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I have built a few pedals from generalguitargadgets and have been very pleased. I originally built them for guitar but here's some thoughts on their performance w my j bass. Simple Boost (SBB kit on their site): Great pedal for bass as is. Really more useful when using a tube amp (or...

1. Acoustic Bass 2. Metronome If you can learn how to make this sound good you'll sound like a $1,000,000 when you play an electric bass with a drummer. You'll also really enjoy having an acoustic around no matter how much other equipment you end up with. The metronome is the most...

I was taught to play 1-2-3-2. I was also taught that breaking that pattern was considered a bad habit (like breaking the cross-picking pattern on a guitar). I'm not a stickler though, so whatever gets the job done seems fine to me. It is worth forcing yourself to keep the pattern while...

Hey everyone. I am a guitar player (~8 years) and have played bass on and off the whole time. I was recently asked to play bass in my friends band so I have gotten more into it the last few months. I don't miss guitar much and bass is a better fit for me. I live in Austin, TX (moved here...