This week’s selection is from Michael. He built this bass quite literally from scratch. He says: Stanley the Bass is is made from over 305 pieces of wood (frankly I lost count at 305 and there are so many small pieces that it’s difficult to give an exact figure) that are left over from over … Read more
This week’s Bass selection is from Steve. He took a Squier out of the box and then made it his. Here’s the story in his own words… “This isn’t a build (I’m not a builder), but a refinish and reboot. I bought a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass because I like the physical specs i.e.: … Read more
This Week’s Bass of the Week Submission was sent in by Umut Dal. It was designed having one goal in mind, getting the most acoustic tone out of an electric bass. He says: At the same time maintaining the aesthetical beauty of an acoustic instrument. The purpleheart binding prevents the softer top wood from damages … Read more
This bass was commissioned as a present as a 40th birthday present. [Check out pics below] Darren writes: “This is the first of our Kratos basses. The Kratos is our take on a traditional jazz style, this particular bass is a short scale (30.5”), 19 fret version of the normal 34” scale 24 fret standard … Read more
The owner submitted this feature bass this week as a tribute to his freedom from addiction. [Check out pics below] Denny writes: I wanted something that represents who I am and where I came from. I started building bass guitars back in 2007 after I was saved and baptized at my new church home … Read more
The Owner and the builder of this feature bass this week collaborated on nearly every detail of this beauty. [Check out the Video and pics below] Owner Lucas Yancamil writes: Emiliano Bernal told me last year he was eager to build a series of ERB basses of the highest quality possible. Keeping in mind the … Read more
According to the Builder, this was a custom build that was inspired by an Alembic that was stolen a few years ago. Builder Darin Eichhorn writes: This is the second of it’s kind, the first being made of Hard Maple with Walnut laminates. This one is Walnut with Maple laminates. The neck is constructed of the … Read more
This week’s feature bass started with an idea based off the pick guard. Builder Richard Witas writes: I was just in the Internet for parts like I normally do and I came across a crazy looking pick guard. When I saw the picture I Immediately purchased it and told myself I have to build a … Read more
Eight years of experimentation is what brought this bass to life. Builder/owner Pete writes: This bass is the culmination of eight years of experiments in guitar/bass construction. Throughout that time all manner of drastic things involving simplicity of manufacture and light weight construction have been tried. The aim was to build an instrument where the … Read more
The feature bass this week is a “wild” Chris Stambaugh build. Owner Andy Browh writes: I purchased some stabilized burled maple online and gave it to Chris asking him to “build something wild”. The only thing I specified was the model and the fact that the Roland GK-3B system had to be installed. Specifications Wing … Read more
