See the business listing for this bass builder here This was a BotW that we could not feature before, but only for the reason a complete photo set of the instrument was not submitted the first time around. For this second time, we do have a complete photo set, and we very much thank the … Read more
Note up front: Technically, calling a pitch-bending bridge device a “tremolo” system is wrong; it is properly called a vibrato system. However, most players know these things as tremolo systems or “trem” for short. Yes, we know it should be called vibrato instead of tremolo, but that’s a bit difficult to do since many companies … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Many builders take inspiration from Fender design and then improve upon it to meet their needs, and that’s exactly what this week’s BotW is all about. Builder Sven Are Ellingseter writes: I wanted a 4-string fretted bass with a maple neck but did not fancy a … Read more
Little known fact: BBG does sell a looper. One of the best available, in fact. What would a bass player need a looper for? There are actually several good reasons for a bass player having a looper. But before we talk about that, here’s a video of one in action used by a bass player: … Read more
This article gets a little (a lot, actually) on the techy side of things. When it comes to potentiometers for guitars, there’s this thing called taper. There are 4 kinds of tapers, and the designations for are logarithmic (also known as audio), linear, reverse logarithmic and graphic. Quick question answered 1: Why does the reverse … Read more
This week’s BotW has some serious eye candy going on, but it’s definitely more than just a pretty face. Buyer Andrew writes: Keith Roscoe and the rest of the team and Roscoe guitars and basses. Roscoe Guitars P.O. Box 5404 Greensboro. NC 27435 518 North Spring Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Phone: 336 274-8810 Fax: 336 … Read more
You guys and gals are always asking us for SOUND SAMPLES of certain bass guitars, and we happened to come across one for the Fender Modern Player Coronado Bass. Note up front: Video is not in English, but that’s not the point. The point is you hear this thing, and the demo is good. And … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is a custom build Jazz Bass, concentrating on “staying true” to Fender design. Builder Milos Tomisic writes: Inspiration is 60’s Jazz Bass. It was made on order for a session musician. Body is alder, neck is hard Bosnian maple with rosewood fretboard, bridge … Read more
Playing like John Paul Jones? Not easy. But at least this will give you a head start on it. To note: If John sounds out-of-time, he’s not. Ramble On is a type of song where the bass player essentially has to “follow his own metronome in his head”, so to speak. There’s really not much … Read more
At Best Bass Gear, we (as well as our viewers and customers) love seeing entries for Bass of the Week. You can submit yours right here. The vast majority of the time, just about every entry we get eventually will make it as a feature. What disqualifies a build or a mod from being featured? … Read more
