For bassists who are unfamiliar with reading music, it can seem like an intimidating skill to learn. At least it seemed that way to me when I decided I was gonna learn how to read notation. But is it...

If you ask 100 bassists about detuning your bass, you will get 100 different answers. Some will hold that you should always detune your bass after playing, while some will say that you should never...

This post contains affiliate links Shipping a bass guitar does not have to be complicated or overly expensive. It can however become a major headache if you go about it the wrong way. Among the...

This post contains affiliate links Out of all the alternate bass tuning I`ve tried, C# standard is my favorite. This is in large part because I love the melancholy feel of the C# minor scale,...

It`s a best practice to set up your bass guitar from time to time. If you are unfamiliar with setting up your bass yourself, it can be beneficial to pay a luthier to do it for you. But if you do...

Two, three, and sometimes even four. Bassists vary a lot in how many fingers they use for plucking. Some even like to think that the more fingers they use, the better. But if this is true, why do...