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Looks like schaller tuners and bridge with possible dimarzio pickups. Good components, also Looks like a set neck. Depending on price, grab it and work it out later!

People listing music as "Surname, Firstname" or "..., The". eg. "Hendrix, Jimi" or "Who, The".

Has anyone taken this course and if so how was it? I'll be honest that my theory etc with regards to our beloved instrument isn't great and starts and ends at knowing the notes all over the fretboard. The rest is knowing cover songs so I've been looking at taking an online course aswell as jamming to songs daily and the one that keeps coming up is the bassbuzz course. The one thing that gets me is it seems very expensive for what it is but if it works and improves my knowledge then I'll pay it Does anyone here have any experience good or bad with this course?

I'm considering one of these but play 5s exclusively. Do you have a 5 string at all that you've plugged into it?

I'd suggest trying the foam under the strings close to the bridge wheeze. It works well for me

I agree 100% with @Schnozzalee’s statement!

Id snap that up and find out later. The body has a mastumoku look.

I don't know if age has that much to do with it. Younger millennials and gen z don't tend to use forums at all, outside of maybe Reddit (which doesn't really qualify as much of a forum any more), but from what I know about under 40's (I spend most of my working life amongst them), their opinions would probably be surprisingly similar to the variety of opinions expressed here. Some would say it's not ok, some would say it's ok if it's handled carefully, others wouldn't care. The only real difference would be that not many under 40s musicians would be outraged that they were being asked a question like this, and pretty much none of them use Facebook / tabloid terms like 'virtue signalling' or 'woke'. But their opinions would be equally varied.

I have a “vintage” Matsumoko Aria Pro ll TSB 650 from 1979. Impressive build quality, quite light, very easy to play, makes very nice noises using short scale TI Jazz Flats. Found it in 2022 for under £500.

Or June 10 🤣

Sorry for a kind of cryptic subject line. I've been down a bit of a chatgpt rabbit hole trying to figure out what's going on here, but I don't know if I can trust what it's telling me. Think I need some human input on this one! Problem: I get a loud pop when turning my pedals on or off. This is only on one particular bass. Likely cause (according to chatgpt): Output coupling capacitor is likely leaky or failing, causing DC leakage and popping. BUT My bass has nothing that looks like the replacement capacitor I found online (e.g. https://ebay.us/m/62aZgK). It's a Cort B4 Plus AS (wiring schematic here: https://www.cortguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cort-b4-plus-as-basses-schematic.pdf). My questions for the wise heads of basschat: Based on the tests I've done (listed below), is the capacitor likely the problem or is chatgpt hallucinating? If not, what else could I try? If I can't see a capacitor, does that mean it's likely build into the circuit board of the active electronics module? And if so, is that something I could realistically fix myself with basic soldering skills? Tests I've done to identify the cause of the problem (summary by chatgpt): Measured DC voltage at output jack: ~1.75-2.0 V DC present with battery, 0 V without battery (confirms DC leakage). Battery voltage verified healthy. Output jack switching continuity: Functioning as expected, switches battery ground on connection. Push-pull active/passive switch continuity tested: Switch behaves correctly on both positions. Pickup resistance measured at circuit board inputs: Neck pickup ~3.25kΩ, bridge pickup ~9.2kΩ (normal ranges). Output coupling capacitor tested for DC leakage with multimeter: Resistance readings 0.3 MΩ and 0.046 MΩ, lower than ideal for a blocking capacitor, suggesting leakage. Battery connected vs disconnected test: DC leakage present only with battery connected, consistent with capacitor leakage causing DC to output.