Cabinets, Electronics, and hardware for your custom bass guitar configurations.
This article gets a little (a lot, actually) on the techy side of things. When it comes to potentiometers for guitars, there’s this thing called taper. There are 4 kinds of tapers, and the designations for are logarithmic (also known as audio), linear, reverse logarithmic and graphic. Quick question answered 1: Why does the reverse … Read more
In a recorded phone conversation with Larry of Aero Pickups, he discussed many things, and one of them was single-pole-piece-per-string vs. two-pole-pieces-per-string. I always say when you have two pole pieces per string, the note is picked up twice every time the string vibrates over the magnets. There have been times when I’ve sent single-pole-piece-per-string … Read more
We’ve been neglecting featuring Jackson bass goodness for a while now, so below is a video demonstrating the Jackson JS2 Concert Bass. The video isn’t in English, but that doesn’t matter because you really get to hear the bass, and that’s ultimately what matters most. Please let us know what you think of this Jackson … Read more
We asked our Facebook audience what type of pickup they prefer, be it single-coil straight, split-coil, dual-coil, rail design or something else… …and now it’s time to ask you. What’s your favorite bass pickup type, and why do you prefer it? Multiple answers are OK, because some players use specific pickups for specific applications. Post … Read more
Recently, we posted an open question on Facebook asking what your favorite pickup is. Feel free to check that out. Do you agree with the comments on that discussion? There were a lot of EMG and Seymour Duncan fans out there. What’s your favorite brand of bass pickup (even if it’s one we don’t carry)?
Recently we received an email asking to poll the audience (you) on what strings you use and moreover why, so before continuing, the goal of this article is simple: Please comment with what you use and why you use it. Tips on making a good comment that’s useful here: 1. Do you prefer new or … Read more
A “Road Worn” Series stringed instrument by Fender is not a “Relic” and is a bit tough to describe, so I’ll use Fender’s own description, which states: The popular Road Worn series presents 1950s- and 1960s-style Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass models bearing notably distressed touches—including worn finishes, aged parts and rusted hardware—that … Read more
(Quick info for those that don’t like to wait and want a DI box now: See the SansAMP Bass Driver DI and SansAMP Character Series VT Bass DI.) “DI”, which most players know as “Direct Injection” (meaning not Direct Input and I’ll explain why in a moment), is a very standard thing to use when … Read more
As you can see from the video above, Fender RSD has developed a new high-mass bass bridge for 2013. Many players who have been shopping with BBG a while know all about high-mass bridges and have been using them for some time. What we want to know is this: With your use of a high-mass … Read more
I call this weird-but-true because bass players who encounter this issue usually have no idea they’re allergic to nickel at all and just “tough it out” when in reality there’s no reason to do that. Being allergic to nickel is in fact a real thing and is normally associated with jewelry, such as having to … Read more
