How to make ur cheap bass killer! Just remove all the things that made it cheap!

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Exactly ;)

@fabiansanchez7203

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic so it’s not really a cheap bass then bro what’s the point of the video really 🤣🤣

@FG-vp6id

Жыл бұрын

@@fabiansanchez7203 And the worst thing is that it will be worth half the price when you resell it, aint really gonna add value with upgrades

@davespringer777

Жыл бұрын

@@FG-vp6id its a cheap bass. You're really not worried about making a profit. You just want to play. So. You piece together what you can, as you can. Now you've got parts for when you might need them down the road.

@1dle1ndustries

Жыл бұрын

@@fabiansanchez7203 the point is, like with vehicles, you can mod your instruments a little at a time. the math isnt that hard

Let me show you how to turn your cheap bass, into a killer bass. Step 1: take your cheap Bass to a crowded area Step 2: start swingin

@ToniDamnation

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣 love it

@ungabunga6735

Жыл бұрын

This is the best way

@Delaney_don1

Жыл бұрын

Lol great comment, made my day

@JustNodIfYouCanHearMe77

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@heryfauzan4059

Жыл бұрын

lmaooo

I followed your directions and the bass has killed my family and is trying to kill me. I'm on day 256 of running and I'm scared.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@Hanzey1966

Жыл бұрын

Gotta Keep a Running . . . Gotta Keep a Running

@LuisGutierrez-ks2uh

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

"how to make a cheap bass into a killer bass" **bashes someones head with it**

@numberonetopgun

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

And spend a few hours on fret levelling, rounding off the fret ends and polishing them.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes this. Although I was surprised that the fret on this Glarry bass were pretty good. No sharp fret ends but I didn’t check levels. I’m sure with some work it would be even better.

@undrwrldsk8fred

Жыл бұрын

I would just pay to have the damn thing PLEK’d if ur gonna go that far

@Hanzey1966

Жыл бұрын

Replace Neck . . Replace Bodywork (wrong Cheap ass Wood )

Also a proper setup helps too. Intonation, string height etc. I've taken many first act guitars and made them play like a dream

@hansombrother1

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Paintplayer1

Жыл бұрын

Yep I have a Ktone I am going to use in a metal band, not nearly as high quality as my main bass but for $100 worth of setup, strings, etc. it'll be really playable for my purposes and I should be able to melt some faces

The pickups in most budget friendly basses I've used are actually pretty nice so switching the pickups is also optional imo

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Check out my full length video for tone tests kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

100% agree with the quarter pounder

Step 5: Practice 40 hours a day

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Lollll

Step 5: buy a killer base for 800$ at guitarcenter

@maxi-me

Жыл бұрын

Step 6: Reflect on the realization that $800 only bought you the entry level version of a killer bass brand name

I did not replace the nut, i am using sjb1 instead of sjb3, replace all pot with CTS and puretone jack, also use threaded saddle for more precose string spacing

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

That’s great. If you haven’t already, check out my full length video for tone tests and final impressions. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

"Enjoy your killer bass!" Meanwhile Euronymous: 😱

@maiyooo

Жыл бұрын

🗿😰

@questionsfrog1918

Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't have put himself between Varg and chocolate milk

Step One: Don’t buy cheap bass 😜

Treat the neck and frets with a few dollars worth of sandpaper. I use 1000-3000grit.

It's like adding v6 turbo engines on a Toyota Yaris

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that be fun tho

Cheap bass price + modding = killer bass price

Did this to the exact same bass about a year ago. Also wired new electronics myself and gave it a paint job. It's now purple and mean as hell!

I loved the part where he played it

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Lol! Check out my full length video for tone comparisons kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

@justsomebody6037

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic oh thanks!

@pardolagames8994

Жыл бұрын

Kazuma

@justsomebody6037

Жыл бұрын

@@pardolagames8994 haiKazumadesu

sounds great!

