When bassists discuss plucking techniques, it's usually about whether it's best to play with a pick or with your fingers. However, among fingerstyle players, there is also the question of how many...

How low you should strap your bass is a question that has as many answers as there are bassists. Some prefer to strap their bass so high that they look like they are in the Beatles. Others prefer...

It might be for a vacation, or it might for a gig, but you want to bring you bass guitar with you on a plane. It thus helps a lot to know what you can and cannot do when travelling with your bass....

The bass guitar is a big instrument with thick and heavy strings. It`s no surprise then that playing the bass regularly is going to take a toll on your fingers. But how worn exactly are your fingers...

While I have yet to own a headless bass guitar, it's hard to say why. Every time I have tried one I found it to hold several advantages over basses with headstocks. So what makes them different, and...

Playing chords on the bass guitar is somewhat of an enigma. There is nothing stopping them, but few bassists seem to use chords the same way guitarists do. So why is that? Through trial and error,...