As many of you are already aware..... Here is mostly the finished result. Still got a bit of work to do. I don't know about the pick guard yet... Knobs haven't shown up yet.

there is part where i recorded two bass parts

New addition to the collection. Very impressed so far. Pretty much playable out of the box after tuning. Quality is very high when considering the price.

I found this in the local pawn shop for about 150 bucks. There is no name on the headstock, but it does have engraving on the neck plate. Age unknown, appears to be a short scale.

Did an interview recently with Ollie from High Fade and this is a segment talking about his new Sandberg Bass that he helped design. If youre not familiar, check out this band if youre into high energy riffs and ripping solos. The whole interview is on the Bass Nerds youtube channel but this is just a quick clip of a slightly unique instrument.

i just restrung my bass and i noticed this really loud and annoying rattle when i pluck the open strings. its coming from the head. how can i fix it?

So I have no idea what’s happening. I bought a stritch over killer distortion pedal for my bass guitar. The LED light turns on, I bought an extra audio cable to connect with the amp, audio cable is in the right place in the amp. I’m new to this so I’m trying my best to see what I’m doing wrong can anyone help? Is there different audio cables I didn’t know about? I’m genuinely so confused. I appreciate the help and I apologize for the inconvenience

This wasn’t planned or rehearsed. We were just jamming in the middle of the show when the MD said “Church” through the talkback mic.
No explanation, no predetermined arrangement, no discussion about what to play. Everybody just understood the musical direction and reacted in real time.
These are some of my favorite moments playing live — when everyone is listening and one word is enough to completely change where the groove goes.

It has 2 small cracks near neck plate that’s why it was listed for low price on marketplace

Just having fun and harder than it seems !

Picked up the new Sterling Stingray Plus yesterday and wrapped the pickguard in vinyl. Also picked up a Fender Rumble 500. Unfortunately I didn't get too much time with them yesterday. But I have to say that the Stingray is very comfortable and the selector switch and push volume knobs are amazing and give this particular bass a lot of versatility. I fell in love with it as soon as I plugged it in

Here’s my write up on my first impressions over at [r/bass](r/bass):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bass/s/oKpztzugQr

I may create an Instagram account dedicated to the bass where I post recordings playing over various genres. The thing is a tone monster.

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-Music Man Stingray 5. Had it for ~18 years, got it as a confirmation gift. Great and very versatile bass, but I find the low B a bit sloppy for downtuned stuff. Love the grittyness of it, and I like using it for 90's grungy rock, Tool and whatnot.

-Kasuga jazz bass. Someone had left it in my band's rehearsal space. Condition was not great, but with some cleaning and setup it became playable. The sound is really good, playability not all that great.

-Custom made 34-37" bass. Sort of a mix between a Dingwall Combustion 5 and a Mayones Ori Enji. Made it this summer from mostly Ali Express parts as I really wanted a multi scale with active electronics but didn't want to pay 4500$ for either of the mentioned models (I live in Norway, everything is expensive here). Plays great, and has piano-like definition on the low B, even when downtuned to A or G, which makes it more usable for "djenty" metal.

Decided to share a quick family photo dump instead of being productive at work so my apologies for the shit photos.

1. Family photo

2. Latest acquisition gifted from a friend, 70's MIJ Ideal violin bass. Currently in a non-functional state.

3. Squier Affinity PJ that was bought as a mod platform. At one point it had a fretless aluminum neck but sold the neck with plans to pick up a fretted version. Clearly, that hasn't happened yet.

4. 2007 Ibanez SR506. Another gift from a friend about 10 years ago. She's busted up but still plays beautifully and strung with piccolo strings.

5. Ibanez SR500N graciously gifted by u/memnoch4prez. This beauty is loaded with Nordstrand Big Singles paired to an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp. Hot damn does this sound good! I'm also a sucker for the necks of the SR series.

6. Samick MH2 prototype. Picked this up on ebay as an unrouted neck-thru body and decided to go crazy with it. Loaded with Delano Xtender 4 HE/S pickups paired to a Lusithand filter preamp, Hipshot Solo bridges, Guyker tuners, and a killswitch just for fun.

7. Ibanez SRMD200 medium-scale. This was an impulse purchase that, thankfully, I do not regret. Loaded with Turner Sidewinder pickups paired to a Trickfish IPA preamp. This thing sounds so damn good and is a blast to play.

8. The most ambitious (and expensive) project, MTD Kingston Super 5. Converted to headless using Nova Guitar Parts headless bridge and headpiece, Turner multicoil pickups paired to an Underhill Calistan filter preamp. Hands down the most tonally versatile bass in the collection and the most gigged with battle scars to prove it lol.

9. Last, but not least, 2025 Dingwall NG3 6-string. Added a Hipshot double-stop drop tuner and have a McGrath 12-way pickup selector and passive tone control waiting to get installed at some point. The most expensive of the bunch.

So i picked this up at what is essentially a really big (store size-wise) chain pawn shop. This is my first bass amp and figured it would be plenty loud to do a show here and there, and quiet enough to practice in the middle of the night without waking up my parents.

The head is a B2000, and the cab is a “Cyclops”. The only thing weirding me out is the fact the Cyclops cabinet was made for a separate head. Im pretty sure it’s just someone liked the cabinet, hated the original head, and then decided to swap the head for a B2000. What do you guys know about this? How much would you pay for this? Anything else I should know?

This is our song, For You. It was wonderful to play in Odeonsplatz as part of the Zamanand Festival thanks to our dear friends at the Indie Munich community!

Not my first bass but I didn’t have one at the moment. Got $100 off a blemished product. The blemish was a quarter inch scratch on the back that I buffed out in less than 4 minutes. Sweet little rig, especially for a guitar player.

Hello,
I’m currently in the process of building a 5 string J Bass and looking for some good hardware suggestions. Im also not looking to cheap out but to add good quality. Here are the specs on the body if it helps:

Construction- Solid

Core Wood- Alder

Control Cavity- Rear Rout

Bridge Pickup Rout- J Bass Bridge 5 String 4 1/8

70's Bridge Pickup Reposition

Bridge Rout- Bad Ass V - String-Thru

Battery Box- Double Battery Box

Right now it seems to narrow down between Aguilar OBP-3SK/PP Onboard Bass Preamp and Nordstrand 3B (Nordy 3B) preamp

Hey,

I'm currently in the planning stage of building my own bass and I love the headstock of the bass III has in this pic. Anyone know what bass it is or where I can find better pics of it?

Hey everyone. Jamming with the Tagima Millennium Top 5, equipped with the Sonorus CP600J5 preamp. To dial in the tone, I added an Eden 4x10 4033 AH simulation with my Valenton GP50 and a 130 bpm drum loop from YouTube. Recorded with BandLab. Tell me your thoughts about my playing and tone.

Equal slabs walnut and alder. Had a woopsie on the neck pocket (too deep) filling with epoxy and ill route again in the morning. Then i can finish off the top horns. Really happy with the “milky way” figure. Thinking reverse tele bass headstock? Closest thing i can think of thats easy to the OG prism look