YouTube user Antonio Duarte has proven you can practice your bass and stay fit. Practice like this for 20 minutes a day, 3 times a week to become a master bass player *and* get six-pack abs at the same time. Awesome.
What we have here is a Fender Jazz Bass, which is a bass any bass player knows about, but this one has Nordstrand Big Blades pickups installed in it. While replacing pickups in a J Bass is nothing new to many of our readers, some appreciate knowing what these pickups actually look like within the … Read more
This is a continuation from part 2. Below: Tinning the ground wire in preparation for soldering (the white wire later also will be tinned). Below: Soldering the ground wire to the pot. Below: Soldering the white wire to the upper left terminal. Below: Coaxing the wire out of the ends of the cloth coating. Below: … Read more
Imagine you are playing a gig. Backstage, you accidentally trip over your amplifier and crash into your bass, snapping its neck. Or what if this same mishap happened while you were at home? Your prized bass cannot be repaired and is considered a “total loss.” Homeowner’s policy insurance will only replace your bass with an … Read more
See Jon’s business listing here The feature bass this week is a fretless from a small shop in England. Builder Jon Simnett from Simnett Guitars writes: Simnett Guitars is a one man operation. I build only a handful of instruments each year from my small home workshop in Staffordshire, England. I predominantly build fretless basses, … Read more
This article is a continuation from part 1. This series of articles is specifically concentrating on the Fender American Vintage ’62 Jazz Bass Complete Wiring Kit. If you have bought or are thinking about buying this kit from Best Bass Gear and have questions, we can help. Just ask. Below: One hand holding pliers with … Read more
Below is a demo of the new acoustic-electric bass from Taylor, the GS Mini-e. It is a very small bass as it has a smaller-than-short-scale 23.5″ scale. To put that in perspective, many bass ukuleles have a 20″ scale length, and a short scale 6-string guitar such as the Fender Jaguar has a 24″ scale … Read more
This bass is one groovy turtle. (Yes, there is a video below where you can hear this bass.) Bulder Stasa Puskaric writes: In the summer of 1998 I saw my friend’s Warwick bass and I got the drive to build one by myself. At that time I was reading a lot about Stradivari family, Leonardo … Read more
While we can deliver a pre-wired ’62 Jazz Bass control assembly, if you want to save some money and wire it yourself using this kit, you can. Pictured below: The kit itself. What’s in the kit: American Vintage ’62 Jazz Bass 3-hole control plate with 3 chrome screws. 2x: American Vintage ’62 Jazz Bass CTS … Read more
The devil makes work for idle hands. In this case, waiting for a Dingwall inspired the construction of a Dingwall-like instrument. Bass builder Michael Emmerling writes: Inspired by waiting for a Dingwall, and the Dingwall quality, I started building. Kermit is my third completed bass. Body is made of silky oak and northern ash, contrast … Read more
