having...

Hi all! Been a lurker here for a while, just figured it was time to introduce myself. My name is Xavier, and I play in a couple country cover bands in the STL area, as well as occasionally filling in for 80's bands too. I love all the info available on TalkBass, you guys are absolutely amazing...

Hi there, I just joined a death metal (kind of Cannibal Corpse and Dying Fetus) project where I will be taking over the Bass, I got a 5 string active Warwick Corvette from a friend and I need to get start building the amp. Due portability, I was thinking about doing a rack, I don't know much...

For those of us cheap patient lucky enough to have the new VMVI. I'll give out #s, just make sure you supply your pics!