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I have two basses and they’re both Ibanez 5-strings because I’m a godless heathen.
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I think I have like 4 P-basses, the Harmony J-shape with the P pickup and a humbucker, and a Bass VI. I've had a couple Jazz basses but they never stick around. The only one that gets played is the Bass VI. Almost bought a Glarry J tonight, but the neck was a banana and the fret sprout literally sliced open a finger. Truss rod probably needed a turn or three, but I'm not going to risk the $60 to find out.
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Jan 20, 2024 02:32
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a rick is just a bastard p bass, right? which means i definitely have a P
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Jan 20, 2024 05:08
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In my quest for a cheap way to get the Rick Sound I have discovered people have said "Ricks are just an expensive (insert bass here)" about literally every bass. I finally settled on the next (and hopefully last I'm not even a bass player I can't justify owning 3) bass I am getting, I am picking it up from a Craigslist guy on Sunday. I don't wanna say it is the objective best choice but I do feel that way in my heart, I am surprised how cheap I am getting it for there aren't even any of this color anywhere else used on the Internet right now
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Jan 20, 2024 06:43
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Modal Auxiliary posted:I have two basses and they’re both Ibanez 5-strings because I’m a godless heathen. Two Ibanez 4 strings here, both SRs to boot!
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Jan 20, 2024 11:01
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No Fenders here. Two 4003s, a Flying V, a Guild JS-II, a BB1200, and an EB-2.
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Jan 21, 2024 12:43
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I have a Gretsch Junior Jet with tapewounds for those bouncy "bloom bloom bloom" sounds, I have the cheapest version of the Sterling stingray bass with a jazz bass neck pickup frankensteined into it that I keep tuned to C, and now I also have this, the ideal bass design, Danelectro longhorn in spooky cowboy black   So far I love this thing, the only downside I have noticed is that the tuners I think are the same tuners their six strings use which makes them feel like they are gonna snap off when tuning up cause of how small they are
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Jan 22, 2024 04:16
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Nothing sounds quite like a Danelectro with flatwounds! I have a '69 Reissue that was one of my favorite basses but, see that screw holding the bottom part of the bridge? One day it just snapped in half. I have no idea how to fix it, because half of the screw is still lodged in the body and I don't think there's an easy way to extract it(?)
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Jan 22, 2024 04:46
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Seventh Arrow posted:Nothing sounds quite like a Danelectro with flatwounds! I have a '69 Reissue that was one of my favorite basses but, see that screw holding the bottom part of the bridge? One day it just snapped in half. I have no idea how to fix it, because half of the screw is still lodged in the body and I don't think there's an easy way to extract it(?) there is special single use drill bits that can drill into the stuck screw and extract it, sometimes. im sure theres other methods but thats one.
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Jan 23, 2024 01:39
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Bass roster 2003 Indonesian Squier Standard Jazz with Quarter Pounds dropped in. My main from 2005 to 2020. 2019 Indonesian G&L LB-100. Fully stock and the only bass I've played since like 2021. The graveyard includes my first bass, an Ibanez Soundgear that played fast but sounded meh, and an Epiphone Accubass whose neck was at a drastically different relief every day of the week, and a couple cheapies that rotated through very briefly What I came here to post today: a while back I bought someone's whole rig on Craigslist for a steal. It was a 4U rack case with a 2U Peavey, a Korg pitchblack, and a pretty crummy compressor. I ditched the crappy compressor immediately and eventually flipped the Peavey and his cab towards the cost of a GK 700RB head and cab. The GK at 1U plus the tuner results in a big head case that's half empty. I'm debating building/buying a smaller case and borrowing my bandmate's compressor pedal (not currently using one but acknowledging it should be in my rig) VERSUS picking up a good rack mount compressor and a...???? Is there anything else 1U-sized that's worth having in a rack case? No interest in wireless, no interest in a power conditioner. Downsizing the head case is making the most sense, but just checking for anything I don't know about. UPDATE: I'm an idiot and that GK is a 2U. No clue how I started thinking it was a 1U. Bread Dragon fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Jan 27, 2024 |
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Jan 25, 2024 23:52
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I recently had two extra spaces open up so I bought a drawer. Instantly filled it with poo poo like "how did I survive without this?" But the answer was "because you just carried that crap another way (in bass cases, gig bag zip pockets, etc).
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Jan 26, 2024 03:02
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Laserface posted:there is special single use drill bits that can drill into the stuck screw and extract it, sometimes. Thanks, I will look into that!
