What's the difference between a short scale and a long scale bass?

Short scale basses (typically 30-32") have a shorter string length, resulting in a slightly warmer tone and easier playability, while long scale basses (34" or longer) offer a tighter, more defined low end.

How does the wood used in a bass's body affect its sound?

Different woods impart distinct tonal characteristics; for example, mahogany often provides a warm, mellow tone, while alder is known for its balanced and versatile sound.

What is active vs. passive electronics in a bass guitar?

Passive electronics rely solely on the pickups and hardware, while active electronics include a preamp that allows for more tonal shaping and often higher output.

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Martin Guitar 000JR-10 Sitka Sapele

0/00/000 Acoustic Guitars

$692

Acoustic Guitar, Style: 000 - Junior, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: Sapele, 1/4"...

4.8 Expert Rating

Martin Guitar LX1E LH

Other Acoustic Guitars

$692

*Note:* The strap pin is not mounted and included separately with the guitar.

4.4 Expert Rating

Martin Guitar 000CJr-10E Sitka Sapele LH

0/00/000 Acoustic Guitars

$879

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Left-handed model, Design: 000 - Auditorium...

4.6 Expert Rating

Martin Guitar LX1E

Other Acoustic Guitars

$659

*Note:* The strap pin is not mounted and included separately with the guitar.

4.8 Expert Rating

Martin Guitar LX1 LH

Other Acoustic Guitars

$549

Steel-String Guitar, Left-handed model, Type: LX - Little Martin, Top: Solid spruce, Back and...

4.3 Expert Rating

Strandberg Sälen NX 6 Tremolo Plini Ed BK

Headless Guitars

$3,134

Multiscale Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Top and back: Maple, Bolt-on...

4.5 Expert Rating

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BK

Humbucker Pickups

$527

Set of Pickups for Electric Guitar, 2 Hand-wound humbuckers, For bridge and neck...

4.3 Expert Rating

Strandberg Boden Classic NX 6 Trem BK RW

Headless Guitars

$2,089

Headless Multiscale Electric Guitar, Body: Alder, Bolt-on neck: Carbon fibre...

4.6 Expert Rating

Wampler Phenom Distortion

Distortion Pedals

$128

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Distortion, Collective Series Pedal, Developed by Brian...

4.9 Expert Rating

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

Distortion Pedals

$107

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Overdrive, Collective Series pedal, Designed by Brian...

4.4 Expert Rating

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BK

P-90 Pickups

$109

Pickup for Electric Guitar, Hand-wound P90 single coil, Boot Camp Series, For...

4.8 Expert Rating

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set CR

P-90 Pickups

$197

Set of Pickups for Electric Guitar, Boot Camp Series, 2 Hand-wound P90, For...

4.4 Expert Rating

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set BK

P-90 Pickups

$208

Set of Pickups for Electric Guitar, Boot Camp Series, 2 Hand-wound P90, For...

4.5 Expert Rating

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov PC

Humbucker Pickups

$582

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cover PC, Pickup Set for Electric Guitar, 2 Hand-wound humbuckers, For bridge and neck...

4.7 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Set Cream

Single Coil Pickups

$428

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.4 Expert Rating

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-44 Reverse

Delay/Echo Pedals

$230

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Reads everything in reverse direction, The...

4.8 Expert Rating

Rockboard ISO Power Block V12 IEC

Guitar Effect Power Supplies

$219

Multi-Power Supply for Effect Pedals, 12 galvanically isolated, highly filtered...

4.3 Expert Rating

Rockboard ISO Power Block V9 IEC

Guitar Effect Power Supplies

$197

Multi Power Supply for Effect Units, 9x Galvanically isolated, highly filtered power...

4.5 Expert Rating

Rockboard ISO Power Block V6 IEC

Guitar Effect Power Supplies

$142

Multi Power Supply for Effect Units, 6x Galvanically isolated, highly filtered power...

4.6 Expert Rating

Nux MG-400

Guitar Multi Effects

$231

Multi-Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar & Bass, Dual 32-bit DSP engine, Speaker simulation with 25 guitar...

4.8 Expert Rating

Mojotone Quiet Coil NC Passive

Magnetic Pickups for Acoustic Guitars

$186

Pickup for Acoustic Guitar, For mounting in the sound hole, Construction: magnetic,...

4.3 Expert Rating

Mojotone Quiet Coil NC-2

Magnetic Pickups for Acoustic Guitars

$263

Pickup and Pre-Amp for Acoustic Guitar, Construction: magnetic and miked, For pickup mounting...

4.5 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Middle Black

Single Coil Pickups

$142

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.6 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Neck White

Single Coil Pickups

$149

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.9 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Neck Black

Single Coil Pickups

$144

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.4 Expert Rating

Furch Yellow Deluxe Gc-CR w.SPA a

Other Acoustic Guitars

$3,079

Furch Yellow Deluxe Gc-CR w.SPA, Acoustic Guitar, Style: GC, Ergonomic Bevel Duo bevel on top and back for more...

