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I know that each player has his/er own techniques in regards to slapping finger position. What I curious about is this: What is the proper, if one exists at all (unlikely), text-book technique for thumb position when slapping? Would it be with the slapping thumb pointed upward across the...

Hello! I just installed a new pickup on my bass along with an extra volume pot for it. The current configuration is Volume-Volume-Tone. Problem is, when I turn both volumes down I can still hear a very low sound coming through. I'm not sure what I've done wrong, as the volumes do actually work...

Well, normally I can handle rejection. I feel like I'm level headed and well prepared. I went out and tried out for some people. I've not got a full stack, but I've got a fairly loud rig at about 300 watts. It's an Ashdown RM500 and a 410 cab. I decided to take my Squier CV P bass to the gig...

As you know I lost my bass. After much research, I decided that I am down to these 3 used guitars... Many of you, good folks, suggested Peavey, and many mentioned Spector. I found THREE basses that, at least on paper, look like what I would like to get. Both are just a tad under $300 1. Peavey...

Hi All, it's been years i've been playing with my spector legend classic 5, and it's been handling the whole step down quite OK, but i'd like to have a clearer sound on the low A string, so i thought about trying out some basses and maybe go for an upgrade. I'm no expert, really, i'm quite...

Dear Talkbass forum participants, I've been down-tuning my Fender P-bass equipped with La Bella Deep talkin' FS flatwounds by a whole step for a while now, and enjoy my results. However, I still wonder what's the "optimal" gauge to use on my bass for such a tuning: My intuition says the thicker...

This was my perfect Jazz before I bought my DJ5. It was a beauty and I still miss it.

I bought a Squier Affinity recently, tried the stock electronics but the sound wasn't for me. Installed a new set of CTS pots and an older set of Quarter Pounders I had in my stash, using a Seymour Duncan wiring diagram online as a guide. The tone is GREAT with those replacements, but now I...

Hi all, I have a short scale bass set up as a slide bass (a la Mark Sandman). I've been vary happy with D'Addario Chromes flatwounds at .045 and .065 but want to experiment with thinner gauges which they only make in long scale lengths. What is your take on cutting long scale flats to fit a...

I've been trying to find some slinky GHS Boomer bass strings that are thick enough to tune down to drop b (B F# B E) and drop a (A E A D). What gauges would each of the strings have to be in order for me to do this on a 4-string bass?

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