Bass

From the first time a hollow log resonated with it was struck with a stick, innovation started taking place.  It wasn’t long before the hollow logs ends were covered with hides, held in with wet...
What do you do when the guitar player says his tone is not “brown” enough?   I’m pretty lucky as band leaders go because—get this—after almost every gig and rehearsal people stick around and...
In a perfect world I would use my dream rig for every gig.  In this world, I need a good pedal board that allows me to run into a PA.  With that in mind, and only a few dollars in my wallet...
For almost every guitarist, it’s about tone.  And there’s no mountain too high one will navigate to obtain it.  It is those musicians Fishman had in mine when they decided to distribute the...
Let’s talk bass strings.  While the subject is seemingly simple, sometimes the choices aren’t.  There are many different manufacturers and they each produce several different types of...
Gretsch’s Electromatic line of guitars and basses let those that are a little more economically challenge still bask in the hollowbody glory that the company is best known for.  Gretsch recently...
The Heritage B-15N features distinct 1964 and 1966 channels, Ampeg’s flexible Baxandall EQ and selectable bias modes for ultimate tone control. The high-quality flip-top, double-baffle cabinet is...
I returned to conquer NAMM after a four-year hiatus, or reprieve, depending on how you look at it.   NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, holds a bi-annual convention where the...
Continuing with our coverage from NAMM Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.   Reverend Guitars showed off a few models, including this turquoise-finished Kingbolt RA FM, with their Railhammer pickups (...
Continuing with our coverage from NAMM Part 1 and Part 2.       Ming showed off several impressive drum kits made of carbon graphite.  Even the rims and most of the hardware are...