Tips For Traveling With Your Bass
Touring is one of the most fun parts of being a musician, but it can be stressful figuring out how to take care of your instrument when traveling. Here is a rundown of some important things to consider. [...]
5 Tips For Creating A Great Practice Routine
We all know that regular practice is the key to improvement on our axes, but I’ve noticed that very few of my students actually have a practice method that maximizes the available time. A thorough discussion of how [...]
Gig Bag Checklist – Essentials To Avoid Gigging Disasters
It's happened to all of us. You're going on stage in 15 minutes and scrambling to find something that seemed unnecessary when you were packing up, but now you realize you can't perform without it. Something simple, like [...]
The Bass Guru – Speaker Impedance
Matching speaker impedance to an amplifier can be confusing, but it is important to make sure that your amp and speaker cab are properly matched to avoid damaging equipment and to get the best possible sound from your [...]
The Class D Amplifier Revolution
The Class D Amplifier Revolution Making a bass amplifier with enough clean headroom to be heard over drums, keys and guitar requires a lot of power. This is partly because the human ear is tuned to hear midrange [...]
Speaker Cab & Head Impedance – Why Is It Important?
Matching speaker impedance to an amplifier can be confusing, but it is important to make sure that your amp and speaker cab are properly matched to avoid damaging equipment and to get the best possible sound from your [...]
Truss Rod Adjustments – What You Need To Know
The mere idea of adjusting the truss rod can strike fear into the heart of many bassists and guitar players. It’s as though one false move will ruin the instrument’s neck forever. While it is true that you [...]
The Bass Guru – Upgrading Your Pickups
Is your bass tone not cutting it? The Bass Guru explains how a pickup works and why you might consider upgrading your pickups to something better. http://www.youtube.com/embed/Byv_dPrKU0o
The Bass Guru – Your Bass Needs A Pre-Amp
Lee the Bass Guru explains how an onboard preamp works and how it can improve the tone of your bass.
Maintaining Your New Bass
You've just bought your dream bass and it feels and sounds amazing. Every time you play it you come up with a new idea. So how do you make sure that this wonderful instrument stays in great shape? [...]