Setting pickup height can significantly impact your bass guitar tone. Here, we discuss various factors that will help you select an ideal pickup height for your bass. Humbuckers perform best when placed close to the strings, though there may be issues such as “wolf tones” (more common with single coils) that arise due to magnetic […]
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Bass guitars feature four, five or six strings tuned one octave lower than electric guitars to provide low frequency foundation for songs – making them sound full and strong. Frequency of strings depends on their length and how it’s depressed (‘fretted’) by left-hand fingers; longer strings have lower frequencies while shorter ones have higher ones.
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Whether you aspire to be the next Sting or simply want to play your favorite tunes, learning bass guitar can be a fun and rewarding experience. A value package bass starter pack can make your journey easier and more affordable. A beginner bass guitar pack includes an electric bass, a small practice amp and accessories.
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Electric guitar pickups are electromagnets which convert string vibration into electrical signals that are then transmitted to an amplifier, producing that familiar guitar sound. Pickups are usually housed within their housings, yet can still move if pushed or the guitar is being played – this can cause issues that negatively affect tone. Wobbling A guitar’s
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The bass guitar is an instrument belonging to the guitar family with 12 strings arranged as six double courses and six strings per course, also known as “el bajo sexto.” This scale has a distinct Spanish flair due to the way its notes come together as two major triads a semitone apart, providing your music
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Learn to play guitar chords with confidence by focusing on major and minor triads. Understanding musical theory will allow you to understand how songs create different moods and emotions. Chord diagrams use circles and Xs to show which strings should be strung while others remain barred (muted). Below is an example of a D major
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F Major is a major triad chord composed of notes F – A – C. Each note in a scale has what’s known as its own “scale degree name”, beginning from its tonic note or tonic note (ie F). All major scales can be broken down into two major tetrachords (four note segments with the
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Combo amps are perfect for guitarists looking to go gigging, as they allow them to grab their guitar and pedals and leave quickly from home without needing to set up anything extra first. Plus they’re great for spontaneous practice sessions! Guitar amp heads connect to cabinets using speaker cables that are specially constructed to withstand
Learning guitar chords may seem an insurmountable task for beginners, but with some straightforward advice and consistent practice you can quickly be playing your favorite songs! Make sure your fingers are at a proper angle to the fretboard to ensure the backs of your fingers don’t hit strings below them and mute chords, creating bad
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Combo amps contain speakers built directly into them and connect to cabinets via speaker cables designed to carry stronger signals than regular jacks. For optimal sound quality, head and cabinet impedances should ideally match. Tube, or valve (‘valve’), amplifiers use glass vacuum tubes in their preamp and power amp sections to produce natural distortion beloved
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