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I am a novice to bass playing at best. My new bass seems ok to me but I am not really a good judge to say the least, is there a way for me to...

this year we went with a small tree that fits what we felt like perfectly :)

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] NO TRADES PLEASE! Vintage Pearl Jazz bass (probably 70's). Appears to have the 70's pickup spacing...

Hi, everyone, I've only recently got into playing an instrument (bass guitar) and received some old gear from a friend of mine to get...

I am looking for thoughts, ideas and recommendations for how best to set up 3 basses going into 1 rig on-stage. Ideally, I would like to have the...

I was wondering if someone would have figured out how Pino Palladino has dialed his Ampeg SVT tone settings. I myself use an SVT VR but I cut down...

First, do the pickup and preamp come together as a package? In photos it's shown with 2 controls. They are volume/coil select and tone? Did you...

Is it normal for string tension to pull the tuner pegs to the point where there's a bit of a gap between the top of the bushing and the peg? The...

I'm upgrading a Sub Ray 4 with an MMHZ pickup and some EMG controls. Anyone know if the VMC pot work with passive pups? If so, I'm hoping to go...

Back and front covers a little dog-eared and bent, but otherwise fine shape. $80+ new. $60 shipped CONUS[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Hey All, I finally pulled the trigger on a Darkglass Vintage Ultra Bass pedal. I've been on the hunt for something that is super-portable, but...

Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this should be in the amps and cabs forum but; to be specific, it's just one type of fuzz that hasn't been working,...

I am in need of a low volume (and small) practice set up in the living room. I am thinking of running a small (tiny) mixer into a JBL LSR308,...

Hi guys, I've been playing for about 9-10 years now and used to be an active gigging bass player. However, I shifted my city and stopped playing...

Hey all. Before I get bashed, I did go to recording equipment FAQs. That forum is from 2003, and the first 3 or 4 links routed me right back to...

I have a '72 Ampeg V4 amp (non-bass), and a modern Ampeg 810e cabinet (probably early 2000s?), and I play an '86 MIJ Jazz Bass Special through the...

Hi!, in the quest to get a good left hand technique I was wondering if my bass setup would be not very friendly for that purpose. The following...

G'day all: Dumb question, but if you have a timber neck on a bass perfectly adjusted will the bass still slip in and out of tune with temperature...

Gold Tone Micro Bass. New Pahoehoe strings that eliminate some of the Aquila string problems (thinning and sticking). Stretching in nicely. 23"...

I have an Aguilar AG4M MM pickup and OBP-3 prewired preamp for sale that are in almost new condition. I put them in my Stingray 6 months ago and...

I use a Eden 550 cab and a older Eden 8x10" cab. I have a reissued 53 Fender Telecaster bass with a Seymour Dunkin double pole pu, ala Dusty Hill....

Hello all, I'm looking for recommendations for shops that offer double bass setup in the Kansas City / Lawrence KS area. I'm a jazz guy, so I'm...

I've recently bought a j bass with medium jumbo frets and am trying to get the lowest action possible while still being able to dig in a bit but...

So I have this Warwick Rockbass. It's made of bubinga... not the heaviest of woods. I'd like to give it more resonance. I want to try to convert...

Hey guys, So I'm selling my Ampeg 8x10 since it doesn't fit in my new car. More or less just looking for opinions on what you would get to...

Jim Dunlop is running a four month contest called "America’s Saddest Pedalboard" where musicians can submit a picture of a sad pedalboard for...

Hey, New member here but I have read this forum many times. I just never needed to ask anything until now. This is my first Hofner. I bought a CT...

Hi everyone, I just bought an Ibanez AFB200 that had been standing in a shop about 9 years (!) Everything looks ok. I managed to setup intonation...

I'm thinking about moving to a "Pre Amp" "Power Amp" setup instead of a standard bass head. Was looking at crown. Suggestions? Please....

Watching the doc film "The Wrecking Crew" last night. ( Great doc btw if you haven't seen it..) Carol Kaye does a bassline from "The Beat Goes...

Hello, I'll start by saying I do not know lots about audio equipment I'm not so musically inclined but my girlfriend is a pretty talented guitar...

Hi all I have a short scale Samick Baby bass. It's around 660mm, this is fret 5 on standard scale bass. It is smaller than a standard short scale...

hey bass lovers, i've been a guitarrist for 12 years, but earlier this year i converted to bass, AND I LOVE IT! i've played in a band for 6 months...

I've been kicking around a few different configurations lately. I'm gonna give my Mesa 400+ another chance. I swapped out the 12AU7 driver back...

I'm probably not asking this in the most efficient and effective way so bear with me... I've been running a Darkglass B7K pedal as my main bass...

Hi everybody, I am IEM-curious, but I don't really know if I'll ever really be in a band where everyone is running on IEMs. Is there any validity...

Looking at getting my first (and most likely only) UB. Being lazy I guess I want something that is always going to be in prime playing condition...

Tried to set my bass up properly DIY, got the tools, watched the videos, and the result was horrible. Weird dead spots, tuning issues, etc. I am...