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Jan 26, 2024 05:32
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I had a pretty good afternoon just loving around with all my effects and gear in my house for a change. Normally my amp/effects are at the studio and, living in a flat, I shouldnt really use my Orange Terror Bass and 2x12 at home. but today I did and it was fun, even at sensible volumes. First I set up a preset for each bass on my VT Deluxe for good clean tones, and so that it stops acting as a gate on some of the other effects I use. I dont have a lot of variety on my board. I have 3 fuzz pedals, a wah, and the Preamp. all three of the fuzzes are very different, a Caroline effects Vintage King with a weird chaos button, a single knob fuzz called a grave digger with a hi/lo switch for guitar/bass, and a Bass Big Muff Pi. the Muff is probably my least favorite now. VK is pretty crunchy and breaks up really nice, pairs exceptionally well with the more high-pitched grave digger (and combined they gate/harmonise each other really nicely) the muff kinda gets there but gets too wooly, but the blend knob is limited imo. can switch between a straight level knob or make it a blend, with 12 O'clock being 50/50 dry/wet signal, but then the clean tone is adding way too much bass. so switch to level control only, now theres too much fizziness. dial the tone back, now its losing definition. The wah is a morley so I had to set the wah off delay to a sensible level. it was hanging on for about a half second, now it shuts off the moment the pedal is back home. got all my poo poo sounding real good and wrote a bunch of new ideas for songs for both bands. Laserface fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Jan 26, 2024 |
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Jan 26, 2024 09:36
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Hi Bass Megathread, finally decided to commit and get started playing bass. I skimmed the last few pages but with a thread spanning 14 years, I wanted to ask a recommendation for a budget amp. Has anything come onto the market since the op that would be a better choice? I'm meeting someone selling squire p bass tomorrow, and once I get the amp I'll start working my way through the info in the op. Haven't done anything with music since high school marching band, and never guitar. The learning and practice info looks like a great place to get me started, anything else I need /should know?
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Jan 27, 2024 01:27
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Well I think I'm gunna make a washtub bass if I pursue playing in a band, just more portable I really want to try and make a two string that has tunable strings, but still uses the lean of the stick to play different notes Do y'all reckon the two strings would stay in relative tune with each other as they are being stretched or is this a bad idea
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Jan 27, 2024 02:15
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heyou posted:Hi Bass Megathread, finally decided to commit and get started playing bass. I skimmed the last few pages but with a thread spanning 14 years, I wanted to ask a recommendation for a budget amp. Has anything come onto the market since the op that would be a better choice? Fender Rumble 100 will carry you far if it’s in your budget. Otherwise for starting, a headphone amp that plugs straight in is a really good choice, especially for playing along to other stuff.
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Jan 27, 2024 02:36
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heyou posted:I wanted to ask a recommendation for a budget amp. Has anything come onto the market since the op that would be a better choice? The current generation of Fender Rumble has become pretty ubiquitous in local bands playing garage, bar rock, pop, country, and jazz. Usually the Rumble 100. If you decide to explore other amps later, you'll be able to offload it easily. The 100 is $330 on Sweetwater and they have enough muscle to jam with other musicians, which is my personal number one tip for learning—dive in, get hooked, be kind of bad but have fun, have a desire to keep playing and then supplement with education and come to understand what you're doing. Starting purely academically seems to frequently result in a potential musician listing their gear on Craigslist a few months later. But different strokes for different folks. You can beat it on price with something local and used but without knowing your market, I'll leave that alone.
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Jan 27, 2024 02:45
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I love my Ampeg Rocket
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Jan 27, 2024 03:03
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3 Action Economist posted:I love my Ampeg Rocket I really liked the ampeg rocket I played at a music store the other day. I was able to get a bunch of good sounds really quickly. I would go at least 100w if you need to play with a drummer and a guitarist.
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Jan 27, 2024 03:13
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Jestery posted:Well I think I'm gunna make a washtub bass if I pursue playing in a band, just more portable Probably not, unless your pivot is perfectly squared up (even then I'm not sure). Also, most tuning mechanisms rely on maintaining tension, meaning if you lose tension at any point, the string could unwind at the peg.
