See Stuart’s business listing here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox arrived all the way from Western Australia. Unca writes, Have always loved playing my Rickenbacker 4001 & my 2006 American ’62 Reissue Jbass at our Gigs. But hated having to carry 2 axes to gigs & swap over for the different … Read more
There’s a “B” word that when mentioned puts the thought of “Eww!” into many bass player’s heads, and that word is basswood. Why the “Eww”? Mainly because it’s such a common wood material used for guitar body building these days. And, of course, that means that it’s everywhere, including the cheap bass guitars as well … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The builder who made this bass has unfortunately passed on, however his legacy remains with this fantastic build, the Guldur bass. João writes: I’m a bass player from Brazil, and I play in two heavy metal bands, Darkager and Necrofobia. The man who made this bass … Read more
Above is yet another cover (of many) of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. Yeah, I know, by now you’ve heard this song a million times and may be getting sick of it (currently 66 million views on YouTube, by the way), but consider the following: First, Get Lucky is totally and absolutely a disco song, and … Read more
This week’s BotW that arrived to featureme@bestbassgear.com included a name (thank you!) and oh yes, it’s got blues. Literally. Leo writes, Name of the bass: Javali Blues Bass Body: Hard ash jazz bass, from TK Custom Guitars – Denver – CO Neck: Warmoth jazz neck, with maple, indian rosewood fingerboard, creambinding and pearload blocks inlays. … Read more
Although bass guitar necks can be built to any number of different sizes and shapes, more often than not a player does take the letter designation of the neck into consideration when shopping (especially if buying online unplayed). Letter designations for bass guitar necks is more or less “a Fender thing”, and because Fender terminology … Read more
This one sent to featureme@bestbassgear.com is described as “a monster”. I’d have to agree! Anthony Writes, Here’s a few pics of Anthony McDonald custom bass guitar. Mahogany body, bubinga and zebra neck and fingerboard gotoh tuners, emg pickups, 18volts. This bass is a monster. The huge cutout at the top of the body must make … Read more
A situation that every player runs into is that you come up with The Best Bass Line Ever, scramble to find some way to record so you can show it to your band-mates later (or refer back to it for yourself to record in your own home studio), and by the time you find something … Read more
