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[Bass Player of the Week] Blake Branch

The feature bass player for this week is Blake Branch from Nashville, TN USA! We interviewed Blake, asked him about his gear and this is what he had to say. (Also be sure to check out the video at the bottom of this article to hear Blake’s playing!) As a Fodera bass owner, how would … Read more

The Allen wrenches you will always need at some point

There are two standards when it comes to Allen wrench measurements. Statute and metric. Where guitars and the electric bass is concerned, most of you know statute measurements as inches and feet and metric as millimeters and centimeters. Traditional luthiery uses statute measurements. For example, to this day the Fender standard long neck for electric … Read more

How to build a bass guitar – Carving the rear body contour, i.e. the "tummy cut"

In this build step, a contour is cut on the back of the body. This is a cut seen on many different basses and offers additional comfort when playing sitting or standing. Below: The tools used. Smooth cut files, rasps, surform shaver, microplane, colored sanding blocks, 80-grit sandpaper, sliding arm clamp. Below: Rear body contour … Read more

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