We recently posted the article What upgrade options are available for a Sterling by Music Man S.U.B. Ray4 bass?, and a question that a few of you asked is whether or not the same upgrade options are available for the 5-string model, the Ray5. Answer: Yes. And in fact, it has more upgrade options than … Read more
We’re starting off this article showing the weight of the Omega bridge just to give you an idea of how closely matched the Omega total weight is to the Badass II (less than a 5g difference between the two.) The Badass II bass bridge is a loved piece of hardware by many bass enthusiasts, and … Read more
The video below is the kind bass players appreciate most – it gets straight to the point. The moment you press the play button, the bass playing starts. Not a single word is spoken. All you hear is playing. After watching the video, let everyone know what string you think sounds best by leaving a … Read more
The feature bass for this week is a unique build that has interesting string options. Otto from www.bassbird.nl writes: I built a Rick-style bass with a 4 normal strings setting and a extra A,D,G strings with octave strings. The bass is built of mahogany body and maple neck. I used WCS pickups that can’t be … Read more
(UPDATE: Yes, we can also give you fantastic upgrade options for the 5-string model S.U.B., just email or call us and ask, we can help.) At the time of this writing, the Sterling by Music Man S.U.B. Ray4 model has a street price of about $300 USD. We do routinely get requests asking what upgrades … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week comes all the way from Finland! Builder of the bass, Alarik Repo, writes: This is the first electric bass I have built. I never had a fretless bass and everyone I have tried were not so good as I wished. … Read more
YouTube user Heath Daniels recently posted a video detailing a neck he carved himself. The video is almost 10 minutes long, but in that 10 minute you will learn quite a bit. WOODWORKERS: Do you agree with the way Heath carved his neck? Would there have been anything you would do differently? Post a comment … Read more
Bass tone is very subjective, obviously. What sounds good to one player will sound awful to another. However, something that is generally agreed upon is that notes must sound clear… …and what is clear? These are, unofficially, the 5 “secrets” to good bass tone clarity: No unwanted fret buzz No unintentional muffled/muted notes No open … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The builder of this bass was given the instructions to make it look like a Rickenbacker, and this is what he came up with. The end result? Something pretty darned good. Builder Roy Epps writes: I have been a wood worker for many years and I … Read more
While This Christmas by Donny Hathaway has smooth bass lines in it that everyone likes, Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses is one of those love-it-or-hate-it modern (as in “not traditional”) Christmas songs. But even if you hate it, the bass line is pretty good. The good bass line doesn’t start until 24 seconds in as … Read more
