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Recommended Bass Guitar Accessories
Please take the health of ear very seriously. Once you damage your hearing that's it - no going back.
These wrap around your bass neck by the neck to help with muting. Especially good for slapping. Make sure you get the right size.
You never know! It's useful to know how to solder pickup wire.
Black looks better on stage and make sure you get surge protection.
I'm not sure there'd be a live music industry without this stuff.
I highly recommend this model for practice. Work on your timing with the different metronome settings. Being in tune is a bonus!
Capture your ideas, transcribe basslines, learn to read music. Old school. Invaluable.
Different basses require different sizes so be sure to have a range.
Set up a practice zone and make this the central point. It's surprising how useful one of these is.
I've had one of these for over 15 years and it comes in so handy on gigs.
When you need something more specialised.
For your active basses and effects pedals. Don't leave home without them. These are the ones the pros use.
This is what I use for writing blog posts, backing tracks, editing video and recording bass. A powerhouse!
I use these on all my basses and they've never let me down (unlike other similar designs).
This is the good stuff when it comes to fixing scratchy pots.
This stuff's great for cleaning your bass (body, strings, tuners...).
The best neck cleaner for all types of neck. Contains no nasties that can damage your precious fretboard.
How can something so small and cheap be so good? Use this on smaller gigs to keep your bass secure. Removes the need for a big stand..
Use something like this with ForScore to read charts on gigs. A lifesaver.
Vital for pit band/theatre work.
This looks so much more pro than a big music stand on gigs. Very slick.
This is the notation software I use for my books and lessons.