​​​​Bass Gear & Tone Tips

Tone does come from the hands but it also has a lot to do with your gear. These lessons contain bass guitar gear reviews, tips, and advice on how to find the tone you love.

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The 5 Bass Gear Items I get asked about the MOST

The 5 Bass Gear Items I get asked about the MOST

Us bass players love bass guitar gear. I’m no different and you’re probably not either! The gear you invest in plays a big part in your tone; one of the most important aspects of bass playing. By the way, here are my four important ‘T’s of bass playing:ToneTimingTechniqueTasteAnyway, here are the five items of gear I

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Getting Different Tones From A MusicMan StingRay

Getting Different Tones From A MusicMan StingRay

For me, the three most classic bass guitar designs (and tones) come from the Fender Jazz, Fender Precision, and MusicMan StingRay. It’s probably no coincidence that Leo Fender had a huge say in all three basses… In this bass guitar tutorial, listen to the tones from a 1978 MusicMan StingRay as well as a more modern StingRay

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My Bass Practice Secret Weapon

My Bass Practice Secret Weapon

I’ve shared before about how I sometimes use an acoustic bass guitar to practise. It’s just so handy to have an instrument to hand and zero barrier to playing. No amps, cables, cases, or electrics to deal with… Just pick up and play! Well, this is my new tool – the Kala U Bass with roundwound strings. I

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10 Tips For Superior Bass Tone

10 Tips For Superior Bass Tone

These ten bass tone tips will help you elevate your sound to pro levels! 10 Bass Tone TipsBass setup – learn how to tweak the truss rod and bridge for optimal playingBass pickups – Do you know your single coil and humbucker from your split coil?Dark to bright bass tone – choose the right tone

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My Bass Guitar SIGNAL CHAIN (It Might Surprise You!) + Tips For Your Bass Recording

My Bass Guitar SIGNAL CHAIN (It Might Surprise You!) + Tips For Your Bass Recording

Your signal chain is the path your bass audio takes from you through your instrument all the way to the listener’s ears. It’s important to know what gear you need and how to use it. Don’t worry, it’s actually quite simple once you learn a few principles (HINT: gain structure). In this video, learn about my YouTube

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Advantages Of A 5 string Bass (you can't do these on a 4 string)

Advantages Of A 5 string Bass (you can’t do these on a 4 string)

Last week’s lesson was 5 String Bass: What You NEED To Know! A few of my amazing subscribers pointed a couple of things out that I didn’t mention in those videos so here they are. In fact, I use these a lot and they’e got me out of trouble on a gig more than once:Change key easilyQuick

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