(Quick info for those that don’t like to wait and want a DI box now: See the SansAMP Bass Driver DI and SansAMP Character Series VT Bass DI.) “DI”, which most players know as “Direct Injection” (meaning not Direct Input and I’ll explain why in a moment), is a very standard thing to use when … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Some things about old designs are good enough to replicate, and the ’51 P is definitely one of them. Nicholas writes: I have always loved the look of the first Fender Precision basses, from 1951 through 1956. While the originals are collector’s items and the reissues … Read more
As you can see from the video above, Fender RSD has developed a new high-mass bass bridge for 2013. Many players who have been shopping with BBG a while know all about high-mass bridges and have been using them for some time. What we want to know is this: With your use of a high-mass … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes all the way from New Zealand. Rob writes: I got interested in ergonomic guitar and bass design and successfully built and now play a ” Klien” style headless guitar. I found that it was so comfortable … Read more
I call this weird-but-true because bass players who encounter this issue usually have no idea they’re allergic to nickel at all and just “tough it out” when in reality there’s no reason to do that. Being allergic to nickel is in fact a real thing and is normally associated with jewelry, such as having to … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here An unnamed bass came into the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox this week from Melbourne, Australia. Harry writes: I’m a custom builder from Melbourne, Australia. The bass is my pilot build for my second design. It is my take of 70’s jazz bass. It features modern double cut body, … Read more
A common thread that anyone over the age of 30 says is, “they don’t make music like they used to”. Oh, I beg to differ. Check this out: That, if you can believe it, is a new song. Yes, really. The song is Treasure by Bruno Mars, and if you can believe it, the bass … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox screams coolness with retro done right with its “70s kitchen” look. And it’s done so well that you don’t notice at first that this bass is in fact a 5-string. Brian writes: As my go to bass … Read more
A shim when referred to guitar neck usage is for all intents and purposes a thin spacer. In rare instances a shim is sometimes called a wedge, but the standard terminology used by luthiers for a thin wedge is to call it a shim. What is the purpose of a neck shim? To adjust the … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from CJ Broz in Washington state: This is Sasha, my first bass that was built from the ground up. I wanted something that’s comfortable to play, tonally more flexible than most basses out there, unique, and … Read more