-How to turn 250$ bass onto 500$ bass: Invert 250$ on it

Thx man I'll try this out some time!

I actually bought the entry level Spector and it's a monster right from factory, just going to change the nut to brass and the heavy weight bridge and copper shield the electronics cavity. I actually like the stock pickups in the Spector.

Can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter

By the time you did all that you could have bought a killer bass...😂😂😂😂

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

True lol. I did it for the experience

Love my SD Quarter Pounds on my 1979 Kimbara jazz copy.

Ya know I don’t play bass but this was fun to watch

Would have been nice to hear some before and after sound comparisons

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yup I have sound comparisons in the full length video right here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

Would be nice to hear before and after sounds.

Sometimes cheap basses have their own cool unique tone being cheap, a good setup is all you need sometimes 👌😁

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

True. I did tone tests in the full length video.

Why am I watching this, I play guitar. It's like playing stairway to heaven in a guitar store.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Ayyy I play guitar too 😉

This is almost exactly what I did to my Glarry. Has everything upgraded to Fender even the neck. The only original part is the body now lol. It sounds amazing for the $800 I've put into it over the past 2 years (This is my first bass so didnt want to spend 600 on something I might not have liked. I love it though).

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Oh man that’s awesome! I can’t believe it lol. Yeah the body is pretty light. Actually a bit too light causing a bit of neck dive when playing standing up. Balance is a bit better after the upgrades. But I liked the glarry as soon as I played it so felt it was worth the upgrades. Check out my full length video and tell me what you think.

Thx for these awesome hacks bruh! As a beginner this is invaluable! 🤟💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

Good strings!

The new Squire basses are actually pretty solid. I'm thinking about getting a P bass here pretty soon. EMG pickups roto 77's and a tusq nut

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Dude, totally agree. I did a quick unboxing of the 40th anniversary Squire P bass and honestly that bass looks beautiful and sounds amazing. Highly recommend

And 1 more thing....spend 50-100usd on a high mass bridge. A Leo Quan BADASS bridge is one of my go to modifications. Aside from increased sustain and tone, they intonate better and have better stability thanks to the shallower string angle.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Cool thanks for the tip

love the channel! subscribed

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Hero. Subscribed

This will save you up to a few hundred bucks from an intro to intermediate bass. I used to sell instruments and this is how I would get the tech involved too. Always seemed to work. Kids like sleeper cars, they also like sleeper instruments.

I wonder if you can take a music man or a g&l bass and put multi coil Wal-like pickups in them

I dropped some Aguilars into my mex-made Fender Precision and it made a huge difference

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Sweet, dude!

The vast majority of basses with compact tuners need an upgrade, also the bridge, frets, control pots, and tone capacitor are very important to me. I can make do with knockoff pickups

Thank you for your post

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Ur welcome. If you haven’t already I have a full length video with tone tests and price breakdown

Sweet man!

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. If you haven’t, watch the full length video. I have tone tests and price breakdowns

@mspanomusic

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic awesome!

That's what I did for my first guitar but I could've just buy another one with the money I spent

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

True. I did it for the experience.

YAY FOR BASS

Give us a Bass Performance, please. I would like to enjoy the new killer sound.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I have tone tests in my full length video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

Step 5 replace the bridge with a Fender "badass" bridge or a bridge of your liking. Step 6 take the bass to a good guitar shop and have the truss rod properly adjusted and have them tune the harmonics .

How to make any cheap thing a killer thing: 1.get some Seymour Duncan pickups

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Check out my full length video for tone tests

Step 1: Make sure it's a Harley Benton Idk I have a few of them and every single one sounds epic while being relatively cheap.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I hear about HBs

Along with some Schaller tuners and a Badass Bridge.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Good suggestions for future project

@cribrebo7375

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic basically that's what I did to my Yamaha 5-string 30 yrs ago I replaced all the hardware. I added Bartolini's Pickups (P bass & Jaz,) plus Active Electronics also adding a mid boost to get that simulated Jaco sound. That was my main gig Bass. So versatile..

