(Part 2) Best bass guitar parts according to redditors

So first you'll need to decide what loop pedal to get. There's a lot out there. Ed's current one is called the "Chewie Monsta" - it's custom made out of a few Boss-RC30's I believe. He started using this on x, I think, and up through + he was using just a single RC30, so maybe that's your best bet.

The most straightforward setup I can think of would be:

Guitar -> Soundhole pickup of some sort, similar to this -> RC30

Vocal Microphone -> XLR (microphone cable) -> RC30 (which has phantom power, so that's good)

then, RC30 -> 1/4" instrument cable -> amplifier

What kind of bass? is there enough room on the pickguard? that you could just gorilla glue a plastic thumb rest? That's what I did on my Mustang and it holds well.

This is the thumb-rest I've got and it works fine. It's just a cheap piece of plastic, but what more do you need.

I would just replace it, as they are not expensive. But I realize you may want to keep the original part on the guitar.

I don't have a lot of experience de-rusting chrome finished steel, but I know that there is a product called "Naval Jelly" that is supposed to be good for this sort of thing.

If it were my guitar, I would be replacing the butterfly string tree with a low friction product, like the one below:

https://www.amazon.com/GraphTech-PQL-7004-00-Sleek-String-Trees/dp/B0051Y0S6Q

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/graph-tech-black-tusq-xl-sleek-string-tree

Also... https://www.amazon.com/Fender-Aged-White-Stratocaster-Accessory/dp/B0002KZIVY

;)

In your linked Amazon page, toward the bottom, it shows this un-lined ebony neck for $199.

Came back to say that you could sand the lines off if they aren't laminate insets and are just painted on. But IMO, you'd want to put something on the fretboard after sanding.

Found it.

https://www.amazon.com/Kona-Guitars-KEJBN-4-String-Configuration/dp/B003YJAAEU

Cheap Chinese J bass copy. What did you pay for it?

http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Accessories-099-2157-000-Guitar-Pickguard/dp/B003BG6KXQ

So, buy it straight from fender.

I've got a J Bass, I chose it mostly because of the two pickup versatility and the looks. Two of my favorite players Carlos D and Mikey Shoes play a jazz bass on records I liked so I went with the J. The neck also played faster in my opinion and I liked how the body sat against me. I've swapped the pickups with split coil ones because it got me closer to a P, and on top of that I couldn't deal with the hum and the pickups weren't hot enough for me. J bass has the feel and the looks, P has the sound (in my opinion).

I've played just about everything with my jazz and it works quite well, it really shines on really aggressive percussive stuff like Rage Against the Machine and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, but when I'm not playing stuff like that I really wish I had a Precision.

If you can buy the J and put P pickups in it, or buy a Blacktop Jazz Bass, that would get you the best of both worlds.

Aguilar AG 4J-70. These will be the closest you'll get to a pair of real 70's pickups without spending boatloads on super high-end or custom pickups.

https://www.amazon.com/Aguilar-AG-4J-70-Guitar-Electronics/dp/B004IEBTJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468986242&sr=8-1&keywords=aguilar+ag+4j+70

My band's other guitarist uses these in his blacktop jag:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007TYPYQ/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
along with
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AKONB0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those mounting rings took some work to install without destroying the original pickguard, but now that he has them in there, he really goes to town dialing in some wide varying tones.

This question comes up here periodically, and it surprises me that people don't really know the proper answer to this question.

There's a root problem with electric bass guitars, and you may encounter this issue in other places, so you should know that it has to do with the resonance of the neck of the instrument, and the frequency of the note being played. Certain notes played at certain positions on the neck create a negative feedback, which kills the sustain. That's your "dead spot".

The solution is to add some mass to the head stock, which changes the resonant frequency of the neck. You can add stick-on lead weights that they use to balance car tires with, or you could use a Fender Fatfinger for bass.

edit: I'm not telling you that you don't need to properly set the intonation of your bass, because you certainly do. And if swapping your bass out for another one at the store makes you happy, then that's fine too, but it may not fix the problem.

Would these be a solid swap?

This is basically what I have. Is this not a 3-way ON-ON-ON DPDT 6-pole switch? Thanks for the info!

https://www.amazon.com/DiMarzio-3-Position-DPDT-Mini-Switch/dp/B000H1AKJ8

http://www.amazon.com/DiMarzio-EP1301-Switchcraft-Output-Jack/dp/B000G8BD20/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319070399&sr=8-1

So I think I'm going make a Thinline Tele. Going to build the body and buy a prebuilt neck. What all hardware do I need? Right now I've found:

• Body blank
  
• Tele Bridge
  
• Thinline pickguard
  
• Vintage Reissue pickups
  
• 2 potentiometers
  
• 3 way switch (and tip)
  
• binding
  
• Switchcraft input jack and cup
  
• knobs
  
• neck plate and screws
  
• string ferrules
  
• Telecaster neck
  
• tuners
  
  I guess I should probably get extra wiring? Anything else?

Yes, with some changes and a lot of noodling (I'm sure you can probably find DIY instructions for this).

The way electric guitar pickups work is the magnetic field from the pickup senses the vibration from the STEEL strings and translates it into current.

Most acoustic guitars come with some sort of bronze or non-steel alloy. The idea behind that is that bronze is more resonant, and will help minimize sound loss in an acoustic guitar, which depends on transferring as much resonance as possible from the strings to the sound board (think about church bells: they are made of bronze, not steel -same kind of thinking).

so yes, you COULD modify an acoustic guitar to accept an electric pickup, and all you would have to do is:

• Change the strings to electric guitar strings (some people think that the change in tension is bad for the acoustic, but in reality, high gauge acoustic strings have much more tension).
  
  
• Wire up a pickup (and additional tone, volume pots if you wanted) to run directly to a 1/4" plug.
  
  
• Find a way to mount the pickup (hopefully without modifying or de-valuing your guitar).
  
  Or, you could forgo the science experiment and buy something like this:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Dean-Markely-Strings-ProMag-Grand/dp/B0002GXW5W/ref=sr_1_8/187-4993316-6758846?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1395894341&sr=1-8&keywords=pickups+for+acoustic+guitars
  

I recently got a ibanez artcore bass (http://www.ibanez.com/products/eb_detail18.php?year=2018&area_id=3&cat_id=2&series_id=57&data_id=185&color=CL01) for really cheap. the previous owner stripped the pickups and strings. so now im looking at new pickups for it but I've never changed pickups in my life (beginner). would these fender jazz pickups work (https://www.amazon.com/Fender-Custom-Shop-Jazz-Pickups/dp/B0002E3DAS/ref=as_at?creativeASIN=B0002E3DAS&linkCode=w61&imprToken=WbdKrvOvlQozzfBY86O6yw&slotNum=1&tag=guitarfcom-20)?