Below is a demo of the new acoustic-electric bass from Taylor, the GS Mini-e. It is a very small bass as it has a smaller-than-short-scale 23.5″ scale. To put that in perspective, many bass ukuleles have a 20″ scale length, and a short scale 6-string guitar such as the Fender Jaguar has a 24″ scale … Read more
This bass is one groovy turtle. (Yes, there is a video below where you can hear this bass.) Bulder Stasa Puskaric writes: In the summer of 1998 I saw my friend’s Warwick bass and I got the drive to build one by myself. At that time I was reading a lot about Stradivari family, Leonardo … Read more
While we can deliver a pre-wired ’62 Jazz Bass control assembly, if you want to save some money and wire it yourself using this kit, you can. Pictured below: The kit itself. What’s in the kit: American Vintage ’62 Jazz Bass 3-hole control plate with 3 chrome screws. 2x: American Vintage ’62 Jazz Bass CTS … Read more
The devil makes work for idle hands. In this case, waiting for a Dingwall inspired the construction of a Dingwall-like instrument. Bass builder Michael Emmerling writes: Inspired by waiting for a Dingwall, and the Dingwall quality, I started building. Kermit is my third completed bass. Body is made of silky oak and northern ash, contrast … Read more
If you can believe it, Rolling Stone magazine called Rush’s Signals album “mostly a wasted effort“. Crazy, but true. Well, aside from what Rolling Stone thought, some of Geddy’s bass lines were absolutely incredible on this album. One such song that shines is Digital Man. Here’s an isolated bass version (with drums): And since we … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a successful attempt at building a smaller double bass that has the sound of a full-size. Builder Roberto Franceschini writes: Various luthiers around the world have been trying for years to find solutions for building less bulky double basses without … Read more
In a recent article we featured an Ibanez fretted/fretless hybrid where the fretless part of the bass has a piezo pickup. We also mentioned that we carry piezo bass bridges. Is the piezo pickup the “secret” to the upright bass sound? The best way to answer that is to say first that nothing sounds like … Read more
New from Ibanez (video demo is below) is the 7-string Ibanez SR “ASHULA”. What’s interesting about this bass – other than the fact it’s a fretted/fretless hybrid – is that the fretted strings are set up like a standard 4-string in E-A-D-G tuning, and the fretless is tuned A-D-G (no low E). So while it … Read more
See Jeff’s business listing here The feature bass this week comes from a builder that was inspired by videos from Carl Thompson. Builder Jeff Keverline writes: Ever since I became a Les Claypool fan back in high school, I have wanted a Carl Thompson bass. I love the way they look and sound. Carl took … Read more
Since most of us will never be able to get our hands on an Alembic bass, it’s nice whenever someone demonstrates one. It’s especially nice when a Mark King model is demonstrated, as you’ll see below. From a builder’s perspective, this particular King model is quite a treat for the eyes as there is buckeye … Read more
