See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week has a really short build story, however it was submitted with not one but two videos, seen below. Builder Bob Reselman writes: The bass is a ipe and figured maple neck through design with basswood side blocks, fretless rosewood … Read more
The Fender Mustang II guitar amplifier. Yes, a guitar amplifier. It is rated at 40 watts and houses a single 12-inch speaker. It also has a bunch of amp modeling in it including a ’59 Bassman preset. How does it sound when that preset is used with a real bass? Not too bad for a … Read more
Alembic-inspired design goes a long way in this translucent flamed purple bass machine. Buyer Andrew Noto had Mariotti Guitars construct this guitar for him. Andrew writes: Had the fortune of meeting Guglielmo on Facebook. I saw him there holding a double-neck Rick, sent a friend request, and he accepted. After we started talking, he told … Read more
We don’t recommend you buy unauthorized China copies of popular (or at least well known) bass guitar designs, and the guys at Zero-Mod (who know the Rickenbacker very well and we even carry their product) show exactly why you shouldn’t get one. Check out the video below and let us know what you think. Big … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week has influences from a Rickenbacker 4005, Fender, and Music Man. Bass builder Pierre-Gilles writes: Except some small pieces of walnut here and there, it’s a full-maple instrument. The neck is glued through a twin-chamber body, there’s a fanned fret … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week shows that getting projects done can do a wonder of good. Bass builder Steve writes: I heard one of my mentors, Anthony Wellington, say at a clinic that a player owes it to his/her instrument to know everything he/she … Read more
Below is a video of a bass brand you may not have heard of (only because it’s a boutique brand without the big advertising budget like Fender has,) Zon. Zon has been producing bass instruments since 1981, so it’s definitely not a new company. As noted in the video, something that was (and still is) … Read more
(Image Credit: GuitarFish) A guitar with true temperament frets looks really weird when you first see it, as all the frets looked crooked in a “melted” sort of way. What is temperament? Temperament describes the system of tuning in which chromatic intervals have a whole number ratio that corresponds between two intervals along the chromatic … Read more
LAST CHANCE to get some great bass gear that will be delivered before December 25, but only if you get your order in before December 17, 2014. Here’s what’s available: Stellartone – ToneStyler Bass Duo Six – MID Stellartone – ToneStyler Bass Duo Six – SHORT Stellartone – ToneStyler Bass Ten – SHORT Stellartone – … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here What happens when you combine 1951 with 1962 Fender design? Awesomeness. Matt writes: This bass was made from a chunk of Eastern Walnut I cut by hand. The neck is a single piece of maple. It is based on a 51 neck and a 62 body. … Read more
