Although bass guitar necks can be built to any number of different sizes and shapes, more often than not a player does take the letter designation of the neck into consideration when shopping (especially if buying online unplayed). Letter designations for bass guitar necks is more or less “a Fender thing”, and because Fender terminology … Read more
This one sent to featureme@bestbassgear.com is described as “a monster”. I’d have to agree! Anthony Writes, Here’s a few pics of Anthony McDonald custom bass guitar. Mahogany body, bubinga and zebra neck and fingerboard gotoh tuners, emg pickups, 18volts. This bass is a monster. The huge cutout at the top of the body must make … Read more
A situation that every player runs into is that you come up with The Best Bass Line Ever, scramble to find some way to record so you can show it to your band-mates later (or refer back to it for yourself to record in your own home studio), and by the time you find something … Read more
See Gene’s business listing here Yet another unnamed bass arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox, so this one is called “11” because of the neck layers as the builder, Gene, describes below. Gene writes: This is my second custom Bass build and my first neck through design. I really enjoyed this build because it gave me … Read more
In BBG’s pedal lineup is the Ashdown Dual Band Compression pedal for bass. Looks cool and sounds great… …but what exactly is dual-band compression and why would you want it? Dual-band compression for bass splits the incoming signal is split into two bands, low frequency and high frequency, runs each through separate compressor circuits, combines … Read more
When one thinks of The Ventures, bass doesn’t come to mind because that’s not what that act is known for. However, you would be amazed at how songs by that band sound once you fill in the low end. But before I get into that, here’s a few words about the example song below. The … Read more
See Brent’s business listing here This week’s feature bass that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from Indiana, USA. Brent writes, Here is a bass that I built over the cold winter months in my small basement shop. I wanted something that was light yet well balanced, felt great in my hands, and had tone … Read more
The smallest and most convenient bass amp one can use that has any “real bass” tone to it is the bass combo amplifier. While true you could use ear buds if you want to go seriously itty-bitty, having the amp in many instances is better to have. There are legitimate reasons to own a small … Read more
As the old saying goes, clothes make the man. When it comes to bands, most just do the standard button-down shirt and jeans thing on stage (except for the drummer who usually wears shorts for more freedom of movement). But then there are those who get into the game of same-look for all band members. … Read more
