Above: A video of one guy playing 100 bass lines to 100 different songs. The video is 19 minutes long. And yeah, I know that those of you out there that do the cover circuit will say, “Been there, done that”, but have you ever played 100 in a row? Probably not. 🙂 This is … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s entry that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox shows that even a tree that was downed due to the forces of nature can still be used to make some amazing stuff. It also shows that for certain woods, you have to allow plenty of time … Read more
Yet another unnamed bass (reminder: please name your basses) arrived this week to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox, this time a home-build from Germany. Ernst writes, The main features: 5 String – 30 Inch scale Neck: Hard-Maple & Bubinga laminates Fingerboard: Ebony with white binding Body: Bubinga core, Maple accent veneers, Indian Rosewood top Pickups: Barto… Active … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Yes, this bass really is made of 50,000-year-old Kauri wood. Robert writes, I found the Ancient Kauri wood at a little general store out on Madeline Island, in the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. There was a block of it sitting there and seemed to be … Read more
A “Road Worn” Series stringed instrument by Fender is not a “Relic” and is a bit tough to describe, so I’ll use Fender’s own description, which states: The popular Road Worn series presents 1950s- and 1960s-style Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass models bearing notably distressed touches—including worn finishes, aged parts and rusted hardware—that … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox takes an artistic slant. Kevin writes: I just finished a renovation on my Fender Jazz bass. My son Nicholas (nicholasfrenette.com) did the artwork on the body after I stripped it down to the bare alder. He probably … Read more
(Quick info for those that don’t like to wait and want a DI box now: See the SansAMP Bass Driver DI and SansAMP Character Series VT Bass DI.) “DI”, which most players know as “Direct Injection” (meaning not Direct Input and I’ll explain why in a moment), is a very standard thing to use when … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Some things about old designs are good enough to replicate, and the ’51 P is definitely one of them. Nicholas writes: I have always loved the look of the first Fender Precision basses, from 1951 through 1956. While the originals are collector’s items and the reissues … Read more
As you can see from the video above, Fender RSD has developed a new high-mass bass bridge for 2013. Many players who have been shopping with BBG a while know all about high-mass bridges and have been using them for some time. What we want to know is this: With your use of a high-mass … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes all the way from New Zealand. Rob writes: I got interested in ergonomic guitar and bass design and successfully built and now play a ” Klien” style headless guitar. I found that it was so comfortable … Read more
