Photo by Julien’s AuctionsBass Bench Will the Electric Bass Continue to Evolve? Heiko HoepfingerJan 07, 2022
Courtesy of Delano Pickup SystemsBass Bench Does It Really Matter If Pickups Are Handwound? Heiko HoepfingerAug 23, 2021
Photo courtesy of marleaux-bass.deBass Bench Myths and Rumors on Scale Length Heiko HoepfingerJul 25, 2021
Bass Bench A Closer Look at Optical Pickups How light-sensitive pickups could replace your instrument's standard magnetic humbuckers—no routing required.Heiko HoepfingerMay 07, 2021
Pro-Advice Let There Be Light in Your Tone Traveling beyond the world of pickup magnets to an optical galaxy for musicians.Heiko HoepfingerApr 09, 2021
Bass The Break Dance Behind the Bridge The zen of break angle mechanics and why tone relies more on the tail than the head.Heiko HoepfingerFeb 12, 2021
Bass Swiss Cheese and Vibrating Instruments Does artificially breaking in a guitar by “exciting” it really work—at least in the manner we hope it will? And what does that have to do with cheese?Heiko HoepfingerJan 22, 2021
Bass Does a Solidbody Bass' Unplugged Tone Matter? Pt. 2 More on why an electric 4-string’s acoustic sound might not predict its plugged-in performance.Heiko HoepfingerDec 25, 2020
Bass Bench Does a Solidbody Bass' Unplugged Tone Matter? The old adage says not to judge a book by its cover—so why do we do it so much with instruments?Heiko HoepfingerDec 04, 2020
Bass Does Fret Material Really Matter for a Bass? Conventional wisdom says that, as a string anchor point, the metal alloy must play a tonal factor. But it's more complicated than that....Heiko HoepfingerOct 30, 2020
Bass Killing the Bass, Part 2 Why you should take the time, money, and effort necessary to dress your studio space for success.Heiko HoepfingerSep 18, 2020
Bass Bench Killing the Bass, Part 1 Interpreting memories, wrangling frequencies, and exploring the importance of well-designed studio rooms.Heiko HoepfingerAug 14, 2020
Bass Bench The Anatomy of a Bass String Taking some time to explore a bit deeper than the winding.Heiko HoepfingerJul 10, 2020
