This week’s feature bass was described as nothing more than a ‘Custom P Bass’, with an introductory description of, “It’s complicated. I used a team of artists for different components or finish work. I assembled, wired and adjusted.” Owner/builder Rob writes: Not too long ago, I embarked on building a Jazz style 5 string bass … Read more
What do you get when you put on a “Copper Fire Metallic” finish, swoopy body and an 8-bolt neck connection? The Reverend Mercalli 4. Whether you love or hate the style of Revered bass guitars, they’ve really been making a splash lately with their offerings… …but what do you think? Will there be a Reverend … Read more
This step requires a combination of standard woodworking equipment as well as fixtures that are unique to guitar building. These tools are required: Standard table saw with long fence miter gauge The typical miter gauge that comes with a table saw is only 6 inches wide. A longer surface is needed for holding the work … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature bass is an acoustic/electric! Builder John Isch writes: I got the idea for this bass from a friend who made a similar one out of reclaimed wood. I took his idea a step further and used a knot as the sound hole for … Read more
Note that this is not the absolute way you must do this. There are several different methods, and this is our way of explaining it, which some of you may find surprising. A standard practice is to have a slotted, radiused and tapered fretboard before gluing. That’s not what we’re doing here. Instead, the slotting, … Read more
Below is a video demo and review of the mighty Dingwall Combustion NG-2 bass guitar. In this particular Dingwall is a nice marriage of FD-3N pickups and Darkglass 3-band EQ electronics. What do you think? Great bass or a little too much for some players? Post a comment or two on what you think of … Read more
This week’s feature bass is a purple transparent 5-string beast. Owner Vitaly Ganya writes: This is first bass project from Latvian luthier’s Andrew Schultz custom workshop Brutal Guitars – Brutal Egregore 5. This instrument’s design and specification was made in collaboration with Latvian avant-garde band Theatrum bass player. Here is short description about this beautiful … Read more
This sounds made-up, but it’s not. Here is a bride, on her wedding day, playing what appears to be an 1980’s-era Peavey T-series bass guitar. They do things different in Iowa, I guess. Not that we’re complaining. 🙂
While routing out a channel for a truss may sound intimidating, it’s not once you know the basics of how it’s done. Truss rod used and construction type The truss rod used specifically is this one, which is a two-way rod. The construction type is two-piece construction, meaning not a one-piece neck; this is the … Read more
Actually, he plays it right until the 30-second mark, seen in the video below. To note, if you do what’s seen in the video below in your country band, you will get dirty looks, both from the band and the line dancers. 🙂
