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Bass Guitar Lesson: Ghost Notes

So you’ve upgraded your bass with some awesome Bartolini or Delano or Nordstrand or any other number of our great pickups, and now it’s time to upgrade your skills. One way to give your skills an upgrade is by learning what is known as the ghost note. This is a note that is nothing more … Read more

How many frets on a bass is too many?

For those who follow Fender as the standard for what a bass guitar should be, the number of frets they use is 20. The number of frets is easy to spot on necks that have fret markers. After the 12th fret, there are 3 single-dot markers that mark where the 15th, 17th and 19th frets … Read more

[Bass of the Week] JF 1411

See the business listing for this bass builder here For a first bass build, this is pretty darned good. (It is most likely true the builder has previous guitar building experience, and this is his first specific bass guitar instrument.) Builder John Fife writes: My brother commissioned me to build this bass for his son … Read more

Carey Nordstrand talks amps, and Fodera headless prototype

At NAMM, we were able to talk with Carey Nordstrand who showed us the new stuff from Nordstrand Audio products, and it was demonstrated with a cool Fodera headless prototype. Will the Nordstrand Audio products become real? According to Carey’s personal blog, yes. According to Carey, NA products should be available later this year. Cool!

How to be a better bass player? Learn the classics

Classical music, that is. The description of the video states, “Fur Elise (Ludwig Van Beethoven) – solo arrangement for bass guitar. For instructional purposes.” Learning classical pieces on the bass guitar is actually a really good way to increase finger strength and getting to know your fretboard (as in where notes are) a lot better. … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Carrigan Scroll

This week’s bass guitar of the week is an “aggressive” 5-string fretless. Buyer Mark Cook had Carrigan Designs custom bass guitars build his bass for him, and he writes: I was interested in having a custom 5 string fretless built. The goal was create a bass with an aggressive edge, but warm sound. The hard … Read more

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