In my 14+ years of playing bass, I have met countless people who have confused the bass for the guitar. Given that they look similar and are often used in the same genres, this confusion isn't too...
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When I got my first bass 16 years ago, I still lived with my parents and could not make too much noise. Thus, while I had an amplifier for my bass, I ended up using it far less than I would have...
Learning to play the bass alone is one thing, but how do you play bass with a band in a jam session? Instead of just focusing on yourself you have multiple other people you have to pay attention...
I started playing bass 14 years ago because I was immediately drawn to both the sound and look of it. Becoming a bassist seemed like a no-brainer, as the bass looked and sounded bigger than the...
This post contains affiliate links Nut height is a commonly overlooked aspect of bass guitar maintenance. I get it, as it can seem insignificant at first glance. However, nut height has a...
At some point, we bassists have all drooled over a high-end bass that was out of our price range. Maybe our favorite musician played it, we loved how it sounded, or we simply thought it looked...