4.7 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II P-Bass Aged

Pickups for 4-String P-Bass

$190

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.4 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Scooped Pickup Set White

Single Coil Pickups

$406

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.5 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Scooped Pickup Set Parchment

Single Coil Pickups

$417

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.7 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan ASB2-5B Bass Soapbar Bridge 5

Pickups for Basses

$186

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.8 Expert Rating

Fender Rumble 800 Combo

Solid-State Bass Combos

$934

Bass Combo Amplifier, 1 Channel with switchable bright switch, Power: 800 watts, Speaker...

4.3 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Scooped ST-Style Bridge BK

Single Coil Pickups

$131

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.5 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Scooped ST-Style Bridge PAR

Single Coil Pickups

$131

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.8 Expert Rating

Marcus Miller V5 Alder-5 CGM

5-String J-Basses

$615

5-String Electric Bass, Body: Alder, One-piece neck: Maple, Neck profile: C, Fingerboard:...

4.3 Expert Rating

PRS Pauls Guitar S/H Private Stock

ST Style Guitars

$13,199

Electric Guitar, Style: Semi-Hollow, Body: Transom mahogany, Top: flamed maple,...

4.4 Expert Rating

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Twang T Set Aged

Single Coil Pickups

$472

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.5 Expert Rating

Hughes&Kettner FSM 432 MK IV

Guitar Amp Footswitches

$219

Hughes&Kettner FSM 432 MK IV, Footswitch for Guitar Amplifier, Suitable for Hughes&Kettner Grandmeister...

4.7 Expert Rating

Darkglass Microtubes 200 Bass Head

Solid-State Bassheads

$439

Transistor Amplifier Head for Electric Bass, Channels: 1, Power: 200 watts,...

4.6 Expert Rating

Epiphone Chris Stapleton Frontier

Premium Acoustic Guitars

$4,399

Epiphone Epiphone Chris Stapleton Frontier, Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Chris Stapleton Signature Model, Top: Sitka...

4.8 Expert Rating

Höfner Shorty Violin Bass BK

Short Scale Basses

$220

Electric Bass, Combines the charm of the Shorty Bass with the vintage flair of a real...

4.9 Expert Rating

Sadowsky MasterBuilt Solid Teal Green

5-String Basses

$5,499

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.6 Expert Rating

Sadowsky MetroLine Vintage SA BB TS 5

5-String Basses

$3,519

*Note:* Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.

4.7 Expert Rating

Eventide H90 Harmonizer

Guitar Multi Effects

$1,033

Multi-Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, 66 Effect algorithms, delays, reverb, modulation and...

4.9 Expert Rating

LSL Saticoy One B Tron SS Gold

ST Style Guitars

$3,464

Electric Guitar, Body: Alder, Bolt-on neck: Roasted maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Neck...

4.4 Expert Rating

Harley Benton DNAfx Bass Mobile

Bass Multi Effects

$65

Headphone Amp & Drum Machine for Electric Bass, Features 7 legendary bass amp and...

4.5 Expert Rating

Empress Effects ParaEQ MKII Deluxe

Equalizer Pedals

$406

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Equalizer and boost, Parametric 3-band EQ,...

4.8 Expert Rating

Empress Effects ParaEQ MKII

Equalizer Pedals

$312

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar, Equalizer and boost, Parametric 3-band EQ, Controls:...

4.4 Expert Rating

Cort Gold A6

Other Acoustic Guitars

$826

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Style: Grand Auditorium with cutaway, Back and sides: solid African...

4.8 Expert Rating

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Martin Guitar 000JR-10 Sitka Sapele

Martin Guitar LX1E LH

Martin Guitar 000CJr-10E Sitka Sapele LH

Martin Guitar LX1E

Martin Guitar LX1 LH

Strandberg Sälen NX 6 Tremolo Plini Ed BK

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov BK

Strandberg Boden Classic NX 6 Trem BK RW

Wampler Phenom Distortion

Wampler Triumph Overdrive

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BK

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set CR

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set BK

Bare Knuckle Polymath Set Cov PC

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Set Cream

Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-44 Reverse

Rockboard ISO Power Block V12 IEC

Rockboard ISO Power Block V9 IEC

Rockboard ISO Power Block V6 IEC

Nux MG-400

Mojotone Quiet Coil NC Passive

Mojotone Quiet Coil NC-2

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Middle Black

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Neck White

Seymour Duncan Psychedelic ST Neck Black

Furch Yellow Deluxe Gc-CR w.SPA a

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II P-Bass Aged

Seymour Duncan Scooped Pickup Set White

Seymour Duncan Scooped Pickup Set Parchment

Seymour Duncan ASB2-5B Bass Soapbar Bridge 5

Fender Rumble 800 Combo

Seymour Duncan Scooped ST-Style Bridge BK

Seymour Duncan Scooped ST-Style Bridge PAR

Marcus Miller V5 Alder-5 CGM

PRS Pauls Guitar S/H Private Stock

Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Twang T Set Aged

Hughes&Kettner FSM 432 MK IV

Darkglass Microtubes 200 Bass Head

Epiphone Chris Stapleton Frontier

Höfner Shorty Violin Bass BK

Sadowsky MasterBuilt Solid Teal Green

Sadowsky MetroLine Vintage SA BB TS 5

Eventide H90 Harmonizer

LSL Saticoy One B Tron SS Gold

Harley Benton DNAfx Bass Mobile

Empress Effects ParaEQ MKII Deluxe

Empress Effects ParaEQ MKII

Cort Gold A6

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