Above is an Ibanez GSR200 series bass guitar. It isn’t all that expensive. In fact, a GSR200 is under 300 USD ordinarily. Why are we mentioning this bass guitar specifically? Because it is a popular choice for parents that gift a bass guitar to their daughters or sons as a birthday present, or for the … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a 26-fret beauty with nice grain lines throughout. Builder Marek Witkowski writes: Scale: 889mm (35″) construction: neck thru body: Wenge top, Korina bottom neck: maple, strengthened with two carbon rods fingerboard: white ebony, black&white ebony radius: compound: 12″-16″ … Read more
Jared Dines shows beginners the 11 different ways to hold an electric bass guitar. We’re all very fortunate to have someone like this show us a very detailed, very informative video on how it’s done. This man is truly gifted.
For bass of the week feature instruments here at BBG, you’ve seen a lot of custom inlay work. And while we would all like custom inlays that look absolutely perfect, there is always the option to buy a set of inlays instead. Two things make buying an inlay set a whole lot easier. First is … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a fretless whammy! Builder Barton Applewhite writes: 6-string fretless bass with a Kahler tremolo. It has one EMG 45TWX pickup and Hipshot Ultralight tuners. The construction is a maple neck-thru with alder wings and a ziricote fingerboard. The … Read more
The word octave was purposely put in the title of this article because some players hear “8 string,” and believe that means a tuning of something like F# B E A D G B E. That’s not what this is. This is a 4-string doubled with 4 more octave strings, as in eE aA dD … Read more
For those of you that didn’t know, we do carry tools (the Bass Player Tech Kit on that page in particular is quite nice to have.) However, from the recent survey we sent out, a few of you said you wanted us to carry more tools other than what’s listed there. Understanding tool categories There … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a 35-inch scale 6-string lightweight at only 8.5lbs (3.85kg). Builder Thomas Rodriguez from Rodriguez Guitars writes: I specialize in classical guitars but I got my start making electric guitars & basses, I still make electrics when time permits. … Read more
The Sabre Bass has had a long absence and hasn’t been made since the early 1990s, but now it’s back. Looks great, sounds great. For those of you out there looking for something “not Fender” but still has a great feel and sound to it, this might be just what you were looking for. AND … Read more
Before beginning this one, know that there is no official rule that states you have to use a 250K audio taper potentiometer in your bass. It’s your bass, and you can use whatever you choose. However, there are reasons why this particular pot is used. Also, bear in mind this is written from a passive … Read more
