See Егор’s business listing here Yet another unnamed bass arrived at featureme@bestbassgear.com, with the word “zamechatelny” in the message as you’ll see below. What does that mean? I have absolutely no idea, but it sounds cool. (It is assumed the writer is Russian since his email address ended in .ru even though he wrote his … Read more
Since the dawn of the modern electric guitar (which obviously includes the electric bass guitar), there have been more than a fair share of builders who have put together some pretty wacky builds. Some of the more-wacky include bodies made out of stone or concrete, and the modern variant is 3D printed guitar bodies of … Read more
Yeah, I know, there are a whole crop of bass players out there who are very anti-pick (or plectrum, if you prefer). If you’re one of those, don’t do one of those “real bass players don’t use picks” things. Some players use picks and it’s not a sin to do so. Picks are made from … Read more
This article is going to take a decidedly nerdy slant with no apologies for it whatsoever. I first connected to the internet in 1996, which at the time of this writing was 17 years ago. And I remember seeing bands starting to do the online thing around 1998. And yes, Microsoft Windows 98 had a … Read more
If you encounter wrist pain when you buy a new bass guitar that has a different neck compared to what you’re used to, this is absolutely not something that exclusively happens to the over-40 crowd. Far from it, actually. Anyone can get wrist pain from a different style of bass guitar neck. Common pain description: … Read more
The week’s BotW that was sent to featureme@bestbassgear.com comes from the wild woods of Texas where tones boom low and bass guitars like to get outside and go tanning. Paul writes: This bass that I dubbed “The Bastard” is a Telecaster/Jazz bass hybrid body shape that I designed. I wanted this bass to look very … Read more
There’s a lot of debate out there as to what The Most Important Thing is concerning what a bass player should know above all else, and opinions vary wildly on this subject. Some say the most important thing is to know your scales, while others say you should know what’s known as “perfect pitch” (and … Read more
On the heavier, grittier side of bass tone is stoner rock. Definitely not a mainstream rock sound, not exactly grunge, not exactly heavy metal, not exactly blues… it’s just a decidedly “dark” hard driving sound. Stoner rock isn’t necessarily slow or fast tempo and it goes all over the place. Early stoner tone Some say … Read more
Before starting this one, I have to define what “kid” is in the context of this article. Kid in this article refers to children between the ages of 8 and 12. If your child is interested in the bass guitar, you’re most likely not going to want to put a bunch of money into an … Read more
A bass that sounds “piano-like” isn’t a term that’s used very often, but it’s a good one to know to understand why some bass players hate new strings so much. You know that there are some players out there who purposely prefer old, used strings. Part of the reason for that is to avoid the … Read more
