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1. Rock bands with two bassists 1 2 3

   By SteveXFR, May 24, 2021
   • 62 replies
   • 10.7k views
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   • RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE
   • Monday at 18:03

2. New Bass stuff at NAMM 2026 1 2 3 4 5

   By SumOne, January 16   

   • namm
   • 109 replies
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   • Bass Direct
   • Monday at 17:19

3. Who are you seeing live next? 1 2 3 4 89

   By Japhet, November 3, 2015
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   • BigRedX
   • Monday at 16:42

4. Proud dad! Two bass players in the house 1 2 3

   By TRBboy, November 18, 2024
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   • MichaelDean
   • Monday at 15:22

5. Gazz seems...upset

   By EliasMooseblaster, Friday at 14:35
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   • TimR
   • Monday at 11:38

6. 2026 Gear Abstinence Thread 1 2 3 4 11

   By neepheid, December 31, 2025
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   • Maude
   • Sunday at 21:42

7. Courier advice

   By Combed20, Saturday at 13:04
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   • 184 views
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   • dmccombe7
   • Sunday at 10:30

8. Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2025? 1 2 3 4 7

   By Al Krow, November 1, 2025
   • 155 replies
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   • Skybone
   • Saturday at 09:29

9. Sky Arts and other music related programmes 1 2 3 4 34

   By PaulWarning, February 7, 2021
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   • steantval
   • Saturday at 00:19

10. Bass related purchases

    By Mrnace, Friday at 19:40
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    • 183 views
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    • Mrnace
    • Friday at 20:06

11. Back on it.

    By NancyJohnson, Friday at 09:36
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    • 323 views
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    • NancyJohnson
    • Friday at 18:02

12. Monty’s Guitars Interview at the BassChat SE Bass Bash with Mike Brooks

    By Sean, Friday at 11:23
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    • 216 views
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    • Sean
    • Friday at 16:14

13. Something new...

    By Mike Brooks, Thursday at 08:05   

    • thebassist
    • thebassistmag
    • 2 replies
    • 284 views
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    • Bolo
    • Friday at 14:33

14. The Bassist..

    By essexbasscat, January 28
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    • 449 views
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    • Richard R
    • Friday at 14:23

15. Did a specific tone inspire you to play bass? 1 2

    By lancer, January 26
    • 33 replies
    • 837 views
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    • StickyDBRmf
    • Thursday at 21:23

16. The Reggae Thread 1 2 3 4 179

    By Reggaebass, January 10, 2020
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    • Reggaebass
    • Thursday at 17:36

17. Will Pop Eat Itself?

    By Chienmortbb, Thursday at 10:20
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    • 309 views
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    • BassAdder60
    • Thursday at 15:00

18. Ruin a Band or musician's name by replacing a single letter 1 2 3 4 57

    By Jean-Luc Pickguard, November 5, 2023
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    • xgsjx
    • Thursday at 14:43

19. Standard pick or Triangle Pick 1 2

    By BassAdder60, January 8, 2024
    • 25 replies
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    • BassAdder60
    • Thursday at 12:45

20. Joe Dart Sterling

    By sshorepunk, January 3, 2025
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    • Grassie
    • Thursday at 08:13

21. The joys of promoting your band on social media to friends 1 2

    By Cat Burrito, April 14, 2024   

    • lighthearted moans
    • 37 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • SteveXFR
    • Thursday at 07:05

22. How was your open mic or jam night last night? 1 2 3 4 8

    By tauzero, February 5, 2025
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    • tauzero
    • January 29

23. Audition tonight 1 2

    By NigeJ, January 19
    • 28 replies
    • 1k views
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    • leschirons
    • January 28

24. James Jamerson Live

    By lowdown, January 26
    • 10 replies
    • 497 views
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    • lowdown
    • January 28

25. What are you listening to right now? 1 2 3 4 560

    By Sarah5string, July 21, 2008
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    • dmccombe7
    • January 28