At NAMM, we were able to talk with Carey Nordstrand who showed us the new stuff from Nordstrand Audio products, and it was demonstrated with a cool Fodera headless prototype. Will the Nordstrand Audio products become real? According to Carey’s personal blog, yes. According to Carey, NA products should be available later this year. Cool!
Classical music, that is. The description of the video states, “Fur Elise (Ludwig Van Beethoven) – solo arrangement for bass guitar. For instructional purposes.” Learning classical pieces on the bass guitar is actually a really good way to increase finger strength and getting to know your fretboard (as in where notes are) a lot better. … Read more
This week’s bass guitar of the week is an “aggressive” 5-string fretless. Buyer Mark Cook had Carrigan Designs custom bass guitars build his bass for him, and he writes: I was interested in having a custom 5 string fretless built. The goal was create a bass with an aggressive edge, but warm sound. The hard … Read more
Fresh from NAMM 2015, we present to you a video showing Roger Baer of Bear amplification showing how the VTI Tube Direct Box works. You’ll notice there is no serial number on the back. That’s because this thing is so new that it hasn’t had a serial assigned to it. This is not for sale … Read more
Blackbird by The Beatles is a song known to many. Hearing this played on the bass guitar is amazing. But to hear it being played while singing the song at the same time? Very impressive, considering the timing between the bass and the vocal is different from each other. To put this another way, a … Read more
This is actually a subject we’ve covered before where you can add in a counterweight to get a top-heavy bass with neck dive to stop diving. However, the method shown below is the no-mod way of doing it. Does it work? Yes, it does, and you can do it right now. But does it work … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here A short-and-sweet build story for this week’s bass guitar of the week, but still a great build nonetheless! Bass builder Anthony McDonald from Anthonycustombass.com writes: This bass is build Namm advertisement Wood maple, Purple Heart, Mexican ebony ash Elec, pope 18 volts preamp system, active/ passive … Read more
Whether you are installing a bass bridge on a new build or on an existing bass that already has a bridge installed, the method to handle the install is relatively the same. Step 1: Select the New Bridge Before selecting your new bridge you will need to determine a few details about your existing bridge. … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is truly a badass 24-fret 6-string beast. Builder Jason Willard writes: The Trotter 6 String Bass is my own design I was looking to build a unique custom bass that kicks ass. The Trotter Bass is a 35-inch scale … Read more
YouTuber Isidro FemenÃa plays the Godfather theme on bass. Cool! The bass appears to be a Yamaha RBX170 model. Please let Insidro know you saw his video by commenting on it and say that Best Bass Gear sent you!