Hell cool and interesting. !!

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Do that bass shot

Alternate plan: buy a Squire classic vibe series bass. It'll probably cost the same, sound better and retain some market value for resale

Active electronics with peamp and passive pickups 6hey sound killer

Sounds much better now.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I have tone tests in the full length video

@ronsalerno2058

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic cool. I'll check it out

What are you do about the pine that the bodies made out of or particleboard? Or the warped neck?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

The body is light which is good and bad. There’s a bit of neck dive when playing standing up. The neck is actually good on mine. Not warped.

Honestly Seymore Duncan can be interchanged with any other high quality pickups... My personal favorites are emg but I'm a guitarist who only plays bass because I don't like people enough for a band

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yup EMGs are great. I had to pick one so went with SD. I’m more of a guitarist too but started playing bass during the pandemic and appreciating the instrument more.

Usually need to address the frets. There's usually sprout and one or two that are not level. At that point just get a new bass.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

The frets on this Glarry were surprisingly good. No significant fret sprouts and no major issues with levels. That’s one reason why I liked the bass enough to want to do the upgrades

@t.c.v.t.

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic That's not the norm regarding the level frets. Its almost always a problem, even higher end import basses in the 1k range if checked out will have 1 or 2 that are not and require a full fret leveling.

when you realize you have the same bass as thst one

@maryfer1077

Жыл бұрын

I do have the same bass,😄.. I mean for learning purposes I gets the job done...for know...🤷‍♀️

It's down to how it's being played more than upgrading ,I've seen some great guitarist make a cheap guitar sound awesome .also people use a plethora of pedals thinking it will make them sound better ,I ditched mine straight into amp amp turned up guitar turned down increase for dirty makes you play more thoughtfully and creatively .just my opinion

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree!

Basically, you spend more money on the bass upgrades than you do on the bass itself.

I think the video would have worked better with a short before/after. That said, I should probably change the nut on my guitar. :)

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I did just that in my full length video. Take a look kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html ✌️

How to make your cheap bass a killer one? Make it f****** expensive!

i thought i was gonna hear how it sounded before and after

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Watch my full length video for tone tests kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

Step one, intonate it. Step two, play it

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

This always helps lol

I'll give him credit for the mods done, despite info being obvious. But i do have to say that if you're going to upgrade your bass after purchase anyway - just buy a better bass from the start. It has better quality wood and hardware, so you won't have to upgrade as much. Wiring is also a rather unnecessary mod unless you have really shitty wiring or really good signal chain (amp, speakers and cables)

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Check out my full length video where I explained why I went ahead with the mods kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

Step 1 buy expensive bass Literally replacing shit will cost more than new

Cheap bass to a killer bass? Easy. Make it expensive. That's simply it.

Don’t forget to lower the action

Also for step 2 route out your p style pickups for j ?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with P style pickups. Just use a PJ set

Hipshot bridge!!

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I thought about it…might try it in the future

You have spent more on the upgrades than you did on the bass lol as long as it has a good neck it works and would be a fun project.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a good learning experience. Take a look at my full length video if you want to see how it went.

Where to buy a parts online?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Amazon, guitar center, Sweetwater, eBay just to name a few. Google Gunstreet wiring shop

So basically fit non cheap stuff in it. Aight cool

Kinda hoping to hear a before abd after

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

No problem! I have tone tests in my full length KZread video. Just go to my channel.

@Jake_Reid

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic thank you! I will check it out

I mean yah, put high quality SD pickup on anything any it will probably sound good

You're gonna want to swap the strings obviously and the tuners as well. I have a couple Glarrys and they're lots of fun.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I kept the old strings for a fair comparison. Check out my full length video for tone comparisons. Haven’t had any issues with the tuners so I kept them.

I have a good bass but I would like to make it a Killer bass. I like to play for my family

Looks Mean an ready !!!

