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Greetings forum members. I hope this is the right place to post this. Lost the use of previous practice space early last year, shortly before the world went sideways. Now I'm looking for people to share a practice space with. I'm a responsible adult male. As my screen name suggests, I'm in...

After reading a post discussing if more people were in cover bands or original bands, I thought it would be a great idea to create a Spotify public playlist consisting of members original projects. All genres welcome. Please post the name of the project, a link for preferred social media and a...

I'd played rhythm guitar and sung in garage rock bands during high school in the 60s. What fun! Playing VFWs, skating rinks, CYOs, etc. Cheapo instruments and amps. Changing personnel. Butterflies, but in a good way. Bass always the weakest player, despite all our coaching. In college in the...

Heard things rolling around in the SWR Redhead I recently got. Finally opened it today. Previous owner might have been running a B&B. Thankfully no little dead tenants inside. LOL

I heard rave reviews. I tried a friend's and LOVE it. I hunted. I hunted some more. I had a false start. I finally FOUND. I just purchased :) I firmly believe (for reals, not like all the other GAS :D) that in three days time when this baby arrives, I will have a vital piece of my tonal puzzle...

So I tried googling this but I cant seem to google the right thing to Get an answer that makes sense to me Say I have an amp that is 300 watts at 8 ohms and 550 at 4 ohms I have two bass cabs 1 8 ohm 112 at 300 watts 1 8 ohm 210 at 500 watts When i use them by themselves im obv only getting...

Telecision.. vintage Fender neckbucker.. double jazz.. dual input.. passive to the bucker.. active 18v to the Jazz x2.. lotsa fun to play.. and not too bad on the eyes..

Here's the short strory, long time GK guy, recently picked up an Ampeg BA-210V2 just because back in the 80's when I had a young healthy back, I was a fridge guy, SVT or nothing...but as the all too familiar story goes, I cant move monster rigs since my early 40s when my back gave out...now...I...

I began playing bass at 15. I exclusively played fingerstyle, followed Chuck Rainy's advice in his book about a light touch and using some fingernail. Also slapped a bit because I was a big Flea fan in High School. As I entered the workforce I had less time and opportunity to play bass with a...

I tried a TE Elf at Guitar Center the other day, and liked it. Seemed pretty simple, intuitive and natural-sounding, although I wish I could've cranked it up at band practice to see if I still liked it at higher volume. Went home, downloaded the manual and checked to see what the EQ centers were...

I guess this is ok to post here. I recently acquired a Strat body from a friend. He had gotten about eight bodies from someone who was apparently experimenting at learning how to route guitar bodies. To say the shape was rough would be a massive understatement. The back curve of the body had a...

Hello. It's me. Ebay Ritter Cheap snatcher. Oh I love those shapes. Today I write to ask to share some experience of Fender custom shop order. Their website says to talk to the dealer and shows the options the customers choose, but I want something that's not enlisted there... Anyway! If...

Those who know me her know I am a bit of a clown, but today I am very sad. I thought about whether I should even post this news, but I thought some might want to know. My dear wife, Joanna, passed away Wednesday morning. I've been dealing with arrangements and haven't visited TB since then, so...

Here is one from my band Flight. I'm using a Mike Lull JT5-24

"Every year, EW gathers industry insiders to share — in exchange for anonymity — their unfiltered opinions about who should take home the golden gramophones when the Grammys air. For 2018, we asked an in-demand songwriter who writes for A-list talent; an acclaimed producer whose work has been...

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Acoustic, electric, nylon, whatever... Share your guitar G.A.S.! Personally, I'm torn between these two:

This subject seems important to chat about. I have views about learning that are standard fare in the teaching of other instruments. But electric bass education deviated away from teaching in the only validated way that provided everyone the skill to play their instrument for the reason that it...

I thought to myself, why not? I bet everyone here has a recording of them playing "Sweet Home Alabama" live somewhere. I'm not looking for slick studio engineering pieces, just a live take. (It's o.k. to post the slick Studio stuff too!) Here's link to mine! MERRY CHRISTMAS TALKBASS!

My cool inventive moment came when I invested in my first P-bass. My natural thumb perch sits directly on the corner of the bass pickup. The screw and sharp edge was digging in its own little crater into my left thumb. I went into the junk drawer seeking a solution. Therein I found some...

Used Shure Beta 87A. It has some scratches but in good condition. Will ship free to CONUS. Thank you for looking.

Used Shure Beta 58A in excellent condition. Free shipping to CONUS. Thank you for looking.

I used to play a lot when I was living in Turkey, but basically got rid of all my gear when I moved back to UK 10 years ago. I kept one five string bass (which I designed myself), my Sadowsky belt clip outboard and my SABDDI. Now I'm getting back into playing. I aim to go for smaller, more...

I have a short playlist which I'll share with you that features good, fun and inspirational bass lines that I use to keep me motivated. What's your playlist? She caught the Katy - Blues Brothers soundtrack (Donald Duck Dunn) I Want You Back - Jackson 5 (Wilton Felder) Rio - Duran Duran (John...

A note of interest for people who use Google Photos. As you may have noticed, you can hit "share" on your photo and grab a link, but the URL isn't a JPG which means that Talkbass doesn't recognize it as a photo when you paste it in. Boo! Here is a solution. It is surprisingly easy. Get your...

G&L sb-2 tribute, wiring remained the same, just added a second mfd p pickup in series with the other. My only regret is only being able to add but one pickup to this bass. Please, i love Frankenbasses, share yours!

Background: A Israeli day care began fining parents for picking up children late, the number of late pickups went up. Economists believe that parents had previously been motivated to be on time by a sense of guilt, and the guilt went away when it was replaced by a fine that most of them could...

I will start: H.R.Thumpnstuff

So after having listened to some direct recordings of my bass using only my Behringer Ultragain Mic100 microphone preamp (with a EHX 12AX7 preamp tube, instead of the cheap chinese one) between the bass and my audio interface, I found out I actually liked the kind of just slightly overdriven...

Hi folks, I'm confident that we've all had the experience of either hearing something and forgetting about it, or just completely missing some piece of music, for, I dunno, 40 years (see below). For me recently there have been two: Moontan by Golden Earring Moontan - Golden Earring | Songs...

Custom Bass For Sale Man I love Craigslist!

Hi Everyone, This is my band, SLAMABAMA's, new music video. If you could take the time to watch, and possibly share, it would be most appreciated. I recorded my Carvin SB4000 into an MXR M87 compressor, then into the board. Thanks for your time, Dennis Our Facebook Page SLAMABAMA Our...

I've been in my first band, an indie rock trio, for about a year now, playing shows about every week or 2. I was wondering how other bands manage all their social media, like instagram/fb/email/email newsletters/twitter/websites. Does 1 person handle it all? Does everyone post freely or help...

Hey all, I've lurked around for a long time. Have been playing on and off for around 10 years. Finally finding more time to play. Recently built the MIM P-bass I have wanted for years! Let's get to it! I have always wanted a P-bass growing up, most of my bass heroes rocked the p-bass. I loved...

I know the purists will probably balk at such a request, but I'm a nuts and bolts kind of guy. Is there a particular flashy tip or tick that you can share so others can built a repettoire of such tricks to their approach to being musical? For example, as I was writing a song I just stumble onto...

I'm talking about your computer/phone, not the walls in your house... Here's my current selection:

I'm just about to modify this baby (the one on the top): I plan on adding white pickup covers, changing all hardware to gold and the plastic on the controls to white. So, I'm wondering what basses have you modified and how have they turned out? Before and after photos are a bonus!