See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is an exotic 6-string that blends old and new build techniques. Builder Mark Vinciguerra writes: I built this bass for Jose Luis Martinez Salazar in Panama. He is a professional player that plays a lot of traditional Latin style groove. He wanted a … Read more
See Don Campbell’s business listing here BBG: The ToneStyler switch is not like others you would typically find. It’s much more compact and made to military specifications. Is the reason for using such high-quality parts to make the product last longer? DC: I chose the Gray Hill switches because they are the only ones compact … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week gives a nod to Gibson Thunderbird design, but the rest is all custom goodness. Builder Mike Fitzgerald writes: I built this 34″ scale left handed bass to hang and play like a P bass, with a nod to Gibson’s … Read more
In the heavy metal realm, Sober by Tool stands out for bass in the respect it is literally the first instrument you hear, and continues to be heard low and loud throughout the whole song. Below is a video for how to play Sober. Looks good to us, but have your say in the comments … Read more
See Don Campbell’s business listing here BBG: How did you get interested in developing passive electronics for electric guitars and basses? DC: I grew up in the sixties playing drums and studying music. When I decided not to go to college anymore (which I did eventually go back and finish,) I started working for a … Read more
What is a passive tone control? A Passive Tone control is a low pass filter comprised of a three-way variable resistor (potentiometer), and a capacitor. How does a passive tone control work? The passive tone control on your electric bass guitar is a subtractive device. The capacitor allows high frequencies to pass or be bled … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here We don’t see many lefty basses get submitted for Bass of the Week, so it was nice to see a mean, green (literally) lefty machine pop in the inbox. Builder James Kefalas writes: A close friend has been playing bass for years and asked me to … Read more
Bless the modern internet for being able to provide us stuff like this. If you ever wanted to hear the raw sound of Geddy’s bass on YYZ, just watch the video below and check it out. A common point of debate is whether Geddy used both a Fender Jazz and a Rickenbacker on this song. … Read more
What is coil tapping? Most of the time when someone says “coil tap,” they are actually referring a coil split. Actual coil tapping is remarkably rare these days. The idea with a coil tap is when winding a single coil pickup, you stop the winder part way through the winding process, attach a new lead … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The beauty of this bass is skin deep. Literally. Builder Aaron Oya writes, My first bass was a MIM Precision, which I bought when I started taking lessons. My instructor got a Squire P, swapped in Bartolini’s and added in a J at the bridge. I … Read more
