Cabinets, Electronics, and hardware for your custom bass guitar configurations.
(Editor’s note: This is a contributed article. You can also contribute an article! See details at bottom.) There is no such thing as an input jack on a bass. It’s an output jack. I purposely made the title have “input jack” just so you know it is WRONG. The proper name is output jack. This … Read more
There are a few bass lines that earn the distinction of being legendary, and the line Chris Squire plays in Roundabout by Yes is one of them. Most people are shocked when they learn Roundabout was released in 1972. Many believe the song to be from the late ’70s or the early ’80s, but no, … Read more
Below is a video of a modded Squier Bronco Bass. The stock pickup was swapped out for a dual-rail humbucker and a thumb rest was added. In the latter half of the video, the owner of the bass explains that he bought the bass that way and didn’t do the mod himself… …but does explain … Read more
Something you will see on vintage Fender basses (and also on reproduction vintage-spec instruments from the Fender Custom Shop if requested) is a strap button on the back of the headstock. Was this a factory Fender option? Yes, and it is called the hootenanny button. This actually was a factory Fender option introduced in 1960 … Read more
The Seymour Duncan SPB-3 is a force to be reckoned with, as it is a “quarter pounder” split-coil. This is a popular pickup upgrade for P-Bass owners because of its loud-and-good output combined with extended frequency range due to its quarter-inch-wide pole pieces. After using the SPB-3, you will quickly realize that the wider poles … Read more
When refurbishing or restoring a vintage bass, sometimes it’s necessary to use new parts because the old parts have simply worn out or have become unusable from sitting too long and not being used enough. This is an instance where new parts were used on an old bass, and it worked out quite nicely. What … Read more
There are many bass players who go “all in” when it comes to string type. Some will use nothing but roundwound while others use nothing but flatwound. Which is the best? You can listen to a video below to hear the differences between flat and around both with pick and fingers to decide that for … Read more
A few things to point out up front for those that care about the technical naming details of this: The proper name for this type of thing is a vibrato system. Fender for a very long time has incorrectly called it a tremolo system. The reason it’s incorrect is because a tremolo effect is produced … Read more
“Walk This Way” is one of Aerosmith’s greatest hit songs from the album Toys in the Attic. There have been countless thousands of bass players who have covered this song. While there’s nothing wrong with that, many players tend to overcomplicate the song when covering it. Why do bassists overcomplicate the song when playing it? … Read more
Below is a video by Janek Gwizdala published a few months back on what it’s like to pick up and play a proper 6-string bass. And “proper” means one that has been set up correctly with an appropriate string set of the correct thicknesses, string saddles with correctly set height, a neck that has had … Read more
