by Scott Feldstein | Dec 25, 2022 | Rants, Tips & Tricks
Do not buy a bass amp that has a speaker smaller than 10 inches in diameter. Don’t do it. Forget about being loud enough to play in a band–it will not faithfully reproduce the sound of the instrument at any volume. They’re toys. You should avoid them. If I...
by Scott Feldstein | Dec 23, 2022 | My Gear, Tips & Tricks
When I was in my 20s I plugged my bass directly into my amp and that was that. I didn’t even have a pedal tuner in those days. I just tuned off the keyboard player. (“Gimme an A.”) It was many years later that I decided to get into pedals because...
by Scott Feldstein | Dec 23, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
While not part of a standard setup, fret sprout, or sharp fret ends, is something many of us have to deal with at some point or another. Sometimes when you receive a bass or a guitar you may notice that the fret ends feel sharp on your hand as you move up and down the...
by Scott Feldstein | Dec 19, 2022 | General, Tips & Tricks
This is a very common complaint. “My action is way too high. I tried turning the truss rod, but…” Don’t do that. The only reason to adjust your truss rod is because you measured your neck relief and found it to be too much or too little relief....
by Scott Feldstein | Dec 19, 2022 | General
You need to know about Dave. He’s a YouTuber from Toronto. His channel, Dave’s World Of Fun Stuff, is the main way I learned to do setups. For more than a decade, Dave has been uploading videos of himself setting up and/or repairing guitars and basses of...
