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Mike Dirnt is the bassist for Green Day, for any of those who don't know. I am entranced with his raw tone but have had some trouble trying to...

Hey y’all I have a MIM P bass and am trying to get the p bass tone as close as possible to this Tokai Hardpuncher [MEDIA] . I’m wondering which...

Hello everybody, I'm Todd. I am new here. I have been playing guitar for around 22 years. I tried bass around that same time and didn't like it...

I have 3 different pedals I like to use but they don't sound good chained together. Two are tone sharping pedals / Eden WTDI pedal and Tech 21...

Hi! I own a Fender Precision Bass (60th Anniversary Edition) New pickups were recently installed, Aguilar AG4P60. Sounds great but I have 2...

Hi! I have a Cort GB75JH and i have modded it with a set of Aguilar Pickup and an Aguilar OBP-3 Preamp. It works flawlessly but since in some...

[MEDIA] I saw this video and this tone is great. Any ideas on what effects are being used?

Feedback is something that is understandably hated by many guitar players, but I am actually quite interested in it and would like to get my bass...

Hey there :) So I'm currently on the Maruszczyk Configurator (loads of possibilities !), creating my new dream bass. Only thing is that, I'm...

Big fan of Geddy Lee and Chris Squire here. Their punchy, mid-heavy, badass tone has got me wondering if I can get something sounding like a Ric...

I will say, cool of them to make a set specifically for this. What do you guys think? [ATTACH]

I’ve been listening a lot to the Michael Kiwanuka live sessions on you tube… amazing artist, amazing recording! Gluing it all together is that...

I’ve used a J as my main bass for many different types of gigs and was curious how you all set your pre-amp/tone knob and pickup blend for going...

I have seen alot of people advocate for mixing the pickups in such as way as where you have one of the pickups on full, and then slightly backing...

Starting @1:00: [MEDIA] And here: [MEDIA] And here: [MEDIA] It’s that typical thunky/plucky bass tone you here a lot on records from the 70s....

Lets use drums as an example. If you you have 5 snair drums all made by different woods, and you play each one, they will all sound like a snair....

Hello all, new guy here! I am hoping you can help me out on a tone question. In a lot of heavy music the bass has this growly edgy tone with a lot...

Hi There, I was looking for a good thread to ask in but I cannot find any, so apologies if this is in the wrong section. I am looking for the...

E.g Vox for the chimey midrange, Marshall for classic rock and British high gain, Fender for the cleans and bluesy overdrive, Mesa Boogie for...

Hello guys! I'm desperate to ask the people here who have a good experience with mixing/effecting the bass. I fell recently into the rabbit hole...

I am using a soundgear by Ibanez bass and I have an acoustic amp and a fender rumble amp. I have a gig tomorrow night playing several jazz...

I was just getting back on a Jazz bass kick and then I found this: [MEDIA] His tone is so brutish and nasty, and yet so completely nuanced at...

How can I get Shavo live tone from the early 2000s (lowlands 01) I have a jazz bass and a fender rumble 15, a Kokko compresser and a donner...

How can I get a Shavo tone, preferably off of the demo tapes and their self titled album. I have a fender rumble 15 practice amp and a jazz bass....

I recently got the plugin and wrote some simple tones but nothing professional, What are your recommendations and tone examples, just curious...

How do you guys dial in your tone? Do you dial it in through an onboard preamp, a rack mounted preamp, your amp’s preamp or some other...

See title. Is there really a huge difference in tone between a cheap cable and a more expensive, name brand cable? Which brand cables do you like...

I’m a new D-800+ owner. I have been playing a GK 700rb-ii for years. GK discontinued the 700rb so I decided to go with the D-800+ because it...

Hello all, As of today, I am the proud owner of a 1989 Yamaha BB200F! I got it for a steal at a local shop today, but I'm having an issue with...

I was looking at getting a veritone switch for my Jazz Bass and I was wondering if it had any actual affect on the tone/sound of the bass. Or...

Salut all I made that album Easy Way Down alone. I am wondering what are you thoughts about the bass mix and tone. Is it far from standard...

Hey yall, wanted to throw this situation out in the universe see if anyone else had similar experiences! I own a 1969 Fender Jazz Bass with...

Hello, I’m buying an amp soon through a local dealer, and he can only get Fender or Darkglass. I’m familiar with Fender stuff and the tone, but...

So the main band I work with is going IEM to lighten the load of what we bring out to gigs. We got together this week to test this out and my bass...

One of the first things you learn on here, is that no matter what your intent to communicate, it can be misunderstood, misinterpreted or...

I use quite a wide array of always on pedals/effects to achieve my basic "clean" tone. I guess partially because it is an "amp-less" setup, so I...

So the idea for this thread comes from a very recent experience. I got a SBMM Ray35 a while back and I really like it so I've been gigging it...

Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp DI Pedal. Used in excellent condition. Includes box with manual. There is no power supply included. Currently has...

I’m lookin for the perfect bass to join my thudstaff arsenal. I’ve gotta American standard P and little Epi EB-00 I threw a Dimarzio in and 69...

Hello guys, im kinda of a noob on this subject. I use bronco 40 bass amp and a Zoom B1on effect pedal. The pedal simulates other bass amps and i...