These fifteen tips will help you whether you play on stage, in the studio, or practice shed. They range from technique tone tips to pedal and gear advice.
Here are the tips you'll find in the video below:
- The felt or foam mute is where it's at!!!
- Angle your small amp upwards or raise it
- Use a wide strap
- Loop your cable around your strap
- Active battery memory aid
- Look after your cables
- Learn to setup your bass *
- Consider a 5 String
- Get a Fender bass
- Carry the correct tools
- Use a blend pedal live for overdrive
- Use a loop pedal
- Try a short-scale bass
- Experiment with different strings
- Play on the fat side of the plectrum
* These are the best two guides on the internet I've seen about how to learn to set up your own bass:
- Roger Sadowsky bass set up guide
- Fodera bass maintenance playlist
If you want more bass guitar gear tips, check out some of the lessons below.
