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Hello, I'm going to start gigging a lot more soon, and I want to make sure I'm safe. I sing and play bass, and Im concerned about faulty electric wiring and getting a deadly shock. A few questions: 1) If I play with a wireless guitar transmitter, am I fully protected from electrical hazards...

I know how regular 6 string electrics and acoustics should be set up and my bass seems to be pretty well set up too. But I want to check the nut slots. Compared to my guitars there is much more "clearance" on my bass and wondering if the nut should be adjusted? I know that on my guitars I hold...

Through my music career how we dressed went through several stages. When I started performing we all had to wear the same tuxedo jackets, black pants and pointy shoes. We also had to learn steps (doing the "Stroll" was mandatory). Then there was the "Sly" period where the white guys had to...

What is it, exactly? 5.5x2.1mm or what? There are a number that are close in that range, so I want to order the correct ones. Thanks for any hard info!

Listen and learn. Observe the late Dave Carpenter with the late Allan Holdsworth. See how Dave plays low bass notes AND executes chords while Allan solos. This is one ability of six string bass. This is one way that I aspire to play it.

Ever since I tried out balanced tension strings I just can't go back, the problem is that it's fairly costly. Currently I'm just buying Daddario XL (nickel plated steel) Singles in my preferred gauges, that ends up costing me 40€ for a single set of strings on my 5er (including shipping). I'd...

Ok folks, This may be a silly sounding question, but I was asked this yesterday and I really don't know the answer. We all know that AC outlets, most quality extension cords and AC junction boxes are designed for plugging in plugs which contain a ground tip AND designed fitting for a small &...

My acoustic band was asked Wednesday night to "fill in" for a cancellation... We gracefully accepted, confident in our "product." All of us (band members) are mid-50s and older... But serious about what we can do. We show up, rush our set-up, play our 3 songs, answer a few questions in a short...

Hey Was wondering if anyone had any excerices to help me practice this. Right row I am playing like this Root - 2nd finger (sometimes 1st) 5- 4th finger And them I am barring the 8 with my 4th finger. But my speed isnt great moving that pinky. Sometimes I try Root - 1 5 - 3rd finger 8 -...

Dearest all, simple question: I need to buy a few right angle adapters for speaker cables (amp head to speaker). I am well aware of the differences among these two types of cables (instrument vs speaker), but I'm not so sure is there's a difference when buying the adapter for speaker cables...

Hey guys, Been trying to find the right settings and tone for 'the way you make me feel' bassline. I have at my disposal an aguilar filter twin, and octamizer

Lately in church I had been using my Epiphone Thunderbird as my main player because I had been having some issues with my PBass. While I was rebuilding it I had painted it with that special conductive paint stuff but I dont think I used enough of it. A buddy and I run a YouTube channel and...

Guys, One of my basses had too much relief and I had to bottom out the saddles to get proper action. The neck had quite a fair amount of relief so I took off the neck off and adjusted the truss rod to give it a tad more backbow. (1/8' turn) A small adjustment to see if that helped a bit...

What are the checklist that you guys go through when changing strings and trying to gett you action low as possible without fret noise and such. I have a Ibanez Bass that has the individual saddles for strings and you can adjust each string individually for height and such. How do you adjust...

I don't get it and I see it every day, there's 3 lanes that become 1 and there's always one car that merges last second, right where it becomes one lane. Why?!! It drives me insane!!

......for 3 weeks room & Board? My wife, My son and I are waiting for our our NJ Condo to be ready on June 1st. We sold our NC home and basically had nowhere to stay other than spending a fortune on a hotel. My wife's Brother and sister have been so gracious as to allow us to stay almost 3...

Okay, so I see the Sticky that no longer allows bashing of soundmen, I'm not here to do that. I just played a show Saturday night where neither band got the proper mix for our genre. Reggae is drum and bass forward in the mix. The venue is pretty decent size. We opened and I got approval to...

Curious to know what is advised as a match for the 370 not interested in the 371 dual 18" cab or anything even remotely that big... Speaker needs to really celebrate the sound of the 370!

The proper way to clean your guitars. :roflmao:

So I am going to check out a bass today. Seller says: “The only issue is that the fingerboard is a little bit thin (hardly noticeable) on the end, as it was straightened out.” I would have measured my own bass but I won’t have time to swing home. So how thin is too thin for an ebony board...

I'm relatively new to the bass (electric) and want to make sure I don't mess up the fundamental technique right from the start. Any tips or advice on technique? (Where is it best to rest your thumb? How do you correctly hold the neck when playing? Where should my left thumb (I'm right-handed)...