We sell the Aguilar OBP-3, but there are many times when a bassist wants at least an idea of what a bass sounds like with one installed. The video below will give you a general idea of what a direct bass tone can be with an OBP-3 on board. To note, the bass used in … Read more
FAIR WARNING: What you will watch below may make a few of you cringe a little… …or maybe a lot. Or maybe so much that you’re going to comment and point out all the things wrong going on in the video below (such as using a pickup where the poles don’t line up to the … Read more
Ordinarily we don’t condone the use of American currency as a material for a bass build, but for this one we’ll give it a pass. 🙂 Builder Andrew Meyer writes: This short scale bass is a commission for my bro’. She started as a pretty slab o’ Arizona mesquite in want of a voice. Alder … Read more
The feature bass this week uses what the builder describes as “subtle arching”. Builder Trevor M Davis writes: I am a professional upright bass maker and restorer at Robertson & Sons Violins in Albuquerque, NM. I have been designing this bass for the past 5 years trying to incorporate the knowledge that repairing, restoring and … Read more
It’s time for a trip back to play some ’90s grunge. Mike Starr, who unfortunately passed away in 2011, laid down some amazingly good bass tracks with the ’90s grunge band Alice in Chains, and one of them is Would? The bass line on Would? is actually very simple to play but grooves very nicely. … Read more
This is a bit of a loaded question because the answer obviously depends on the venue. The assumption made here is that you will be playing “unassisted”, meaning all you have is you, your bass, your amp setup and nothing else (meaning no PA system). Generally speaking, you have the choice of 8″, 10″, 12″ … Read more
This is possibly the best instructional video on how to try a bass guitar at the guitar store. Learn valuable testing skills such as “impress everyone with a Michael Jackson riff” and “drop that E like it’s hot”. After watching this video, you too will become an expert bass guitar tester. And please, show all … Read more
The feature bass this week is from an owner who by his own admission bugged the builder for years until he finally got the J-Bass he wanted (and it’s pretty darned good). Owner Clint Owens writes: My bass was built by Keith Roscoe and the team at Roscoe Guitars. I have known Keith around 15 … Read more
(Editor’s note: This is a contributed article. You can also contribute an article! See details at bottom.) Cleaning and maintaining a bass is easy at home, but what about on the road or at a gig? You can easily create a small cleaning and maintenance kit to fit in your gig bag or case that … Read more
(Editor’s note: This is a contributed article. You can also contribute an article! See details at bottom.) So the truss rod in your bass is shot. It doesn’t work anymore. Maybe it’s from the adjusting nut breaking off. Maybe the rod is stripped. Maybe the rod is broken. There are 2 ways you can fix … Read more
