This article provides an overview of the most relevant online communities for bass players around the world.
Talkbass (www.talkbass.com)
TalkBass.com is a global online community for bass players, offering forums for discussions, gear reviews, tutorials, and a marketplace for buying and selling bass-related equipment.
Basschat (www.basschat.co.uk)
Basschat.co.uk is a UK-based online community and marketplace for bass players, featuring forums, gear discussions, classified ads for second hand basses, and resources related to bass guitars and music.
Bassic (www.bassic.de)
Bassic.de is a German online platform and community dedicated to bass players, offering forums, resources, and discussions on bass guitars, equipment, and music-related topics.
Zinkif (www.zikinf.com)
Zikinf is a French platform that connects musicians, offers free classified ads, detailed information on musical equipment and instruments. Not specifically for bass players, but they do have many “petit annonces” which are listings for second hand bass guitars.
Reddit (www.reddit.com)
On Reddit there are several dedicated communities for bass, like r/BassGuitar, or r/Bass, on which bass players can find discussions, advice, gear reviews, playing tips, tutorials or bass related discussions.
Ultimate Guitar (www.ultimate-guitar.com)
While not bass-specific, it has an extensive collection of bass tabs, forums, and discussions relevant to bassists.
