See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here Just about any fan of bass guitars has heard of Dingwall, a company that builds high-end bass instruments out of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. This is an interview series with Sheldon Dingwall himself, and in this first part, Sheldon talks about what originally inspired him to start building bass … Read more
Earnest Mann is the owner of the feature Bass of the Week, the Bayou Basses Swallowtail. This is an instance where we not only were able to get the story of the build from the builder, but also have an interview with the owner of the instrument, who uses it regularly at his church. A … Read more
A YouTube user going by username “Baltasar Guañabens” plays a song familiar to many bass players, Tom Sawyer by RUSH. And he does it on a 5-string Sire V7. Tom Sawyer is, obviously, not an easy song to pull off (even when practicing just by yourself, never mind in a full band,) but once you … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week is a chambered body exotic. Builder Stephen McDonald from Steven McDonald Basses writes: Hey guys, I’m a small builder out of West Virginia, been a player 30+ years and a high end carpenter for about 15 years. Back in ’09 … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week comes from a builder who specializes in nothing but uprights. Builder Bill Kretzer from Bayou Basses writes: I have been a bass player for over 45 years and have always worked on my own instruments, and those of my friends. When … Read more
We put the call out for bass players to contact us to be featured, and the first feature is Chris McCarvill from Plymouth, Connecticut USA! We asked Chris about his bass playing career and his gear. How long have you been playing bass? About 30 years. Here’s what it started out like… (this is my … Read more
In this step we finish up (yes, really!) the routing of the control cavity – and this is where we see all three bits get into action. Below: Using the second bit (3/4-inch), adjusted for next pass. Below: Pass with 3/4-inch bit completed. Below: Adjustment made using same bit for next pass. Below: Pass completed. … Read more
We received a good number of submissions for being a Best Bass Gear featured bass player. The first feature player will be featured next week, so watch out for it. If you missed the notice on where to go to let us know you want to be a featured player, it’s right here. We really … Read more
The feature bass this week comes from a builder rekindling his hobby for the craft. Builder/owner Greg writes: I haven’t built or modified much on an instrument in over 20 years and recently rekindled my hobby. This project is a re-body of a bolt on budget bass, replacing everything but the neck and machine heads … Read more
In this build step, we continue on with the routing of the control cavity. Above: The photo shows that the first pass is now completed. Below: Setting up the router bit for the second pass. Below: Performing the second pass, using two 1/4-inch passes at this stage. Below: The two passes have been completed. Below: … Read more
