See the business listing for this bass builder here The submitter of this bass did not send his entry in English, so we’re just copying and pasting here what he sent us. Google Translate did not help out too much. If you have a proper translation for the description below, please feel free to leave … Read more
The most common neck shape of a bass neck is C. But are all C shapes the same? If you have ever entertained the idea of replacing your neck and you absolutely have no idea which shape to choose from, the “safe” option is “Fender Modern C,” even if it’s not made by Fender. In … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The week’s feature bass is a Alembic-inspired 6-string, and yes, there is a video demo of it below so you can hear what it sounds like (cool!) Builder Nathan Kangas writes: This Alembic inspired single piece six string bass is custom build for Nicholas Skinnell. He … Read more
There have been many attempts over the years to mechanize music that is ordinarily played by humans, and the bass guitar is no exception as you’ll see in the video below. Before showing the robot bass playing, here’s a more recent video an acoustic guitar being played using robots: As you can see, yes you … Read more
A helpful thing to do before even beginning the build is to draw a full scale (meaning full size, as in 1:1) drawing of the instrument you have in mind. Good reasons why the full scale drawing is the first thing you should do 1. You get an initial feel for the guitar While true … Read more
(*Note: More recent versions of the Quarter Pound no longer show the “Basslines” logo, but it is still the same great pickup it always was.) Is Quarter Pound just a name? Quarter Pound is not just name-only. The pole pieces used in a Quarter Pound are 1/4-inch in diameter, expanding the magnetic field of the … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here We don’t get too many lefty submissions for Bass of the Week, so we were really happy to see this one in our inbox. Builder Alan Williams from ajwilliamsguitars at https://ajwilliamsguitars.wordpress.com writes: Handbuilt SC (single-cut) 5-string bass I built back in 2008. Hardware is Schaller with … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature bass is one excellent looking piece of Buckeye Burl wood, along with several other beautiful woods. Builder Chuck Phares from www.stonecrossguitars.com writes: I have been building custom 6-String guitars for the past 2 years and decided to give a bass a shot. Hooked … Read more
You definitely don’t see one of these come along every day, the 1968 Sidewinder bass from VOX. Some may be put off by that large hunk of wood for the headstock complemented by the gigantic VOX logo there, but this is a bass that absolutely screams “I have the sound of the 1960s” to it, … Read more
Fretboards need to be cleaned every so often, and that’s just common sense. However, there is also something called “conditioning” a fretboard. Why would you condition a fretboard? The two main reasons to condition a fretboard is to: Keep color consistency Boards that aren’t conditioned fade, but not evenly since the player (you) prefers to … Read more
