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Hello, I recently got my first bass and decided to save up for amp (so i will buy it in about month or 2). But I would like to know which one I would get, on my list there are few I am looking at, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with them or other suggestions. Sadly I cant try them...

Hello! I am not in a band, nor do I play small gigs (YET). I currently use the spark mini because I lived with others in the home and in a town house, luckily I am now moving into my own place where noise won't be an issue. So I'd like to get a bigger amp. One that is good enough for some...

Hi all! So, for the past year or two I’ve been in an extensive search of a maker or brand that fits my needs and also doesn’t break the bank. Im starting to pick up some gigs again and would love an instrument(s) that fits my needs a bit more than what I have been using. I have been playing...

Hello All, I was looking for a 5 string, long neck multi scale bass and ended up between these 2 models. Ibanez BTB805MS: BTB805MS | BTB | ELECTRIC BASSES | PRODUCTS | Ibanez guitars Spector NS Dimension HP 5: NS Dimension HP 5 - Spector Bass The problem is that there's nowhere in my small...

Hello all, I've been looking for a specific bass tone, and I need help finding a suitable bass guitar. I'm still new to describing tone, but it sound like it is a growly tone with lots of mids and treble. In the demo, he plays a 1974 Fender Jazz bass, but I'm not able to spend thousands on a...

Looking to start learning double bass and want to pick up a decent instrument. I know I could (and probably should) rent first, but I'm old enough to know my obsessions and I can sell an electric bass to help finance this. All of my reading says to bring someone who knows how to play to check...

Hello everyone, I live in Italy and I am looking for a 4 string fretless bass guitar in the 500 to 800 euros range, I unfortunately have found none near me and I am thinking about buying one on Thomann. It would be my first fretless, I have only played fretted basses until now, and i have little...

Hey guys, I bought a Vintera 60s Mustang Bass from a seller on Amazon last week at a huge discount: 51% off at about $560 USD. I don't normally buy Amazon, but I was in the market for a Mustang and the sale price was too good not to try. When I received the item it was refurbished guitar...

Hi all first post here in talkbass. My apologies if this thread already exists. At the moment I can only afford to get a Noble or a new amp rig (looking at making the switch to Aguilar from Markbass). So my question is. Is it worth getting a Noble or a new amp of some sort. Any amps that you...

hey yall, im looking to replace the neck on my squier precision bass (on a budget, considering how cheap the bass is), i know fender and warmoth arent options because at that price point id be better off buying a new bass... Do i go with a cheap chinese copy (i am hesitant on whether it would be...

Hey yall, I'm looking around for a cab to pair with my amp (Darkglass Microtubes 900). I'm looking at this David Eden D610 XLT. According to the seller, it can be run at 4, 6 and 8 ohms. Everything I've been looking at says (at 6ohms) the cab is 1050W. I'm wondering, if I run it with my...

I just traded in my peavey combo for a gk 1001 rb mk 2. I now need a cab, I was thinking of getting a 210 first just for jamming with friends and what not. I do play in a big band though so I would be worried about volume at rehearsals same with the rock and metal stuff I play in. I do also play...

Hi! I'm starting to gig in small places right now, and I need a speaker for my valeton gp-200 processor, I'm a bit un a budget and don't know much about speakers. Is the Alto TS410 a good option? In my country I dont seem to find the TS312, so I'm not sure if the TS410 will do the job.

Second hand Force ABT or a new G&L JB-2. £299 vs 399 respectively.

I have never owned a passive bass! But more and more I see them in videos and sound tests and I really like the tone and the interplay with pedals they offer vs active basses. I have almost always owned/played Ibanez basses for the last 20 years. I love the neck, the playability, they just feel...

Looking to possibly get a Fender Japan JB62 in 3tone sunburst. What should I expect to pay? Places to look for it? And any other information I should know?

Hi there, been wanting to get a bass for years and haven’t had any frame of reference for where to start. Looking again recently I found a ESP LTD B205sm 5 string and a Sire M7 1st gen 4 string for about the same price (around 600). The sire has only 4 strings but there’s more I can tinker with...

HI!! I'm having a little trouble installing that preamp. Please don't get me wrong, I read the instructions, I know how to solder and connect one thing to another. Yet... Lately my mind is somewhere else and a can't concentrate on putting myself together. I'm originally Ukrainian, even tho I...

I am a beginner/intermediate guitarist who has been getting curious about bass. I've been watching my local CL and FB Marketplace for a deal, and today came across this 1993 MIM P Bass for a very reasonable price (<$400). Condition is listed as fair, and it looks like there are some dings on the...

Hi everyone. So I've been hunting for a bass for studio duties and have come down to either a yamaha bbne2 or a 5 string Sadowsky. The genres I'm looking to use this bass for would be along the lines of deep house, french house, uk garage, soul, r&b, and pop. I was wondering if y'all had any...

