This week, I sent around a note asking the Bass Community to share what they’ve been working on during this unprecedented time of social isolation. It’s been really encouraging to see your responses, and I thought I’d share them on this blog so you can encourage (and be encouraged) one another: From Ed Garnero @ … Read more
This week’s selection is from Sasha Radicic. He built this short scale bass himself. Here’s the story in his own words: I wanted to build a short scale bass but bit longer string length than 30,5”. So this one ended up being 30 3/4” but more precisely I originally built it to be 780 mm. … Read more
This week’s selection is from John Isch. He built this bass himself. Here’s the story in his own words: I am in the habit of building “one off” basses, with a preference toward fretless. In most of my builds I like having two pickups and a preamp for maximum sonic possibilities. This time I wanted … Read more
This week we sat down with Daniel and asked him why he does what he does. Here’s what he had to say: eBass: So, what sort of bass are you playing these days? Daniel: MTD 535 / MTD Kingston Heir 5 Fretless eBass: Nice! Any customization or gear mods? Daniel: Mike Pope Pre-Amp. eBass: So … Read more
This week’s selection is from Tuur. He was looking for a minimalist design and asked his friend and builder Craig Lawton to help him out. Here’s the story in his own words: We wanted to build a bass with a most minimalist design with simple bold colours and no clutter. The idea was that rather … Read more
This week we sat down with Mark Nye, from Cheltenham, UK. eBass: So, what sort of bass are you playing these days? Mark: Sandberg Marlowe DK and Status Fretless eBass: Nice! Any customization or gear mods? Mark: It’s a Jazz bass with Audere pre, Babicz Bridge and Bartolinis with a Status Fretless neck! Not much … Read more
This week’s selection is a bass creation from David “Stew” Stewart. He built this beauty himself. Here’s the story in his own words: Much of today’s basses are dark brooding masculine instruments touting dark natural wood finishes or primary colors. I wanted to create a more sporty sexier bass that was still in charge of … Read more
This week we had a chance to catch up with Mikael. With 1,000+ gigs over 10 years, he’s got some stories to tell… I started out on Bass in 1981, after helping a singer friend start putting a band together. It’s the familiar story of too many guitarists and no bassist. I decided to give … Read more
This week’s selection is from Zachary Adkins. He took the leap and built this bass after doing minor repairs and mods to his own basses for years. Here’s the story in his own words: …After deciding to make one of my basses a fretless and having good success with that I started getting more interested … Read more
This week we had a chance to catch up with Edward. He’s been rocking a previous “Bass of the Week” for a while now… What is the model of bass you play? I play a custom made four string fretless with my name on the headstock. It has a solid alder body capped with curly maple and a hard … Read more
