I’m going to say right up front that when it comes to comparing one type of metal to another concerning whether your bass guitar bridge is made out of brass or aluminum, one is not better than the other – but – it does matter concerning what type of sustain and tone you’re going for. … Read more
A Best Bass Gear customer was wondering whether he should upgrade his preamp or his pickups: I have a ESP LTD B206 bass that I am very happy with in every way except for the electronics. Would installing a Bassline or Agulliar preamp with the stock pickups improve my sound? If I can only afford … Read more
There’s nothing quite like quitting time. And every Friday over on our Facebook page we celebrate the striking of 5:00 and the beginning of the weekend with our Friday Work Whistle Video.
“This Wilkat Headless Beatle Bass (34″ scale) was fitted with the Bartolini pickups, controls and knobs supplied by Best Bass Gear and the client is very happy.”
This week’s Bass of the Week comes from Wayne Stewart. I built this from scratch. It is burled redwood, maple and mahogany. I had Carvin build the neck to my specs as it is a through neck design. The bass is totally passive with custom wiring to have volume on both pickup with a master … Read more
“If your planning a custom bass in the near future and can be flexible about some of the details this is a great opportunity to do some shopping for it,” said Max.
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An exclusive interview with David Segal from New York Bass Works about how he got into building basses.
So you’re looking to pick up a new tuning machine to install you bass, right? And so you’ve settle on some Ultralite tuners from Hipshot. Now the question is whether you need a 3/8″ or 1/2″ Tuner.
