See the business listing for this bass builder here Pat Beasley of Dolmen Custom Guitars put together a 24-fret 5-string beauty. Pat writes: The body core is walnut with a burr elm top. The neck is laminated walnut and maple with carbon fibre bars. Headstock is faced with burr elm on the front and back. … Read more
(Tip before beginning: It is typical that on most bass guitars, a properly intonated bass that does not have octave strings will have string saddles that look like a small flight of stairs as seen above, with the thickest string being the first “lowest stair.” This means that when shopping around for bass guitars in … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here We added in a field for YouTube video demonstration to our Bass of the Week web form, and this submission was the first to use it – and use it well! Builder Cor Broekhuizen of Suprema Guitars writes: For a long time i dreamed to build … Read more
In 1979, the song Rise was released by Herb Alpert. This is a great song for bass players just getting into slap bass because the song is slower, and the bass guitar can be heard very well. You’ve probably heard this song before but never knew the title or who wrote it. Now you know!
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is flamed on both the front and back. Builder Danijel Kopjar writes: Hello! this is the top model of our VB series, as VintageBass, and is made as neck through with high end parts. The Wreck is trying to achieve a perfect chambering … Read more
Ibanez releases a nice blend of retro + modern with the ATK200 model. Looks retro with the big chrome and “woody” appearance, feels retro because of its thick neck and is modernized because of its active electronics. The only downside? As you’ll hear the presenter state in the video, this bass is 11.4 pounds in … Read more
This is not an article about string brand, although some will be mentioned. You most likely use a very specific brand because you like the sound and feel that the string provides. Instead we’re just going to talk about hex-core and round-core, and why it matters when making your string choice. Hex-core Hex-core is literally … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This bass is full of holes, but done so in a very cool way that you don’t see very often. Build Bill Woger writes: Hey there, Last year I decided to become ‘official’ by starting up the Naked Bass and Guitar Company (www.nakedbassandguitar.com), a one-man custom … Read more
See Don Campbell’s business listing here BBG: There is debate over whether one type of capacitor is better than another. Is there any difference in bass tone concerning the capacitor for anything having to do with the capacitor other than its capacitive value? DC: In a very general sense, the answer is no when you … Read more
What is the Stellartone Tonestyler? The Stellartone Tonestyler is a replacement tone control for single or dual pickup bass guitars or guitars. It is very similar to the traditional Vari-Tone without incorporating inductors into the design. The Tonestyler is a high-quality rotary switch with an array of capacitors to select through either 6, 10, or … Read more