Should have done a quick lick or few riffs on that bass to compare the tones of the cheap factory hardware and the quality pieces. Looks badass and I'm sure it sounds awesome, but if you grow tired of that upgraded bass it's still a cheap bass that's only worth the value of the hardware you swapped in so be sure to keep all the original pieces just in case

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I'm working on a full length video...stay tuned

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Here you go kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

them QP pickups kix axx some cobalt ernia balls string are smoking

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

i really though about buying a like 100 dollar bass and just de- fret it to make it a fret less..good idea or nah?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

definitely bad idea haha. so much work. Just buy a freless neck (new or used).

I used to have a base for Seymour Duncan pickups on it I'll play no more but let me tell you have soccer with rock boy I was the talk of the towns when I was back in Tennessee but I don't live there now

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know even know what that means but good for you ✌️

You didn’t show how to shield. Would have liked that.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

You’re in luck. I show it in my full length video plus tone tests. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

I make my nuts out of brass and deer antler. Had an old hillbilly teach me how to make em for my 5 string banjo and when I transitioned into playing bass i made one for my first bass which was a black Ibanez which looked sickkkk

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty sicc. You have a picture of it on Insta?

Put almost as much in as it costs. 😂. I just did that with a stray copy. Thing is awesome

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah dude, I play my modded bass way more than the “better” Sire bass that I have.

@greevar

Жыл бұрын

Buying a cheap instrument and modding it is always cheaper than buying supposed "quality". The vast majority of the price on a popular brand is the brand name itself. Only cork sniffers think that a particular brand is $1,000+ better than the budget option. But idiots can be fooled into buying all kinds of stupid things that cost way less to make. People just want confirmation that the cost was justified. They're afraid to admit something cheaper can match it because they would feel like a fool for paying more.

So add 200 dollars of parts to a 150 dollar bass to achieve what total cost could have bought you anyway.....

People dont understand that you dont need to get everything at once. Get what you can when you can afford it. You can find used parts. Later on, you still have those parts if you need them. Mostly, people just like to complain in comment sections, and dont even intend on getting a bass in the first place. They get joy from crapping on other peoples ideas.

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

so sound didn’t change? can i just put seymour duncan decals?)

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I have tone tests on the full length video

@louddude

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic thanks, i’m thinking about putting emgs into harley benton 300$ guitar, i had similar experience with putting dimarzio dsonic into similar guitar once without any luck and significant sound change)

I suggest buying some used fender pickups & electrics on reverb/ebay if you think that's necessary. Why would you spend so much?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

I actually checked ebay and Craigslist before I made this video and didn’t find the right pickup and the right price.

@McFly-guitars-n-stuff

Жыл бұрын

@@AntshayMusic The bass is $129.58 (w/tax) Those pickups are $192.91 w/tax. Harness is $77.70. At LEAST $75 to install. Nut replacement/file around $40 for synthetic. That's $509.18 and you still own a $120 bass. $500 would get a decent used bass, that makes more sense to me.

Next step buy and whole new bass

Get pickups that coast way more then the bass 💀

How does it sound!?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Chris, watch my full length video. I do tone tests and a price breakdown. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

You forgot to replace cheap bridge and cheap tuners.

No one is saying of that cool pointed hairstyle.. 👍🏻

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Loll you are first

I agree with all But you still have the $25 neck

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

The Glarry neck is surprisingly good so I went ahead and upgraded the bass

Step 5: replace the neck and body with that of a 1973 Rickenbacker. _Now you have a killer bass with a cheapazz pick guard_

@Hanzey1966

Жыл бұрын

Ha HA HA HA

Step 1: Become a good bass player

No before and after sound test, huh?

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Check out my full length video for tone tests and final impressions kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html

I fell into the trap I could have just bought a sire v3 with a preamp

@AntshayMusic

Жыл бұрын

Lol, I started with a sire v7 5 string before I got the Glarry. Check out my full length video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWybx9V-ma_FYc4.html