“I shove foam in the bottom of where my strings are in the ashtray,” she discloses. “It’s covered by the ashtray, so it looks ...

The Jazz Bass came equipped with two single coil pickups, each sporting two polepieces per string for a rounder tone, wired to provide noise-cancelling. Originally, tone and volume for each pickup was ...

The Precision Bass has a split-coil Ultra Precision Bass pickup in the middle position and an Ultra Jazz Bass in bridge while the Jazz has two Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazz Bass pickups in the neck and ...

The trebly tone enhances the bass’s character, acting as an additional voice, jumping between fifths. In the ’70s, we witnessed the bass taking on a more prominent and gentle role in ensembles.

She’s so steadfast on a buzz-free tone that the signature bass also comes fully equipped with a little trick that Ochoa has used throughout the years. “I shove foam in the bottom of where my ...

Bijoux Barbosa Eduardo “Bijoux” Barbosa provides jazz studies double bassists with excellent training in jazz and latin styles. Barbosa’s career as a bass guitarist and double bassist began in his ...