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Jan 27, 2024 03:35
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Nthing the Rumble series, especially the Rumble 100. These amps sound really good with just a bass plugged into the amp and no other effects. The Overdrive is pretty cool and can be controlled with a footswitch (though it might be sold separately... but it was pretty cheap when I bought mine). It's also crazy light; 100 watt bass amp combos used to be a ton heavier. The first Rumble I got was a Rumble 40, which I got to replace the old Squier 15 watt amp I bought a long time ago because it was just not very good, even as a practice amp. When I joined a band, it became clear that the 40 watt amp wasn't enough, and the Rumble 100 was pretty much perfect for band rehearsal and practice at home. It takes effects pedals and boards well. And, it has a direct out with a ground lift, so you can play small to medium size bar gigs with it without any issues. The Rumble 100 reminds me of the Broad Sword in the original Dragon Warrior game on NES--it's something you can pick up fairly early in the game if you know what to save your money for, and it'll be the best bang for the buck for a surprisingly long time.
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Bread Dragon posted:The current generation of Fender Rumble has become pretty ubiquitous in local bands playing garage, bar rock, pop, country, and jazz. Usually the Rumble 100. If you decide to explore other amps later, you'll be able to offload it easily. The 100 is $330 on Sweetwater and they have enough muscle to jam with other musicians, which is my personal number one tip for learning—dive in, get hooked, be kind of bad but have fun, have a desire to keep playing and then supplement with education and come to understand what you're doing. Starting purely academically seems to frequently result in a potential musician listing their gear on Craigslist a few months later. But different strokes for different folks. Completely right. The only way I stuck with bass is because my best friend was a drummer and us hanging out was jamming. Such a fun hobby.
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:Probably not, unless your pivot is perfectly squared up (even then I'm not sure). Also, most tuning mechanisms rely on maintaining tension, meaning if you lose tension at any point, the string could unwind at the peg. I'm not concerned about the tuning mechanism, I have built one of these before http://www.cyberferal.com/UncleBob/design.html and the tuning system is as solid as anything commercial and should be static enough, a valid problem i had not considered though Thats a good point about the pivot point though, i will consider it deeply before I move ahead Im a tall bugger so something like a 1.5-2m long neck might just be a better idea and I can deal with that as it comes Thank you Jestery fucked around with this message at 08:37 on Jan 27, 2024 |
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Jan 27, 2024 08:34
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Thanks for all the info, I've steering my marketplace searches toward a fender rumble. Found two locally that I've contacted sellers on, waiting to hear back. I wasn't serious about locating an amp until I actually took possession of the guitar , but that happened this morning! I ran the serial number through fender, it confirms the listing from marketplace as a Affinity Series Precisons Bass PJ, and gave a production date of mid 2014. I found a peavey max 150 listed for $80, seller says it cuts out at high volumes. I'm pretty handy with electronics and I'm willing to blow $80 if I can at least practice with it. Terrible idea? Otherwise locally it looks like fender rumble 100s are going for $200-250.
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heyou posted:I found a peavey max 150 listed for $80, seller says it cuts out at high volumes. I'm pretty handy with electronics and I'm willing to blow $80 if I can at least practice with it. Terrible idea? Otherwise locally it looks like fender rumble 100s are going for $200-250. I've owned and enjoyed many Peaveys but I would pass on it, if you have the means to save an extra $150.
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Yeah that could be a lot of different issues. Go for the rumble if you can swing it.
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So I'm going ahead with my two string washtub Ive engineered a limit that should keep everything in line and return home, after dicking about with my upright , the potential utility of two strings is too attractive to not try it out for the price atleast as a proof of concept that is sub 20 dollars to make Just being able to play dyads is amazing for the type of music I like So watch this space
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Jestery posted:So I'm going ahead with my two string washtub I can't wait to see it. Many years ago, I think sometime in the 90s when I was learning to play, I remember seeing an article about a guy who played washtub bass in a magazine (think website, except it's been printed out) called Bass Player. I thought it was pretty neat, but being a rocker myself, I was never going to do that. The guy played with a mop handle and a clothesline, and he used one of those thick leather gardening gloves to protect his "fretting" hand. He even had a specific brand of washtub he would buy, mainly because it was the only one still being manufactured. Hell, I wonder if anyone is still making actual washtubs (as opposed to craft-grade decorative ones). I always wanted to figure out how to do a smaller version of that that I could play standing up like an electric bass. I even have thought about how I'd mount a pickup to catch the vibrations from the body for amplification... and just how janky this homemade pickup would be....
