Blackbird by The Beatles is a song known to many. Hearing this played on the bass guitar is amazing. But to hear it being played while singing the song at the same time? Very impressive, considering the timing between the bass and the vocal is different from each other. To put this another way, a … Read more
This is actually a subject we’ve covered before where you can add in a counterweight to get a top-heavy bass with neck dive to stop diving. However, the method shown below is the no-mod way of doing it. Does it work? Yes, it does, and you can do it right now. But does it work … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here A short-and-sweet build story for this week’s bass guitar of the week, but still a great build nonetheless! Bass builder Anthony McDonald from Anthonycustombass.com writes: This bass is build Namm advertisement Wood maple, Purple Heart, Mexican ebony ash Elec, pope 18 volts preamp system, active/ passive … Read more
Whether you are installing a bass bridge on a new build or on an existing bass that already has a bridge installed, the method to handle the install is relatively the same. Step 1: Select the New Bridge Before selecting your new bridge you will need to determine a few details about your existing bridge. … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week is truly a badass 24-fret 6-string beast. Builder Jason Willard writes: The Trotter 6 String Bass is my own design I was looking to build a unique custom bass that kicks ass. The Trotter Bass is a 35-inch scale … Read more
YouTuber Isidro FemenÃa plays the Godfather theme on bass. Cool! The bass appears to be a Yamaha RBX170 model. Please let Insidro know you saw his video by commenting on it and say that Best Bass Gear sent you!
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week has a really short build story, however it was submitted with not one but two videos, seen below. Builder Bob Reselman writes: The bass is a ipe and figured maple neck through design with basswood side blocks, fretless rosewood … Read more
The Fender Mustang II guitar amplifier. Yes, a guitar amplifier. It is rated at 40 watts and houses a single 12-inch speaker. It also has a bunch of amp modeling in it including a ’59 Bassman preset. How does it sound when that preset is used with a real bass? Not too bad for a … Read more
Alembic-inspired design goes a long way in this translucent flamed purple bass machine. Buyer Andrew Noto had Mariotti Guitars construct this guitar for him. Andrew writes: Had the fortune of meeting Guglielmo on Facebook. I saw him there holding a double-neck Rick, sent a friend request, and he accepted. After we started talking, he told … Read more
We don’t recommend you buy unauthorized China copies of popular (or at least well known) bass guitar designs, and the guys at Zero-Mod (who know the Rickenbacker very well and we even carry their product) show exactly why you shouldn’t get one. Check out the video below and let us know what you think. Big … Read more
