A bass guitar pickup template is nothing more than a guide so you can cut the proper sized holes in your bass guitar body to install your pickups in. While traditional luthiers prefer to draw out and cut their own templates from scratch, a pre-made template for many is easier to use (especially if you … Read more
Best Bass Gear is GIVING AWAY an Aguilar TLC Compressor pedal (or a $200 gift card, your choice, see below). Haven’t seen the TLC yet? Check it out. Do you want one? Of course you do. Right pedal, right features and all-steel construction so you can stomp it all you want and know it won’t … Read more
The Ultra Jazz Bass Pickup is a pickup that top luthiers recommend because it has the right blend of vintage tone with modern convenience. Luthiers sing the praises about the Ultra Jazz Bass Pickup because yes, it’s just that good. You want that classic Jazz Bass tone with no hum? You’ve got it with this … Read more
Victor Wooten, a phenomenal bass player that many of you know, has an interesting opinion on whether bass players should solo or not. The first thing to note that Victor says is that the bass player is supporting other musicians; this is a very good thing to bear in mind because traditionally, the bass is … Read more
I’m going to say right up front that when it comes to comparing one type of metal to another concerning whether your bass guitar bridge is made out of brass or aluminum, one is not better than the other – but – it does matter concerning what type of sustain and tone you’re going for. … Read more
A Best Bass Gear customer was wondering whether he should upgrade his preamp or his pickups: I have a ESP LTD B206 bass that I am very happy with in every way except for the electronics. Would installing a Bassline or Agulliar preamp with the stock pickups improve my sound? If I can only afford … Read more
There’s nothing quite like quitting time. And every Friday over on our Facebook page we celebrate the striking of 5:00 and the beginning of the weekend with our Friday Work Whistle Video.
“This Wilkat Headless Beatle Bass (34″ scale) was fitted with the Bartolini pickups, controls and knobs supplied by Best Bass Gear and the client is very happy.”
This week’s Bass of the Week comes from Wayne Stewart. I built this from scratch. It is burled redwood, maple and mahogany. I had Carvin build the neck to my specs as it is a through neck design. The bass is totally passive with custom wiring to have volume on both pickup with a master … Read more