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Jan 30, 2024 04:46
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Well V1 to get my head around it Plays traditionally and fretted so sick Its tuned to an open E, the intonation is a bit fucky obv, but its fun nonetheless. It's simple enough to compensate for Just need engineer a second string and I'll be off to the races Ended up using a castor wheel to keep it in line, and it seems to work well enough    
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Jan 30, 2024 15:10
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Nice splinter machine you got there
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New bass this week Ibanez EHB1265MS. Yeah, what a name. Electric Headless Bass something something something 5 string Multi-Scale. Most of my current basses are the standard Fenders, Musicman, Rickenbacker, etc, and I've been wanting to try something different. I've been seeing these hit discounts online for a while, but I saw someone selling one locally on craigslist and finally decided to go for it. I haven't gotten much play time with it yet but I'm liking it so far. The neck is pretty flat front to back and is noticeably easier to play than my Stingray 5. The multiscale aspect (35" on the B, 33" on the G) hasn't been too hard to adapt to, with the higher range a little more affected than the lower. The most difficult part is if I'm moving from a low note to high without looking, I don't always land in the correct spot. I figure that will improve once I get some muscle memory. The tone seems fine but it needs new strings so I don't want to make any big judgements on that aspect until I do that. The truss rod could use a little tightening to bring the action down a bit but the setup is good otherwise. It came with a ramp I'm considering trying, I'm so used to resting my thumb on pickups and the angled ones make that a little more difficult. Weight is pretty low and there's no balance issues.
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Bottom Liner posted:Nice splinter machine you got there [Bass Megathread] Nice splinter machine you got there
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DrChu posted:It came with a ramp I'm considering trying, I'm so used to resting my thumb on pickups and the angled ones make that a little more difficult. Weight is pretty low and there's no balance issues. I've 3D printed various styles of thumb rests for my basses since having them set up properly meant my usual perch of the pickup became too narrow to use effectively. obviously the better way is to re-learn to have a floating thumb anchored on the next lowest string but I'll be damned if I can figure out a way to make that transition easy.
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Jan 31, 2024 01:47
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Ramps serve a different purpose than thumb rests. I absolutely love them.
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Jan 31, 2024 02:26
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Bottom Liner posted:Ramps serve a different purpose than thumb rests. I absolutely love them. i dunno man it looks and sounds exactly like a thumb rest here. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2013/04/03/bass-ramps-the-how-and-why/ I get the idea and that its doing a little bit more than a thumb rest but its not like they arent the same category. when I say I 3D printed one I do not mean a standard Fender style one that looks like an afterthought. I mean one that integrates into the pick guard screw points like the below: similar to this https://www.zero-mod.com/ric-rest-.html did one on my Jazz too.
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Jan 31, 2024 02:50
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I think you're missing the point. Yeah, you can use that top part as an additional thumb rest, but the function of a ramp is to reduce the space beneath the strings for faster/more accurate finger style playing. It makes it feel like you have super low action for your plucking hand without actually lowering the strings on the neck and keeps the feel consistent across a wider range of playing space. A lot of them are designed at the same radius as your fingerboard for even more precision. It explains that explicitly on the page you linked in the first paragraph.
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I read the article. did you read the post?DrChu posted:It came with a ramp I'm considering trying, I'm so used to resting my thumb on pickups and the angled ones make that a little more difficult. The OP specifically stated they are having trouble with the pickup as a rest and wants to use the ramp as a rest. Sorry for offering an alternative!
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And my OP was informing them that the purpose of the ramp is for more than being a thumb rest and encouraging them to try it. I wasn't even replying to you until you said it's exactly like one. Anyways, that's a nice bass, probably the best looking one they've done since the old BTB 5 and 6ers.
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I normally dont go for Ibanez or headless or multi-scale basses but it is indeed a good looking headless multi-scale Ibanez. Reminds me a bit of Claypools Carl Thompson.
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Laserface posted:I normally dont go for Ibanez or headless or multi-scale basses but it is indeed a good looking headless multi-scale Ibanez. Reminds me a bit of Claypools Carl Thompson. Didn't mean to start an argument about the use of finger ramps. The main use for me would be as a thumb rest, though I can see how they could increase feel by limiting finger travel.  The included one is just a piece of flat black spray painted wood  It would be held onto the bass by two tiny strips of double sided tape. I don't think I'm going to use it though, I'm worried it would damage the top over time, and from what I've read the tape doesn't hold all that long due to the uneven nature of the top wood. The height splits the difference of the two pickups, but they're so close together and I've noticed I've already started to shift to using the B string as a rest. I also looked in the owner's manual to start to prepare for the string change and its completely generic, it doesn't mention a single feature the bass has. I was able to find a PDF on the Ibanez site for the bridge and string retainer at least.
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