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I recently found and bought an old German Bass. Everyone's best guess seems to be "old German" and possibly Juzek from sometime between 1880 and...

It's a nice example, in incredible shape except for the non-stock turners. I went in with lower than normal expectations after reading all the...

Hello Talk Bass! this is my first time ever posting here, I just discovered this forum recently. I have been playing bass for over fifteen years...

Curious to find out if others have a particularly special bass, a nostalgic or sentimental bass? Maybe your first bass or your most reliable...

Hi everybody, I've been going through Reverb lately, and I have found a few vintage P-style basses that are between the $300-$700 range. The ones...

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I recently inherited an old, very beaten/well-loved 70's Jazz bass with most of its paint worn off. The neck has around 40% of its finish...

So I have an older bass, it belonged to my great-grandpa and was passed down to me around a year ago, it's a Peavy Fury P bass I believe, though...

I'm looking into buying an L2500 and in some cases standard second hand ones from early 2000's are not much cheaper than brand new ( say a couple...

Hello folks, I'm interested in buying the Fender Vintera Precision Bass. What are your thoughts on it? How does the neck feel, is it as chunky as...

Hey, all. So 11 years ago, I had to sell a G&L Tribute SB-2 to settle a debt. I didn't want to get rid of it. In fact I really liked the way it...

Hello FB, Here's another killing Removable Neck that's an old 1900's German? [ I think ] It sounds great and has that low end that most Flat...

I was at a pawn Shop and found this ver very cheap, like 100 USD (1,800 mexican pesos) I know it's not a fender, just a decal, but in another...

Wow. Lots of awesomeness for sale online atm near me... ...must fight the GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

I’ve been playing a Zon 5 string for almost a year now. That being my only bass. I love that bass. But... I’ve been missing my old fender...

I've just bought a very cheap SX bass with the old "Fender-like headstock". I didn't really find anything about what year they produced this bass....

Everybody likes an NBD thread. Who wouldn’t? It’s like posting a picture of your new girl/boyfriend on the social media of your choice. Like any...

So, even though I already made a thread about this bass here, I thought I'd make a clean-and-pretty NBD thread. This way, if you just want to...

[ATTACH] This one includes alot more media. There are 2 extra tracks and another side to the dvd. The other side is basiclly abunch of songs...

[ATTACH] The setlist for a bunch of bass demos of songs , I might upload it here as an audio file , but since its so old.

Recently picked up this cheap P-Bass copy and it has this old humbucker style pickup. Pots and wiring are crap so I want to change them. My...

So I'm helping my drummer move yesterday and I notice a dusty bass headstock sticking out of a pile of boxes. "What's that?" "Oh, some old bass...

Hey Cheap Trick fans! A studio that I recently recorded in had a gem of a piece of history and lore. This is a Tom Peterson prototype that was...

I have an old bass--the first one I bought as part of a Hartke starter kit. It's an entry level instrument for sure. I haven't played it in in...

I actually picked this up a few weeks ago, but just got it back from my luthier this morning - it needed a truss rod replacement... It's an '02...

6 String Fretless Project

Hi there I have been looking at a DB recently, on e-bay, described as an "old" bass. Would you say that the wooden tuning pegs are a...

Anyone have any ideas? It seems to have been repainted at one time. I bought it back in the mid 90's and it looked old then.

Over time my bass rosins lose their grip because their volatile oils evaporate. I have tried various methods of reviving the rosin, but I don't...

This is the bass I've had the longest (~1970 Rivoli EA-260). For years I was using DR Lo Beams medium/lights, but recently switched to La Bella...

Hi folks, I have been on the lookout for a J/P 5 string bass. I would love a Schecter model T Session 5 bass but I can’t afford it. So I have...

One of my old basses is an Ashton, its basically a fender P bass rip off, do you think that it would be worth modding it with some new pickups...