On our Facebook page we shared a few images of a 1961 Rickenbacker 4000 (which you can see here if you like), and in the description it was mentioned that the bass features a tug bar. Some people were confused by this and posted a few comments asking what a tug bar is. Fortunately, a … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is from request for a “deep body semi-hollow” bass, and the builder certainly delivered! Builder Stephan Mongeon from Stellart Guitars writes: This Bass has been custom-built for my most loyal customer Pascal Forget. It all started from the rest of a … Read more
If you ever wondered how gold can a Fender bass get, anything “HLE” out of the Fender Custom Shop is your answer, pictured above with the Fender Limited Edition Closet Classic HLE Precision Bass. HLE refers to Haynes Limited Edition, which indicates the instrument will have a gold finish, gold hardware everywhere and even a … Read more
(contributed by Robert Giovannetti of Vannetti Bass Designs and Best Bass Gear) Gain is often misinterpreted to be synonymous with volume because they both sound like they mean the same thing, especially when referencing amplifier heads. Compound this with the fact that raising or lowering an instrument’s or amp’s gain will affect its volume, and … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a TalkBass Winter Build-Off winner! Builder Adam Falkner writes: I was recently bitten by the bug to build instruments, so in an effort to grow, I wanted to make my second build more intricate than my first. And that just … Read more
Dave Ellefson, bassist for Megadeth, has one of the best metal bass tones – and he plays with a pick. One of the most amazing things about Dave’s tone is simply how clean it is. Even for diehard “I play with fingers only” bassists, when you hear just how clean and precise Dave delivers the … Read more
The Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig is a multi-effect unit with, obviously, a whole bunch of in-built effects. But as you can see from a photo of it, one of the features is “sans amp”, and yes this does mean it can be used direct into a mixer. But as anyone who has used a … Read more
This week’s feature bass is a modified Stu Hamm Fender model. Owner of the bass, Duke, writes: First of all I’m not a luthier and don’t pretend to be. I’m just a guy who loves working on, rebuilding and modifying basses. I purchased a 93 Fender “Stu Hamm” Urge MIM (Mexican version) with the idea … Read more
A favorite song of many bassists because of its groove, Cult of Personality is a staple rock song of the late 1980s. 1988, to be specific. This song is played using all fingers and requires accurate fretting to get it right. Also, atypical to most rock songs of the late ’80s, the bass can be … Read more
This is a continuation from part 3. Below: Potentiometers being attached to the control plate, with washer being placed. Below: Washers for both pots placed. Below: A 1/2″ nut driver being used to tighten the nuts to the washers. Below: Tightening the other pot to the plate. Below: Output jack being held underneath and attaching … Read more
