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Younger players like doing bass covers of video games, and there’s nothing wrong with that, especially considering it’s an excellent way to get technically precise on the bass guitar. This cover is of a game released in the late 1990s from Namco called Ace Combat 2 from a track within the game called “Aim High.” … Read more
Ordinarily, we keep clear of any video game references, but this is an exception just because it sounds cool. Team Fortress 2 is a video game, but it’s main theme is Peter Gunn inspired, which of course has great bass tone to it. The video below shows how to play along with the TF2 main … Read more
One of the more rare electric bass guitars from the 1960s is the Moni Bassus, made in Hungary. Reported only to have been constructed in the 1960s and having a low production number, coming across one isn’t exactly easy. Made as good as a Fender or Gibson of that era? No. Designed well? That’s debatable. … Read more
Some players think a tremolo system is the most useless thing one could install on a bass guitar. Not true. A tremolo (which is actually vibrato) system when put in the right hands can be used to create interesting sounds that are actually usable. And by usable I mean “something that could be used in … Read more
While BBG does sell plenty of stuff to help you get the Bernard Edwards tone (such as the Bartolini MM-size offerings among other things,) learning the technique Bernard used can be a challenge. The song with the bass line which is arguably one of the toughest to learn is Everybody Dance; this is the song … Read more
The bass line that’s been heard a million times by many millions of people. Every bass player needs to know this one. No, really. Every bass player needs to know this. 🙂 It is “The Bass Line” that never gets old. Out of every single bass line you’ve ever heard, this is routinely in the … Read more
Proof that you don’t need an expensive bass to get great tone, YouTube user Sanitys Void rocks out using an under-$400 Jackson JS3. The fact this sounds any good at all using a camera microphone is actually quite impressive. What would you upgrade on this bass? Drop in some EMG 35 pickups, perhaps? 🙂
When it comes to recording the bass guitar direct, a bass DI is the go-to stomp box for that sort of thing. However, if you ever run into the situation where you don’t have your favorite DI box at-the-ready (or if yours broke for whatever reason,) you can plug in to your guitar player’s multi-effects … Read more
Can you build a bass out of a 2×4? Indeed you can… …although you may prefer your bass guitars with just a tad more body mass to them. 🙂
A tool that comes provided with the Cruz Tools GrooveTech Bass Player Tech Kit is a steel ruler. For many builders and modders, this is actually one of the most-used tools. Why? Because that little ruler will also measure bridge saddle height, pickup pole piece height and something many don’t take into consideration, string action … Read more
