Nordstrand Preamp with an old-school Music Man feel
Get the old school Music Man tone with a new faithful reproduction, the 2B-MM preamp from Nordstrand.
Best Bass Gear
Bass of the Week: Samantha Cay’s Fretless Fender P Bass
“The electronics are a culmination of a lot of experimenting on my part to find what I like. At the heart of things it has a vintage Dimarzio Model P”
McCartney Autographed Violin Bass Auctioning for Charity
If you’ve got an extra $100,000 burning a hole in your pocket we’ve got something you might be interested in: a Hofner Violin Bass autographed by Sir Paul McCartney himself. The proceeds from the auction will benefit Nordoff Robbins.
Gig Bag Essentials – Tool Kit
A basic tool kit is a crucial gig bag item. When things go wrong out on a gig – and trust us, something always goes wrong – a good tool kit comes up big. You don’t need to stock your entire workbench in there, but a few of the basics will get you out of a few jams.
Bass of the Week: Patrick Conway’s Dawg Bass
This week’s BotW comes from Patrick Conway and his custom built Dawg bass from Bootleg Guitars and Basses.
Talking with custom builder John K
We talked with custom builder John Kallas from John K Vintage Basses about getting the only guitar Leo Fender ever gave away for free, testing out new G&L guitars, his custom built guitars, and the subtle differences in wood selection.
Yeah, throw another sticker on it
Listen, we don’t mean to be too rough on everyone that slaps a sticker on their bass, but when you’ve invested more in stickers than you have in the instrument you may want to step away from the stickers.
EBS Reidmar and ClassicLine Stacks
It was their first foray into the world of micro-amps, and we’ve all been blown away by it. Our great tech Max won’t stop raving about the thing. He can’t believe the kind of action he’s getting from a D-Class amp.
