Can you promote in r/bass?
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The short answer
Participate genuinely in discussions, avoid promotional language/links, use the weekly gear thread for product posts or ask the mods for permission and disclose affiliation if you must mention your product.
What works here
- answer questions and contribute expertise without promoting a product
- post New Bass Day / gear in the weekly GEAR thread
- request moderator permission for exceptional posts
What gets posts removed
- posting sales-oriented or advertising content
- linking to giveaways/crowdfunding that benefits you
- posting gear/launch posts outside the weekly thread without mod approval
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Sales rule
The rules explicitly prohibit using the subreddit to sell or advertise gear/products/services and disallow links to giveaways or crowdfunding that personally benefit you.
Weekly gear thread requirement
New Bass Day (NBD) and gear posts must go in the weekly GEAR thread; posts outside it will be removed (with rare exemptions for custom/rare items).
Moderator exceptions exist
There are very few exceptions to the no-advertising rule if you ask the mods, indicating limited allowed vendor activity with prior approval.
Official rules of r/bass
- 01Check the FAQ
- 02New Gear Posts belong in the Weekly GEAR Thread
- 03No Sales
- 04No memes, low effort posts, link dropping, or undescriptive thread titles.
- 05NSFW
- 06No Photo Threads
- 07No Tab Requests
- 08Label Feedback Requests
- 09Be nice
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 29, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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