A thought provoking list from Scott Divine, of the amazing Scott’s Bass Lessons: Never Be Late (actually, be early!) Don’t turn up under prepared (always be prepared!) Be enthusiastic about the gig (never bring others down!) Do NOT noodle in between songs (btw that includes during sound check!) Rehearsals are not personal practice time (do […]

This will be a mini series of posts – although I may put everything under this one post too. How do you set up your bass guitar? Obviously the ideal is to have a professional do it for you – you can’t be a skilled hand and experience to get the perfect set up. However, […]

The New Year tends to be a time for fresh starts and clear outs (happy new year by the way!). It is for me, time to thin the bass stable and find a new home for one or two basses. I’m very blessed to own more than one bass – I know that not everyone […]

Bass players have an amazing (and confusing) choice of Bass Cabs. This post continues from Part I of “Choosing a Bass Cab“… An interview with Mark Wright, CEO of Accugroove  and passionate bassist…. There seems to be a big range in the power output (Watts). How does a bassist know what power they need? Mark: Answering the first question’s […]

Bass players have a choice of either a combo (All-in-one) or a stand alone bass cab. Either way, the cab (and the speaker within it) are the final link in the bass guitarist’s sounds chain. But how do you choose a cab? What do you look for? In looking for a source of sound advice […]