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[Bass Player of the Week] Daniel Sing

The feature bassist this week is Daniel Sing from Sydney, Australia  We asked Daniel about his gear and his playing style, and this is what he had to say.   What drew you to the bass guitar originally, and did you start on bass using a 4-string or 5-string? I picked up the bass as … Read more

How to build a bass guitar – Making a P bass pickup routing template for the pickguard – part 2

This step is a continuation from part 1. From here, the jig saw is put to use, the edges left behind are filed smooth, pickup cover is test fitted, then cover with pickup is test fitted. Below: Jig saw put to use. Material is being cut away with a distance of 1/16″ is kept away … Read more

How to build a bass guitar – Making a P bass pickup routing template for the pickguard – part 1

Note: Each half of this particular P pickup is 56mm long, but to make a template and include the nubs where mounting screws go, the drill points are 54mm center-to-center; this will make more sense as you read through this article. For any questions you have about this, please post a comment below. Additional note: … Read more

[Bass Player of the Week] Alden Zac

The feature bass player for this week proves that sometimes you can get along with a bone stock Ibanez just fine (seen in video below.) In the video below where you can see Alden playing with his band Radio Phoenix, he’s using a stock Ibanez 206B, and it sounds great. We asked Alden about that … Read more

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