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Aug 01, 2010
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By Rod Taylor
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT
the electric bass is that it’s still a young
instrument, and its role in music is still
evolving. This means that instrument
design is still up for grabs as well, a fact
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Jun 01, 2010
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The past decade has seen the popularity of reissue basses continue to
grow. While some of the most noticeable
have come from Fender (such as the ’51
and ’57 Precision Bass reissues), in the
’50s and early ’60s Fender wasn’t
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Apr 01, 2010
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If a non-bass-playing layperson were to look at the original 1976 Music Man
StingRay and a single-humbucker-equipped
2010 ‘Ray 4-string, they’d struggle to notice
any difference. Us bass geeks know better,
though. The
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Nov 01, 2009
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YOU HEAR IT FROM BASS PLAYERS OF ALL
stripes: “I’m a Fender guy,” or “I’m a Gibson guy.” It’s as
if pledging allegiance to one or the other declares one’s
position in the greater congress of bass. On one side of
the aisle
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Sep 01, 2009
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Take the groove-goosing confidence you get from gigging with a real “player’s” bass, add the reliability and comfort of playing a new, pro-quality instrument, subtract the anxiety of schlepping a collector’s item that costs more
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Jun 01, 2009
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FRIEDRICH GRETSCH, A German immigrant who specialized in making banjos, tambourines, and drums, founded Gretsch in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York. The company grew rapidly, moving into importing and manufacturing before guitars
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Jan 01, 2009
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Before diving into the bass’s numerous laudable qualities, it’s worth underscoring one of its chief attractants: price. Considering its beautiful, thoughtfully chosen wood, handwound pickups, proprietary preamp, and top-notch
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