How to avoid ground loops - Banish Ground Loop Hum
LearningThere are a few different reasons why a musician might wish to use multiple amplifiers as part of their rig.
How to Mix a Bass Guitar - Straight to the Bottom
LearningA good bass line, played on a good bass, can be made into a great Bass track. But you need to know your way around your Bass Guitar Processing. Lets take a look at giving your bass that extra little …
Fender Bassman Pro 100T Amplifier Head Review - Heavy Weight
Written testTubes are the El Dorado for all people who think that bass amps were better before. Nostalgics can take their bell-bottoms out of the closet and grow their hair long because all-tube technology is ba…
How low can you go? Use an octave divider, and find out! - Using Octave Dividers with Bass
LearningOctave dividers aren’t just for guitar players: They also rock for bass, whether you’re getting mega-low sounds from the lower strings, or playing high up on the neck for very cool 8-string bass effe…
Fender Bronco Bass Combo Review - Rodeo
Written testDo you feel like a cowboy? Do you like the smell of ponies and old leather? Do you like riding on a weird mount and sweltering under an old stinking hat?
Sterling Ray 34 CA Mini Review - Ray Issue…
Written testAlmost exactly one year ago, I wrote a review about the Music Man Classic Stingray bass guitar. One year later, Sterling, another brand of the Ernie Ball group, presents the budget version. So my cur…
Fender Modern Player Jazz Bass & Telecaster Bass Review - Both or Nothing At All
Written testWhen I went to pick up these beauties at AudioFanzine's editorial office, I asked myself how many Jazz and Precision basses I had already reviewed in my life as an editor. From Standard to Deluxe, Vi…
Eden Electronics WTX-500 Amplifier Head and EX110 Speak… - Care For Your Garden
Written testWhen I was starting out as a bass player I didn't dream about the ideal amp. Of course, I fantasized about bass guitars but I can't remember being excited by a great combo or a bulky stack. For me, a…
Roland CB120XL Cube Bass Review - Roland's Song
Written testIf Ikutaro Kakehashi named his company with this typical European name, it wasn't to honor the famous traditional song of heroic deeds. Since its inception the company has been committed to export, a…
Fender 60th Anniversary Precision Bass Limited Edition … - Ultrasexy, 60-year Old Lady
Written testWe don't turn 60 everyday, and we don't always have the opportunity to celebrate the advent of our species to this planet: the "Homo Sapiens Bassistus-Electricus." Although Leo Fender was not the inv…
Tech 21 Characters Series VT Bass Deluxe Review - At Your Beck and Call...
Written testFollowing the Red Ripper, let's check out the new VT Bass version released by Tech 21. The unit is a preamp in stompbox format. It simulates the sound of the legendary SVT amps from a manufacturer wh…
TC Electronic BH500 and BC210 Review - Red Peril in Denmark
Written testEver since the futuristic RH450 came out (directly from a Georges Lucas film), the viking manufacturer has kept on developing products for bass players.
Fender American Special Jazz Bass & Precision Bass Revi… - Motorway Exit
Written testAfter the Highway One, updated in 2006, Fender comes back again with new affordable products from its American production center: the revisited versions of the Precision Bass and the Jazz Bass.
Tech 21 Red Ripper Review - Profile of a Killer
Written testToday, I won't be gentle: kill the Care Bears, throw the wooden cross of the "Little Singers of Paris" into the fire and make place for the distortion god.
Schecter Diamond P Custom IV Review - Schecter Revisits the P Bass
Written testFollowing the Schecter Ultra Bass review published last summer, here we have a brand new product from the Asian manufacturer.
