See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a fretless whammy! Builder Barton Applewhite writes: 6-string fretless bass with a Kahler tremolo. It has one EMG 45TWX pickup and Hipshot Ultralight tuners. The construction is a maple neck-thru with alder wings and a ziricote fingerboard. The … Read more
The word octave was purposely put in the title of this article because some players hear “8 string,” and believe that means a tuning of something like F# B E A D G B E. That’s not what this is. This is a 4-string doubled with 4 more octave strings, as in eE aA dD … Read more
For those of you that didn’t know, we do carry tools (the Bass Player Tech Kit on that page in particular is quite nice to have.) However, from the recent survey we sent out, a few of you said you wanted us to carry more tools other than what’s listed there. Understanding tool categories There … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a 35-inch scale 6-string lightweight at only 8.5lbs (3.85kg). Builder Thomas Rodriguez from Rodriguez Guitars writes: I specialize in classical guitars but I got my start making electric guitars & basses, I still make electrics when time permits. … Read more
The Sabre Bass has had a long absence and hasn’t been made since the early 1990s, but now it’s back. Looks great, sounds great. For those of you out there looking for something “not Fender” but still has a great feel and sound to it, this might be just what you were looking for. AND … Read more
Before beginning this one, know that there is no official rule that states you have to use a 250K audio taper potentiometer in your bass. It’s your bass, and you can use whatever you choose. However, there are reasons why this particular pot is used. Also, bear in mind this is written from a passive … Read more
This week’s bass guitar of the week is a super-exotic from Finland. Builder Tuli writes: TULI 5-String Fretless Chamberbass Specs Scale: 33” Top Plate: AAAA Bookmatched Karelian Masur Birch Back and Neck: Thermo Treated flamed Arctic Birch Finish: Hand applied oil and wax Pre-amp: NOLL TCM-3 active 3-band Pick-up: Delano 5-string Humbucker encased in Masur … Read more
While at NAMM 2015, we did get the opportunity to try out the La Bella Olinto bass guitar, and yes, we can confirm it’s a great instrument. Chicago Music Exchange posted a demo of this particular bass so you can hear for yourself what it sounds like. If you’ve been shopping around for a high-end … Read more
Jack Marshall sent us in this article of his bass modifications. Thanks, Jack! If you’d like to contribute your own tips-and-tricks or informational or modification article, send it on over to editor@bestbassgear.com. You can send over your article as a Word DOC/DOCX, LibreOffice ODT (free!) document, OpenOffice ODT (free!) document or exported document saved from … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is a 5-string short scale! Cool! Builder Joe Kruse from MBJ Guitars writes: Build a short scale 5 string? Why not?! My goal with this instrument was to build something compact and utilitarian while still retaining an air of … Read more
