Admit it, you wanted a bass that could do this at some point. The video below shows you how it’s done. The traditional way of getting an instrument to smoke (mostly) safely is by use of pellets or “smoke balls” (search Amazon for those, you’ll find them easily.) However, the way this is done is … Read more
See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here Before anyone asks, no, these longboards are not being made anymore. Guys who make basses will usually at some point try something different “just because.” Woodworking obviously doesn’t need to limited to just bass guitars. There was a time when Dingwall had some longboards constructed, and they were genuinely … Read more
In this step we “magically” convert a vertical hole to a horizontal route so the ground wire can be snaked from the control cavity to the underside of the bridge (once installed) for a proper connection. Below: The tools needed here are a short list. Drill, a 12-inch long bit with 1/8-inch end for bridge … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week comes from Newcastle, Australia. Builder Rod Harper writes: This bass is the last of 8 that I built over the 3 year period up to mid 2001, six of which I sold to professional bassists, the other I kept, is similar … Read more
We last left off with routing the control cavity, and now it’s time to move on to routing the pickup cavity. Below: What we’ll be using. Two clamps, the body template, router and body block (in progress.) Below: The layout of pickup route drawn on body. While it is not necessary to draw in the … Read more
The feature bass player this week is Danny Horboychuk from Poughkeepsie, New York, USA! We interviewed Danny and asked about his gear, preferred style of play and his bass teaching. How long have you been playing for, and what was your first bass guitar? I started playing later in life compared to a lot of … Read more
See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here In this part of the video interview, discussion is specifically focused on the Combustion series from Dingwall. This particular instrument came into being as a survival maneuver, according to Sheldon. A Dingwall Combustion series is amazing in the respect it literally goes around the world just to be built. … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here From small companies come great things, as this feature bass of the week proves. Darren Grainger from Grainger Guitars writes: Grainger Guitars is a small custom shop run by my brother (Gavin Grainger) and myself. Having played guitars/basses for almost 20 years and loved all things … Read more
The great thing about modern studio recording is that you can recover bass recordings that are otherwise too weak in the mix. To note: “Recover” in this context doesn’t mean “fix.” This will not cure off-notes, mistakes made by the player or anything like that. What it does mean is to salvage a recording so … Read more
The feature bass player for this week is Villis Kabadais from Greece! As you’ll see in the video below, Villis totally knows how to get both the low and the high end separated to make for some great bass sounds. We asked Villis about his bass and gear, and here’s what he had to say: … Read more