Hey all, advice please. I saw available today, a bass amp combo that I couldn't identify. It had one cone that could've been 12 or 15", and just your basic controls and inputs. The cover over the cone was branded "century" and apart from that, the only designation I could see was "602-B" on the...

I've been a user of these amps for 20 years and I don't know what to get to replace it. I don't love the Acoustic Image thing. I have a a small extension cab from GK that might work great with a little amp head. Any suggestion? Thanks in advance!

I’m mostly an electric player, haven’t really played an upright for 11 years, but I’m considering getting one for a few “acoustic only” venues where an acoustic bass guitar won’t cut it. I found someone an hour away selling what they’re calling a tololoche for under $400. From googling it seems...

Well here it is, my golden opportunity. Me and my band have received the ultimate opportunity to play on Broadway in Nashville! My current rig is: Basses: Gibson Thunderbird (D Standard and Drop C Tuning) Ernie Ball Sterling SUB Stingray 4 (E Standard, Drop D, and Eb Standard) Pedalboard...

Hello beautiful people. I need a bass combo for a small stage at the bar I'm managing. I already have a Ampeg head with a 4x10 cab, but this can be too much at times. I'd like something that bassist would rather use than e bigg-ass ampeg. Prise is not too much of an issue. Thank you

Hi I want to have a bass to build up slowly. I don't have a great budget so I wanted to do these mods on a Glarry GJazz. Since I'm new to this field I wanted to know if this is a good idea.

Been eyeing a 5 string bass thats been sitting in this pawnshop near me for about 3 months. Anybody ever bought from a pawn shop before? Post experiences below please.

Hello, I’ve played guitar for over 20 years, and I’m considering buying a bass. I have a good handle on what money will buy you when it comes to guitars, but strangely I feel that experience doesn’t quite carry over to the bass world. I’m considering two models, and I’m hoping that maybe I can...

Hello, Im from Paraguay and I have a metal/progressive band my current setup is an Ibanes SR305 in my pedalboard i have in order (Darkglass Alpha Omicron-MXR 10 Band EQ-MXR Bass Compressor-Vox Stomplab 2b), To play live I use a Hartke 100 w combo amp. My concern comes from the vox stomplab...

Hello, I have been playing bass for awhile now, my latest tour rig was an Aguilar Tone Hammer 500, and my Aguilar dB112. My goal here was, LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. But I realized that meant sacrificing tone and paying more for a solid state than a normal tube amp. I've considered my options and I'm...

Hello, my fiancé is just starting as a bass player in a band, they do mostly rock and metal. He is pretty new to bass and he has been using his friends to play but I’d like to buy him his own. I don’t really know anything about bass and I was looking for a some suggestions on what to buy him...

I recently purchased a Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 4X10, 8ohm 600 watt cab. I’m looking to purchase a new head for it and need suggestions. I am only running this one cab. Looking to spend no more than $600 on the head.

Hello! As of recent, I purchased a rather niche bass guitar known as the Ibanez GSR105EXMOL. It's a $200 5 string bass with a single passive humbucker. The bass body, strings, etc. are great, but the electronics are a bit lacking, as to be expected. As such, I would like to look into upgrading...

Good day Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope all of you going well, I planning to buy bass. My choice is Warwick Thumb BO 5. But i have 2 choices. First one is Modified Warwick Thumb BO 5 2001. - 3 band preamp - Hipshot machine heads Second one is Warwick Thumb BO 5 2003. All parts are stock...

I'm in the process of buying my "First" Bass even though i've been playing for more then 10 years. Time for the greatest lending gift to be upgraded. I predominantly play in a Pentecostal church which always plays a mix of Rock, Contemporary Worship & Gospel. I want to get a 5 String & I like...

For those who can help me I would appreciate the response ! I purchased a Palatino EUB but received it DOA after I fixed the "Nut, Fingerboard and bridge the pre-amp didn't work, so I disassembled the amp and re-soldered the board, but still didn't work. I then troubleshot the board and found...

I was looking at an amp and head with the expectation of adding a second cab when I needed it and had space again. But, I bought my last amp in the mid-90s and things have changed a bit since then. Combos actually seem really good now, being lightweight and having a smaller footprint than in the...

TL;DR: Pair a head with a cab or cabs. PJ bass, many genres, gigs in medium sized rooms and no FoH PA. More specifically: Looking for a lightweight (cabs at least under 50 pounds each) pairing that I could get reasonably loud in rooms up to 200 folks so something up to say 4000 square feet. I...

Hello I'm Lucas. I have been playing bass for a while now, I have a $200 squire P bass with a extra J pickup, It sounds kinda bad but not terrible so, I'm looking to upgrade to another bass Under $1,000. I have preference for Fender, Squire, Gibson, and Epiphone. I don't have a soled preference...

Hi guys, could use some expert advice on this one. There's this P bass listed close by to where I live. It's advertised as a 1978, but the odd thing(s) is I never seen this binding and these inlays. Any ideas what this is? Was the fretboard changed or could this be factory original. Or some kind...