I’ll admit up front that the title of this article is a totally unfair question for the reason it’s actually very difficult to describe in words what a pickup sounds like; it’s kind of like trying to describe what an orange tastes like (yeah, think about that one). 🙂 That being said, I’m going on … Read more
This is a step-through process of installing a Taurus TM-2 preamp. You can read more about the TM-2 here for further information to get specifications – but let’s get to what you clicked on this for – a step-through on installing it! 🙂 Before we begin we need to source the tools required to complete … Read more
It can be arguably said that at NAMM, demos that really shine above the rest are performed by people who know their instruments backwards and forwards who can play with any gear in any situation – including a seriously crowded hall where almost nobody can be heard over each other. This is such an example. … Read more
Sometimes a one-man-shop is all that’s required to build a fantastic bass guitar. This week’s feature bass is from a small town in Georgia, and Ivory tells his story: I have been a customer of Best Bass Gear for years. I am from a small town in South GA. Well, on a trip to Atlanta … Read more
Above is a Dingwall “Afterburner 2” bass guitar. Very pretty, very expensive and very awesome all the way around; you’re definitely getting something special when you buy a Dingwall. And as you can see from the photo, it has fanned frets on it, and that’s what this article is about. On a fanned fret layout, … Read more
All bass players at some point eventually buy “the good bass”; this is a bass that’s either a premium model (such as the Fender Select Active Jazz Bass) or something custom-built just for you by a luthier where you wait weeks to months to get it. Either way, that’s your “baby”; that’s the bass you … Read more
When going by the appearance of a pickup alone, one can get easily confused because there are pickups that have hum-canceling technology in them even though they look like a single-coil, and there are also humbuckers that look like humbuckers but are in fact tri-coil or even quad-coil. To answer the question of what counts … Read more
See Patrick’s business listing here This is a bit of a follow-up to our “mudbucker” article, as Patrick has a real-deal ’64 Epi Newport (original owner!) with a real-deal mudbucker in it. Patrick’s story: I purchased this Epiphone Newport back in 1964. Played it for about four years as is, but I wanted a EB3 … Read more
VOX’s amPhone series is a set of headphones which literally puts an amplifier inside the headset. And, as it turns out, there’s a bass model. Even Victor Wooten did a video on it: I was thinking to myself, “Y’know… I’ve seen this tech somewhere before…” Then I remember, yeah I did. It was called the … Read more
Here’s some photos from NAMM 2013. There was tons of cool stuff there, including some fantastic bass guitars. Here’s a few of them: Backlund F Bass Booth Lakland Mayones Oscar Prat Pigtronix Reverend Aqualina Spector (and a lot of them!) Warwick Which is your favorite? Post a comment below and let everyone know!
