Does your second bass guitar????
Question: Been playing bass for 9 years, after playing guitar for 16 years or so. I consider myself pretty competent,started out on a Fender P-bass, made in mexico, nice bass, really, love the feel o...
Are the consumer reports at Harmony Central for real?
Question: I'm interested in buying a new guitar and, like many on this list, I go to Harmony Central to see what other buyers think about regarding a brand of guitar I am interested in. I see a lot o...
Where can I find the best price on a Hofner Bass ?
Question: Where can I find the best price on a Hofner Bass ? Answer: As far as Hofners go, I don't know. But if you are looking for a really nice sounding bass that looks *exactly* like the one Sir...
Is hofner bass worth preserving?
Question: I'm new to this newsgroup so if the question is answered elsewhere, please point me to it. Answer: Unfortunately, the 60's Strat type models really aren't worth anything - a couple of bil...
Can anyone tell me how to determine the age of Hofner bass?
Question: Can anyone tell me how to determine the age of Hofner bass? The friend I have who just got the '61 Jazz also found a Hofner 500/1 that appears to be original but we need to know how to ver...
Are replacement necks available for Hofner Beatle Bass?
Question: I have a late 60's early 70's Hofner Beatle Bass with a cracked neck. I'm not sure of the age and the serial number is gone. It has a 9 volt battery plug under a back cover. The electron...
Anyone know how to date my Hofner Violin Bass (serial no 1434)?
Question: Anyone know how to date my Hofner Violin Bass (serial no 1434)? Answer: There is no real way to determine the actual date of a Hofner 500/1. If your bass was made in the 60's then you can ...
what the guitar might sound like?
Question: When I asked a bass salesman at a Chicago guitar shop about decent Fender-style basses, he suggested that I order a Hohner bass, which has a replica of the Fender Jazz and P-J basic basses ...
Anybody have any comments or experience with a Jay Turser?
Question: I was in my local music store today tryin' on a few, when I found this beautiful Jay Turser Signature bass. Fit and finish were great, it felt really good in my hands, and it was quite ine...
Anyone played one of those big bodies Mexican bass acoustic guitars?
Question: Has anyone ever played one of those Mexican big bodied bass guitar often played in a mariachi bands? Are they fretless? How do they sound compared to an acoustic bass guitar? What are they ...
could somebody give me some more information about Kramer bass guitar?
Question: Maybe this is not the appropriate newsgroup to ask specific information about musical instruments, but our system does not carry newsgroups like alt.guitar or alt.guitar.bass or so, and tha...
What are their characteristics of sound and playability of les paul?
Question: I have a question about Les Paul Basses, epiphone or gibson. Does anyone on the group use them? What are their characteristics of sound and playability? What are the differences between ...
Anyone out there play a Les Paul bass?
Question: Anyone out there play a Les Paul bass? Any comments? Thoughts? Is it your main axe or does it sit by the side and only get played occasionally? Answer: I play a Les Paul, it used to be...
Do you Play a Les Paul Guitar?
Question: The Les Paul Guitar is one of the all time most popular guitars. Les Paul Actually invented this guitar long before Fender Came out with the Telecaster. However, no one would build and mark...
What are your suggestions to setup of a guitar or bass?
Question: probably some of you remember my first post about... To Gibson or ... To Fender. I have visited two shops, after that, and played a few Fender Jazz made in USA. Answer: First, if you are ...
Is Oscar Schmidt a good brand?
Question: Is this a good brand? It does not look too bad. Any ideas? Answer: My brother has an Oscar Schmidt Acoustic/Electric Bass, and he loves it! Oscar Schmidt is a cousin of Washburn. Kinda...
can anyone tell me the make and model of the viola bass paul mccartney uses(d)?
Question: can anyone tell me the make and model of the viola bass paul mccartney uses(d)? do any manufacturers make cheap replicas of it? Answer: McCartney used a couple of Hofner 500/1 violin-bo...
Randy Rhoads/EHV, Who's better and why?
Question: I love both players equally although I'm biased to VH/DLR era records. I consider the 1st 2 Ozzy records to be classics and Rhoads' guitar playing to be nothing short of Guitar Mastery. A...
Would a nicer bass be able to compete with a banjo, acoustic guitar and handrums, all un-miked?
Question: all..I'm going to start looking for an acoustic bass guitar soon, but as of right now, the only one I've been able to try out has been a cheap Rogue, and I wasn't impressed. I'm looking to ...
Can a bass amp be over-driven by a bass guitar though?
Question: Can a bass amp be over-driven by a bass guitar though? The guitar is a Samick copy of a Precision Bass ?? Answer: I had a similar problem with a Hartke amp. What I discovered was that it...