How is a real-deal German Hofner bass made? Well, for those of you who are builders are there, the inside of the Hofner shop looks very familiar to you. Why? Because they truly do make basses by hand, and do it darned well. Check out this video on how it’s done where they make Hofner … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is a multi-scale 7-string beast with a nice blend of exotic woods. Builder Rick Link writes: This is a custom build for Reggie Grayson. The bass is a multi scale/fanned fret 7 string tuned F#/B/E/A/D/G/C. The scale lengths are 37″-34″. The fretboard is … Read more
A cool cover of the James Brown song Smokin’ and Drinkin’, played on a custom made Telecaster-style bass guitar? Sounds good to us. See the video below and tell us what you think by writing a comment or two.
This week’s BotW takes on the shape and style of a Gibson Thunderbird with a P/J pickup configuration that ended up looking great. Builder Scott Sampson writes: I have always played my Fender Jazz Bass (MiM), but have always loved the shape and styling of the Gibson Thunderbird. I decided to model my build after … Read more
We’ve been neglecting featuring Jackson bass goodness for a while now, so below is a video demonstrating the Jackson JS2 Concert Bass. The video isn’t in English, but that doesn’t matter because you really get to hear the bass, and that’s ultimately what matters most. Please let us know what you think of this Jackson … Read more
Some of you may have noticed that Best Bass Gear has started to use its new logo. It’s not being used everywhere just yet, but is being transitioned in. Does the logo have a story behind it? Yes, it does. The original BBG logo was nothing but white letters on a blue background. It was … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Builder Michael Marino got a request from long-time friend Tim to build a “classical-looking violin bass with a scroll top”, so that’s exactly what he did. Michael writes: Neck through 5 string fretless. The neck is maple and purple heart. The body wings are basswood with … Read more
I’m sure the bass purists out there are going to instantly say “WASTE OF TIME!!11!11!!” just based on the title of this article, never mind the video below. Kids today play a lot of video game music on real instruments and do it often. Whether it’s games from the 80s, 90s 2000s or now, they’re … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is an attempt by builder Shawn Long at “playable art”, and the result turned out amazing. Shawn writes: As a graphic designer, artist, craftsman and musician, I’m always looking for ways to combine mediums. I wanted to make something that was in essence, … Read more
See Mark Garza’s business listing here Mark Garza is the owner and operator of Garz Guitars & Basses, specializing in handcrafted instruments using the best woods available. We chatted with Mark to get some insight on how he became to be a builder. Could you describe what your business is? The manufacturing of guitars, basses, … Read more
