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Spector USA NS-4 Bass

A brand often described as a “modern bass” (as the presenter will state in the video below,) the Spector NS-4 has a body that’s smaller and a shape designed to be comfortable. The pickups loaded in are EMG 35DC, touted as having ultra-low-noise (which they do.) But in the end, do you feel it’s worth … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Maurice Paul Wombat

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature bass is a successful attempt at building a bass uke. Builder Maurice Coutanceau from Maurice Paul Guitars writes: My sister plays bass in a uke band and has done so for some time now using one of my acoustic basses with silicone strings, … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Dave Johnson Spirit

See the business listing for this bass builder here Dave Johnson, who gave us many thank-yous as you’ll see below (to which we say thank you right back, and that we were happy to assist,) built quite the exotic for his bass build. Dave writes: I began building this bass in July, 2014, after realizing … Read more

Vigier Excess Original II (video)

From Vigier comes this 24-fret skinny-necked beauty, the Excess II. Vigier states that the finish is a varnish that “dries for 5 weeks minimum,” uses Schaller custom machine heads, uses a quick release bridge, and has active electronics that feature a hum-canceling circuit, among other things. Cool or not? You decide. Check out the video … Read more

An interview with Michael Pope – Part 2

See Michael Pope’s business listing here This is a continuation of the interview from part 1. Is there a relationship between the MPP preamps and the new Trickfish Bullhead 1K? Yes. Richard Ruse, the owner of Trickfish and conceiver of the Bullhead 1K approached me sometime back about integrating the MPP-1 plus a few refinements … Read more

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