The feature bass this week is all about the details, which even includes getting the signature on the headstock just right. Builder Rudy Candia writes: My name is Rudy Candia, aka Candia Bass Guitars, and this model is called the Black Mamba Murder Bass, fretless. It has a wenge top and fingerboard with a walnut … Read more
Shopping for used basses is fun. Upgrading it is also fun. Of course, we have all the pickups, preamps, bridges, tuners and so on you could ever want. We also have open-box gear too for you bargain hunters out there. But there’s one thing we can’t sell you, and that’s basic fret repair skills. Many … Read more
Another name for this build could be “Super Walnut”! Builder Adam Falkner writes: The Talkbass Winter Build-Off began in December and this year’s theme was to make a bass predominantly with WALNUT. When I think about walnut basses, the words I think of are “elegant” and “exotic”, so it seemed like I had to really … Read more
The feature bass this week was the builder’s first attempt at fretting a neck, which ended up being successful along with the rest of the instrument. Builder Scott Sampson writes: This bass was started as a project by an unknown person to me. It came to me with nothing done except the fret slots were … Read more
One of our more popular items we sell are bass tuning machines. Oftentimes, owners of older basses will replace the machines on their vintage instruments. While the originals still work, the gears are long past their prime simply due to wear, so replacements are necessary. Once the replacements are installed, it’s common the owner will … Read more
The feature bass this week is described as a “considerable upgrade.” Builder Michael Jones writes: I had never attempted a guitar build before so I opted to go with a kit from ‘the Fret Wire’; they were great to work with and were willing to accommodate special requests. I started this build in April 2017 … Read more
The feature bass this week has a very nice Michigan White Ash body. Builder Bob DeKorne writes: A bandmate asked me to build him a “bass mate” for his beloved old Tele – maple neck, ash body, aged white pick guard. So I took him a slab of 1 3/4″ Michigan White Ash, and he … Read more
There are many bassists who would immediately say “WHY would you do this?”, especially considering there is a zero-modification option where the thumb rest is concerned. The answer is that adding on bridge and pickup covers and a thumb rest to a Fender bass is done mostly for appearance. True, there are some bassists who … Read more
The feature bass this week was inspired by two of the builder’s favorite bass players. Builder Augusto Sanchez from White Whale Guitars writes: The inspiration for this bass was born in the idea of making an hybrid that two of my favourite bassist could use: Stuart Zender and Les Claypool. Body woods are: walnut on … Read more
We get asked (a lot) if there are any demos of what certain pickups we sell sound like. For Bartolini P pickups, there is a helpful video below that will give you an idea of what you can expect. The pickups heard in the video below are the Bartolini 8S, Bartolini 8SU, Bartolini 8CBP and … Read more
