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When frets wear down on a bass guitar neck and you’ve decided to keep the instrument fretted (as opposed to converting it to a fretless), you basically have two options. a) You can have your frets leveled and re-crowned or b) Have it refretted. This is what’s involved with each: Fret Leveling/Recrown This is traditionally … Read more
Best Bass Gear’s online presence has been growing quite a bit (we’re over 20,000 “likes” on Facebook now), but we’re very well aware that YOU make things like that happen. With that said, BBG has a simple question for you: What do YOU want to see on BBG? What would you like to read about? … Read more
It’s time for a trip into the land of the weird. Well, maybe not weird but nonetheless a very interesting phenomenon that happens with certain bass players. Certain players, should they pick up a bass that uses a pick guard (or scratch plate if you’re living across the pond) encounter scratching noises that come through … Read more
If you’ve played bass for any length of time, you have no doubt heard the phrase, “real bass players don’t use a pick.” I don’t know what anyone means by “real bass player”. If you’re a person that picks up a bass guitar and plays it regularly, then you’re a bass player. And of course … Read more
For a while now, Best Bass Gear has had the ability for you send us your stuff for feature material (such as for “Bass of The Week”) on both our web site and Facebook page, however the process of sending us your stuff was a bit difficult. Now it’s easy for you to send us … Read more
Chances are likely a good number of you still own your very first bass guitar. Chances are also likely you haven’t played it in years and it’s sitting in a closet or the basement. And chances are also likely something (or many things) on that bass guitar is messed up which doesn’t allow you to … Read more
An interesting part of bass tone is that some players actually prefer having fret buzz. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, but there are certain instances where buzz actually makes the tone sound better. Here are a few examples: 1960s Overdriven Tone Certain acid rock and psychedelic rock songs of the 1960s featured bass players … Read more
Cyanoacrylate, which you commonly know as superglue, is something that probably isn’t in your tool kit. Or if it is, you probably would never bring that stuff anywhere near a bass guitar when repairing it. Well, it just so happens that with the correct type of superglue, it can be one of the best things … Read more
If you thought the guy falling off his amp was bad, this is even worse. Can you say… “strap locks”? 🙂
Do not stand on an amp. Ever. Watch the video below to find out why. 🙂
