What is the Bassline that inspired you to pick up the bass?

For me, Welcome to the Jungle. Duff was a genius with that track. [TalkBass.com Logo]  Hi {NAME}! Check out this week's trending discussions at TalkBass.com Your digest  [What is the Bassline that inspired you to pick up the bass?]( March 06, 2020  •  196 posts  •  2,750 views  Recordings [BG]   [Bass Boy J said]( — For me, Welcome to the Jungle. Duff was a genius with that track. [Read more »](   [i ordered my husband a bass]( March 08, 2020  •  62 posts  •  2,432 views  Basses [BG]   [pcake said]( — tl;dr version: my husband fell in love with the squier classic vibe '70s jazz bass, so after some weirdness from samash, i ordered it and it's on its way for his birthday next ... [Read more »](   [What’s the best way to deal with a drummer who plays too slow?]( March 04, 2020  •  190 posts  •  3,527 views  Miscellaneous [BG]   [Pete Berger said]( — We're a cover band and our drummer plays some songs way too slow, like 15-20 bpm slow. And a few too fast by the same margin. The guitar player or myself will say something like ... [Read more »](   [Stingray Lovers....Behold! ;-)]( March 08, 2020  •  61 posts  •  2,351 views  Basses [BG]   [Quadzilla said]( — Check out this stunner! Bought this 1995 body that had an early 2000's USA Stingray neck mounted to her. I'm not a fan of rosewood necks on Stingrays, so I tracked down a maple ... [Read more »](   [Love the grain, hate the burst... should I strip it?]( March 07, 2020  •  83 posts  •  2,426 views  Basses [BG]   [Texican said]( — [attachment] I've had a swamp ash P bass body sitting in a box for a few months. Just need to buy a neck and tuners. My issue is that I'm not a huge fan of the color. So before ... [Read more »](   [NBD: The Anti-TB Bass, 1970 Gibson EB-0L]( March 06, 2020  •  62 posts  •  1,799 views  Basses [BG]   [br1qbat said]( — Actually got this last Friday, but finally had a chance to jam with the band last night. 1970 Gibson EB-0L in walnut finish. It's like antimatter to TB: Neckdive? Yep All low-end ... [Read more »](   [Is there a correlation between age and significance of tone?]( March 05, 2020  •  98 posts  •  2,357 views  Basses [BG]   [FunkyYeti said]( — When I was younger, tone was the most important factor when buying gear. I didn't care that my bass weighted 15 lbs. That my SVT weighted a ton and those pesky tubes weren't as ... [Read more »](   [NBD Joe Dart EBMM!]( March 07, 2020  •  58 posts  •  2,004 views  Basses [BG]   [derlewine said]( — Literally just arrived in my doorstep. I know the style isn't for everyone, but I've been thinking about making a passive stingray/sterling for a while. When this came up I just ... [Read more »](   [The dares and perks of going fretless?]( March 06, 2020  •  123 posts  •  2,723 views  Basses [BG]   [jpaulo said]( — 2 years into learning to play the bass - still a beginner in many ways but loving the tonality diversity of instruments. As I already have fretted precision and music man basses, ... [Read more »](   [NBD: Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Bass]( March 04, 2020  •  36 posts  •  1,883 views  Basses [BG]   [PBassin said]( — I was finally able to get my hands on one of these Pino Palladino basses! I had heard a number of times that these are fantastic P-basses, so I'm excited to have it. Anyway, here ... [Read more »](  Love TalkBass? Please consider becoming a [Supporting Member]( Our supporters have kept TalkBass online and independent since 1998. As a Supporting Member you can post unlimited ads in the monstrous TalkBass Classifieds with no insertion fees or final value fees. Gold Supporting Members see ZERO ads on TalkBass, ever.  Visit your [Account Upgrades]( page for more information.  Thank you! Want to help more?  Visit the [TalkBass Store]( for your bass needs:  From Darkglass to DR, Genzler to GHS, all profits from the Store support the TB community. You are receiving this email because you either registered as a member for TalkBass.com or signed up for updates.  [Unsubscribe](  [Send feedback](mailto:support@threadloom.news?subject=Feedback%20for%20TalkBass.com%20newsletter)  Sent on behalf of TalkBass.com by  [Threadloom]( TalkBass.com, 13359 N Hwy 183, Austin, TX 78750