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Questions about bolt-on necks
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Went looking at bass guitars today – haven’t bought one since 1978 or so. Spent some time with a Spector and couldn’t find anything about it I didn’t like. It had a 5-bolt neck, but I’m not familiar with bolted on necks. My last bass was an Alembic. Anyone want to [...]
Jazz bass neck on a P-bass
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I have a ‘77 Precision that I’d like to slap a different neck. I prefer the width and feel of a jazz bass neck (or close to a jazz, I have an Alembic with the "perfect" neck for me and a Maton which is similar to the Alembic). Does anyone know [...]
Any Kubicki Owners here?
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I am interested in an X-Factor and wonder your experiences. Thanks, DA
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FWIW: The Kubicki X-Factor is one of the most stable priced basses on the used market at $800 +/- for a clean one. Steve "Dude" Barr http://www.TheDudePit.com http://www.VintageBass.com http://www.schoolofbass.com Another one coming soon!
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So "David Axt" [...]
48 hour HALF PRICE sale on brand new guitars $89 and up!
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Hello: Sorry for the ad nature of this post, but I thought it might be of interest to folks on this group. All of our brand new bass guitars are on sale this weekend at 50% off the normal, already discounted price. All models on sale with no exceptions. They can [...]
Practice bass amps?
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I’m a beginner. I have a bass guitar and I need a good practice amp. The ones I have available in the city I live in are: Yamaha BA-10, Yamaha F-20B, Fender Bassman 25. Could you tell me about your experiences with them? Feel free to suggest other products. [...]
"Stain' Alive" THAT sound?
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Hi, I know nothing about bass guitar, I am thinking of getting one to try and learn. However, I am wondering, the bass guitar sound in "Stayin’ Alive" is that the classic Precision Bass sound that everyone talks about? Or could someone give me an example of a song that [...]
Bass Guitar Plans
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Anyone know where you can get a copy of a bass guitar plan (free) from the Internet? I’m interested in building my own (mostly from scratch), but it sure helps when you have a starting point. I’m interested in free and Fender Precision Bass style. Many thanks. G. Jollimore
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Get [...]
Neck diving – any remedy?
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Mine’s a Levy, model GT102, too, on that most notorious of divers, a Gibson/Epiphone EB. It works fine. Ian "People ain’t no good." Lux Interior.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Anything I can do to lessen this, or am I stuck? > I’ve found that [...]
Question about electric Bass tuning
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No, you’re thinking of PD. Actually, I’m just surprised that a common sense opnion got blown up into a full-on physics lesson. — Learning funk bass? visit www.js3jazz.com/store.htm
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> If you are storing your bass for any length of time (3 months of more IMO),
This is quite simply not so. [...]
it's a long shot…
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site looks good corey sam – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> There’s a photo of a Conrad hollow body sunburst guitar here, not sure if > it > has a similar look to the bass. > http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/40U-3315.htm > Doing a search for Conrad hollow body on google, I [...]