I would be very careful changing out your tuners just for looks. You could run into a situation where the new tuners have a lower gear ratio and/or ar...
This isn't one of the choices you'd mentioned, but I'm a huge fan of the Fishman soundhole mics. They may require a little mod work from a luthier, bu...
+1Dealing with one string causing another to vibrate is just a reality of bass playing. It is definitely possible that your new strings made matters a...
I think you should get used to... Initially the basses seem uncomfortable: the scale, the string width, the distance between strings, etc. but after s...
There are tons of products out there to clean/maintain your bass. I use some kind of guitar body polish for the body, back of the neck and headstock (...
I've put long scale strings on my 32" bass for awhile now. I don't tape the ends of the strings, I just cut them short enough so the winds don't overl...
Congrats on the new potential singer ph0nage. Let us know how he works out.
Recruiting a new member for a band is always a varied experience. Sometimes the right person just walks into the door and instantly gels with the rest...
Single coil pickups (and odd numbers of coils) have noise. You can reduce it with shielding - see Guitar Nuts Yep...In my experience, the first (and...
Yep, there's definitely a lot of self-loathing while learning to play an instrument...especially if you are trying to come up with you own material......
Are you using the bass amp that you'll buy for practicing at home?If so, for $200 look around Craigslist, Ebay (like you said) and local shops that m...
It is amazing what a setup can do for a guitar. It's even more amazing what a setup and a fret level can do for a guitar. I've seen $150 electrics pla...
What about wok? Maybe a Wok Fried Teriyaki Sea Bass? I think that a chile coconut milk braise works much better :wink:I've boiled bass strings a fe...
That's really interesting that the heavier gauge strings improved the action...it doesn't make from a physical standpoint to my mind (unless I'm forge...
Thanks Koy. After the bass was finished I kind of wished I had put in two pickups, the sound on the first is so good I would have really liked to hear...