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This color combo is surprisingly sweet. [ATTACH]

I seem like one of the few who lack a strong feeling for or against tortoise shell (or cilantro, for that matter); but clearly, tort has some...

Offering this beautiful bass for sale, which I simply do not play. It needs to go to a home and a user that will enjoy it. And take care of it....

A bunch of parts that came off an MIJ fretless jazz bass. Pickguard, pickups with screws, control plate wiring harness, bridge/screws, and some...

Do balanced tension flats or tapewounds exist? I've been thinking of changing one of my P's to a flat/tapewound set up because I just turned 30...

I ended up buying these over time for a potential pickguard swap but have decided to part these out as I’m no longer interested in holding onto...

I made an old pick guard into a full heal shim. I was looking for 2mm to compensate for a high mass bridge. This was about 2.1mm. Works great!...

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Here's a Gibson (or more accurately "The Gibson") that's over 100 years old. The more things change... I will say I like the tort guard I...

I decided to redo my boards and make a portable grab and go board that is also small enough I can use it with my practice setup. Point is not to...

Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Classic - a tonal Swiss-army knife of a bass! Made and purchased in the third-quarter of 2020. I am the sole owner from...

This is one of my Frankenstein basses ... I have had this about 20 years. I reworked the bridge, pickups, and electronics at least 10 different...

Congratulations Talkbass, great that the site is back online !!Back to flats and tort .. :-)

Bought her brand new at the beginning of the Pandemic. Maybe 20 hours of playing time. A LOT of bass for the money. Lots of usable tones, passive...

Last month I received my 2021 P from Fender Mod Shop that checked all the boxes but the nut had some issues causing a buzz that couldn't be...

Best bass for metal? Bone Nut Width? Weight? Semi-Hollow? Pickstyle? Clean body lines? Let's do this TB People!!! C'mon, what else you got? [MEDIA]

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Time for another thread about this Jackson bass. It's been days since the last one. Am I right? [ATTACH]

Just finished practicing and my phone has been blowing up. I guess Tort made some bad investments and their pension fund was in the red so Mint...

I want this. Sooooo bad. Is there anything cooler? Any reason not to just toss all my gear and effects and just get this? Just Wow! Stirling...

What gives? Can't really even eat this thing. ***? No claws? Complete waste of garlic butter IMHO. [ATTACH]

Filthy, empty bottle of hot sauce autographed by the still very much alive Michael Anthony. $89 (OBO) plus $9 shipping. So is it worth it?...

Boss GT-1B foot pedal multi-processor. If I was a box keeper I'd call it Mint. Maybe a dozen hours use on carpet, never gigged. So many...

I just opened my mailbox and there were 2 gigantic paper phone book sized catalogs from Sweetwater. Nothing against them, good service, nice...

Pandemics! Am I right? Not really digging this anymore so here's a fun distraction. What is the absolute dumbest, funniest, worst, weirdest...

NCD Today! I've been waiting for the Fe-Mail Man to make it to my door all day! Finally the time has come. Tone - Check! Color, Fit & Finish -...

Don't you agree I need another blue bass? Duh. But Daphne or Sonic? The suspense is killing me. What says TB? Of course it would have a darker...

Just pulled off my brand new Fender Vintera (have an old celluloid I use on all my jazz basses). Nice dark tort, 4 ply, Standard Fender 10 hole....

Big daddy P. Big cause sonically he's Howlin Wolf. Big, broad, masculine, and if I'm not careful, hard to tame. Daddy cause there's a little...

Yes, I got bored at work (so dumb... lol) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [ATTACH] [UPDATE: due to popular demand, sunburst AND tort have been added (I should have...

Been thinking a lot lately that I sincerely dislike this pandemic. Who's with me?

Cheers, You are viewing a complete Hardware/Electronics package from a 2016 Fender AV '63 Precision bass. This is everything you need for a body....

Just purchased my first bass EVER with tort! It's an Ibanez TMB310. Will it give me all the superpowers of deceased bassists who came before me??...

There's been a lot of talk about this. By "a lot" I mean "none". So who would it be? Who would walk away with the big belt? Who is the...

[ATTACH] ...It was my great grandfather's name. ;)

...We’ve seen this before, I know. So here’s the deal. I’ve got 3 P’s already, all a bit different. Oddly enough they’re all MIJ Fenders from...