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Nothing too wild or off the rails, just a super-solid, have 'till you die, p-bass. [ATTACH]

Up for sale/trade is a short scale [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

I have never owned a passive bass! But more and more I see them in videos and sound tests and I really like the tone and the interplay with pedals...

Condition Excellent. No dents, scrapes, chips, etc. Kept in a pet-free, smoke-free home. Never gigged. Hardly played. The lighting makes the bass...

Hi everyone, i'm from perú, i'm not good at speaking in english; i'll try my best. I bought a ampeg preamp scr-di 1 month ago, and i'm using a...

[MEDIA] Really liking the growl on this.

Maruszczyk JAKE 5 String Bass This is an absolutely brilliant bass that can capture a huge Precision Bass or Music Man tone but with both pickups...

Better pics here: https://reverb.com/item/47051305-ernie-ball-music-man-25th-anniversary-ball-family-reserve-rosewood-neck-fb-4-hh-2009 [ATTACH]...

My current set up is a passive seymour duncan musicman pickup with a single tone and volume, both 250k pots. I want to add a 3 way selector switch...

Hi. I’m after a unicorn here: *5 string *passive *soundwise as close to the P-bass as possible. The obvious answer would be: a 5 string P-bass,...

I have available another lovely handmade bass from Opatik, a luthier here in Northern Michigan. Beautiful walnut with oil finish that really...

Apologies for the naive question, I have experience neither with active basses nor with pedals, but I do like the sound of active basses for...

Are all bass players a bit jaded ? Or sad ? Or just lethargic towards society and life in general or is that just me ? I read a YouTube comment...

I own 7 basses. I love all of them but I also dont play all of them. I play EB flatwound strings. 30x7 is 210. Thats how much id have to spend to...

[ATTACH] New gear day! Hooked up my new-to-me Mesa M Pulse 600 courtesy of @AdamR (thanks dude!) to my new-and-made-for-me Decibel custom 2x12....

Great boutique feeling passive 5 string jazz bass, made in japan. 36 inch extended scale. This is not just another nice bacchus, this is one of...

I’m looking to update my 2004 Fender Aerodyne 4-string passive Jazz bass and some advice from the TB community would be greatly appreciated! I...

Hello. I own an active Cort Action Bass V Plus Electric Bass Guitar. I use Behringer um2 as my audio interface and a late MacBook pro 2012 with...

So i believe this is a samick Greg Bennett CR-13 pj bass guitar, in Canary yellow. Bought it off a friend for 40 dollars. It does not work. The j...

I have a LTD B5E bass made by ESP. It says on their website it is a bass with passive pickups and active electronics which makes me think it has a...

Greetings to the talkbass community. This is my first thread, so forgive any imperfections in my posting. I want to build a bass guitar entirely...

PRICE DROP 1000$ plus shipping! Check it out here KEEP VOLUME LOW!!! sorry for difference between voice and bass level... ----> [MEDIA] * Click...

Hi I'm looking at a Spector Legend Standard 5 string bass. The info says it has "active tone controls". Does anyone know this (or Spector/active...

Hi, everyone. I'm having an issue with the neck pickup in my passive J-bass. The volume output has reduced to a barely noticeable distortion with...

Just got these beautiful babies. I’m torn between putting them on a Sadowsky Metro RV4 (active) or Lakland PJ (passive). Opinions, which and why?...

Greetings fellow bassists! I am having a bit of a problem... I am finding it difficult to determine which models are PASSIVE. I love playing...

Hey there, I’ve been going through some gear changes and recently discovered my love for passive electronics. I’m not totally against active but...

I've long favoured Dingwall basses, but the one I wanted wasn't really there... My personal preferences are like this: an old school all passive...

Say, you guys! I feel like this question has been asked a ton of times, and answered a ton of times... but perhaps not 'actually' answered... ?...

Selling my 2008 Fender American Made Jazz Bass. All original, no mods! Plays like a gem. • I have zero P-basses in my collection. I am only...

*There's no problem here in my view, so I'm not really looking for advice. I just want to know why I get the results I do. **If there's a better...

I am selling an amazing 100% handmade custom 5-string jazz bass by luthier Pavel de la Fuente. It is the custom Jazz Pro 5 Vintage model, and...

Got my new Paramount about 10 days ago from Musician's Friend. Fit and finish is really good and not a sharp fret end. Action appears to have...

All of the clips I've found so far involve active basses, and I was wondering if anyone has any recordings using the darkglass vintage ultra with...

Hello everyone, I’ve been looking for a new bass and I decided I want to have a passive five string bass preferably with Humbuckers. Any basses...

I am selling my Warwick Rockbass Starbass semi-hollow body because I am not using it anymore. It is in very good condition. It is a nice playing...

what are some good basses that have an active preamp? One that can switch between passive mode and active mode is good too. I play heavy metal...

The only ones I know of are the Fender Deluxe Active J-bass, Sire basses, and TRBX504. What are some other good basses that can switch between...

My new custom P/J is a 5-string passive bass. The builder used a P-bass pickup where the top half (neck side) has 6-pole pieces, and the bottom...

TL;DR: Looking for recommendations of basses that have an active passive switch or individual EQ bands being able to switch active/passive. Would...