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5 things to do before intonating your bass guitar

(Tip before beginning: It is typical that on most bass guitars, a properly intonated bass that does not have octave strings will have string saddles that look like a small flight of stairs as seen above, with the thickest string being the first “lowest stair.” This means that when shopping around for bass guitars in … Read more

Easy song for beginner slap bass players

In 1979, the song Rise was released by Herb Alpert. This is a great song for bass players just getting into slap bass because the song is slower, and the bass guitar can be heard very well. You’ve probably heard this song before but never knew the title or who wrote it. Now you know!

[Bass of the Week] Wreck VB 5 Deluxe

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is flamed on both the front and back. Builder Danijel Kopjar writes: Hello! this is the top model of our VB series, as VintageBass, and is made as neck through with high end parts. The Wreck is trying to achieve a perfect chambering … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Naked Bass Hitchhiker

See the business listing for this bass builder here This bass is full of holes, but done so in a very cool way that you don’t see very often. Build Bill Woger writes: Hey there, Last year I decided to become ‘official’ by starting up the Naked Bass and Guitar Company (www.nakedbassandguitar.com), a one-man custom … Read more

Stellartone Tonestylers Explained

What is the Stellartone Tonestyler? The Stellartone Tonestyler is a replacement tone control for single or dual pickup bass guitars or guitars. It is very similar to the traditional Vari-Tone without incorporating inductors into the design. The Tonestyler is a high-quality rotary switch with an array of capacitors to select through either 6, 10, or … Read more

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