Questions tagged [electric-bass-guitar]
For general questions about the electric bass guitar instrument, and associated equipment such as amplifiers. Specific topics include history, general selection criteria, setup and adjustment, playing methods such as picked, fingerstyle (plucking) and "thumbstyle" (slapping), amplification questions,
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What are the disadvantages of buying a short-scale bass guitar
I'm considering buying my first bass. I already play guitar, and find that even though I'm an adult, stretching to a fifth is a struggle -- so handling a bass with its more widely spaced frets is ...
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Using an electric bass guitar with a guitar amp / hi-fi system?
I understand that you should use an amp that was meant to be used with your instrument, but sometimes maybe you just don't have the money, or your amp is not around when you need it, or for whatever ...
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Basic effects for bass
I’m an amateur bassist looking to get started with effects pedals. Most bassists use effects a lot more sparingly than guitarists, so I’m not sure which ones are common or important. I have AmpKit, so ...
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String buzz on bass guitar
The A string on my Peavey T-40 bass buzzes quite loudly. I've found that duct tape on the string above the nut will quiet this, but only if it's pulled taut against a neighboring string. It doesn't ...
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Why does the neck of a bass get wider?
I've noticed in many basses (not sure if this happens in all of them), the top of the neck starts at a certain width and towards the bottom, it is wider. Here is an example:
This happens to my double ...
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Lower guitar tuning
I know that there are devices to quickly lower a guitar’s E string into drop tuning. Are there also devices or effects pedals to lower the entire guitar? There’s a lot of rock music in E-flat tuning (...
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When decreasing string gauge on a bass guitar, will I need to adjust the truss rod?
I'm planning to make some changes to my bass guitar. I'd like to:
Moving from heavy to medium strings
From flatwound to roundwound strings
Lower the action
Obviously, the guitar will need a new ...
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Left Hander forced to learn ukulele and guitar right handed
I just need your thoughts regarding left hand guitar players.
I come from a piano- and xylophone-playing family. I am the only right hander in my family (my father, mother and 3 brothers are all left ...
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What factors contribute most to the tone of an electric guitar?
This question may appear slightly open ended, so I'm trying to word it as carefully as possible to keep it on track.
Looking to change pickups in my basses lead me to looking at Seymour Duncan ...
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Where should I put my thumb when playing bass guitar?
I just started playing bass guitar one month ago and my bass teacher told me that I should rest my thumb on the pickup. The problem with that is that my thumb slips off the pickup when I play. I find ...
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Howto: Electric Bass Guitar - Home Recording
My question should be quite clear from the title, but, I want to know what devices should I look to home recording my bass guitar, I've tried connecting my amplifier output to my notebook's microphone ...
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How can I turn an electric bass into a fretless electric bass by myself? [duplicate]
I have an old electric bass that I don't use anymore. I thought I could turn it into a fretless one.
Is there any way I could remove the frets by myself and turn it into a functioning fretless ...
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Bass guitar fret buzz: should I care?
I'm a beginner electric bass guitar player. I've been doing a tonne of practice, mainly late at night, so I've been using headphones.
Today I tried playing something without the headphones, and was ...
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What is a "horn" on a bass guitar?
What is a "horn" on a bass guitar? I saw a tag at Guitar Center on a bass guitar that said it was discounted because of a "cracked horn" and "reglued horn".
I have a screenshot of the tag if needed.
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Incorporate guitar amp in my bass rig?
I have a Hartke 30w bass amplifier with preamp-out and speaker-in jacks. It has a decent tone and plenty of bottom and head-room for the space (small theatre). But I also have a new Vox vt20x (20w) ...
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Do I need an effects loop in a bass amp?
I understand how an amplifier effects loop works and why it’s useful. It’s a good place for modulation and timing effects. But is it essential?
I primarily play electric bass in rock and blues styles....
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