After every gig, rehearsal, or jam session, your bass guitar needs a secure place to rest its head. Luckily, this section features top-quality guitar stands and hangers. These stands include folding models that easily fit in your gig bag, as well as some with stepped yokes designed to support offset basses. Additional designs feature locking […]
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The wobble bass is an iconic sound in electronic music. This extended bass note treated with various effects produces a vibrating, lurching feel. Basic LFO modulation technique uses an LFO to manipulate key sound shaping parameters – such as filter cutoff – that impact sound quality and volume/saturation of audio files. You could also use
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Bass guitars are a vital element of any band. Not only do they help define music genres and genre-bending tracks, they provide the rest of the instruments a solid base from which they can rely upon. Electric and acoustic basses come with different body materials and sizes to meet every bassist’s need. Traditional 4-string basses
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When shopping for a bass guitar amplifier for beginners, several factors should be taken into account. Your musical genre and practice space as well as power (wattage) should all be taken into account. EQ controls on an amplifier can help shape your tone. By increasing gain, you’ll achieve a harsher foundation; by decreasing it, cleaner
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As soon as you strike your strings, their vibrations are picked up by your pick-ups and converted to an electrical signal, which must then be transmitted back through your guitar cable to your amplifier. Guitar cables are typically unbalanced and feature one copper conductor with tip and sleeve connections to carry signals and ground respectively,
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No matter if your style of choice is Motown funk, rock stylings of Green Day, or Willie Nelson-esque country lines – your bass guitar pickup kit can make all the difference in creating that perfect sound! Your choice of bass guitar pickup and its placement within the instrument dictates its tone. Here are your options:
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Whether your bass is a single-coil or humbucker, the basic wiring remains the same. Here is a typical four-knob jazz bass configuration with each volume pot controlling one pickup, and the tone control blending them together. Tip – use shielded cloth wire on longer connections to reduce unwanted electrical noise. Always tin the lugs of
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Your bass guitar’s pickups convert string vibrations into electrical signals that can be amplified. They come in different shapes and sizes. Magnetic pickups use magnets wrapped with copper wire to transform changes in magnetic field into audio signals, and you may also encounter humbuckers (two pickups in one unit) or piezo-electric pickups on acoustic-electric basses.
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As a beginner, a bass guitar build kit is an excellent way to begin learning this popular instrument. Be sure to select one from a reputable manufacturer in order to learn on a quality instrument and provide yourself with a quality learning experience. Before spraying any finish on the body and neck of your guitar,
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Bass guitar amplifiers feature various controls that can help shape your tone. Most offer basic controls such as gain and volume controls, while more advanced options such as EQ zones may also be included. Markbass’ Little Mark Vintage packs plenty of tube warmth into a small and compact head that fits easily in any gig
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