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Hey all. I'm looking into getting my first tattoo and I want it to be bass related. Specifically, I have a Spector bass that I absolutely love...
So I took advantage of a sale of The Fret Wire and bought their Rickenbacker 4003 bass copy kit. The neck position is getting a Rickenbacker HB1...
I have a 1970's SVT that sat on a shelf for about 5 years. Previously serviced by Dennis Kager in Linden NJ. Since I don't have access to a car,...
I like the slightly warmer than average roundwound tone that they have, but I'd like a little more tension.
I need to recommend a pair of powered monitors to the school that I teach at. We need something that can accept a wide range of inputs, from a...
Also, I'd like the strings to have relatively high tension.
Just got an American Jazz which had dead strings on so I took them off and replaced them with my go-to Daddario XL Nickel regular(pink packaging)....
I use a Pedaltrain 2 board with about 8 effects. It takes up a bit of floor space. I have a SVT-4 Pro head for which I have been meaning to get a...
Who do you trust to work on your Ric bass? Seems like everyone has forgotten how to work on dual truss rods. Recommendations please.
So I'd love to find a bass that has that amazing EBMM Stingray tone, but that has a fast neck like the Fender Jazz. Any recommendations? Open to...
Hey guys, just looking for some advice. Basses: Warwick Corvette 6 and Spector NS2000 Amp: Mesa D800 Needs: +at least a 2x12 worth of "volume."...
I'm looking for a new set of flats for my P bass. The only flats I've ever used are TI's. I really like them but my band tunes a half step down...
I'm part way through my Ric 4004 clone build, looking for tuners. I used the Ric labeled Schaller's on my Hosenfeffer 4001 clone build, but budget...
Hi! I bought the MXR m82 last month. I must say I'm disappointed of the sounds I get from it. I thought I would be able to get some more...
So, you need a new bass player for your current '60's soul cover band and are holding auditions. A bass player with good "chops" shows up with a...
I have a Cleveland New Standard Hybrid bass and have a Fishman full-circle on it. I have a Fishman pre-amp as well that doesn't seem to improve...
This weekend I picked up a well-worn Teisco/National/Silvertone/Whatever Bison-esque shortscale bass. It desperately needs a refret and has a zero...
Inspired by Jon Favreau's movie 'Chef' which I've just watched and really enjoyed, it's occurred to me that I should have some really good food...
Unless you definitely know that you want to go 5 string, I would make the following recommendation to beginners: Ibanez Talman TMB100:...
I just got a Ged 2112 from the best seller I've ever dealt with here on Talkbass (and that's saying alot as 99% are stellar). I was playing an RBI...
Hey bass players, I play a Fender Jazz bass special tuned to Eb with some Rotosound SB66 45-105. It gives it a nice bright sound which I like a...
Hi all! I’m looking for a lightweight combo that puts out 500watts at 4 ohms or less, takes an extra cab to run in parallel, and has a DI out to...
Just curious what strings (rounds I'm pretty sure) people have been liking for these basses ? I've used the taperwound (E & B only) fender set...
Hi everyone! I do some pit work for amateur productions where there is often no PA and there is no space for a big stack in the pit. I am ideally...
I'm looking for an octave pedal that will help me emulate the low string of a 5 string bass when playing a 4 string bass. Not looking for any...
Hey guys, I've got it in my head that I need a 4-string bass with BEAD tuning. I've got a 5-string Ibanez that I love, and a P bass and Warwick...
I play 6 string and am looking for a compressor that stays pretty transparent across the fretboard but is percussive, leaves a punch, oomph,...
I just took delivery of a Kinal Kompact 5. It's strung E to high C with DR Sunbeams .045 - .105 (I'm not sure what the high C is). The tension...
I don't do a lot of post inquiries as I like doing my research but im about tapped out on my searching skills. I was wondering if anyone can...
Hello Everyone.. I was wondering what Fender bass combo amp( Bassman, Rumble, V, MusicMaster, Sidekick, and BXR to name a few) you would...
I am upgrading an inexpensive 5 string P-J combo that I like in every respect except the PUs. Musical style is soft jazz, blues soft pop/rock....
I've looked around a bit, but I'm wondering what all of you out there can come up with. Try fitting something in these constraints: - 5-strings -...
I have a warwick ss2 that needs the fretboard planed and a refret. It is a neckthru model but has a ski jump at the end of the board. I can get it...
Can anyone recommend a book on how to design and build a neck through body bass guitar? This is just a wedding gift idea for a good friend who is...
Maybe there isn't one for this cab. Or find a better cab? Currently using the Avatar Faital neo speaker in the cab and it doesn't get the low...
I've been playing either gut, or synthetics basically the entire time I've played DB (8 years). Due to chronic health problems, I have to stay...
I use steel roundwounds on most of my fretted basses, nickel roundwounds on my fretlesses and on a Fodera Monarch. The Monarch had Nickel RWs on...
I would like to replace pickups in an Squier 5 string precision. Please give me recommendations for direct replacements. I would like something...
Here's a plug for a book I got last month -- The Bassist's Bible by Tim Boomer. It's like a Real Book for every rhythm imaginable. There are 2 CDs...
I've been playing for over 30 years - almost exclusively with Rotosound Swing Steels, and never with flats. I built a '51 P, with a Rio Grande...
