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[Bass of the Week] Witkowski Custom Guitars B5-35 Custom

See the business listing for this bass builder here Marek Witkowski is the builder this week for this week’s feature bass guitar, the B5-35 Custom. And while the build keeps a simple, clean look, it’s packed with features (such as a compound radius fingerboard and having 26 frets). Marek (info@witkowskiguitars.com) writes: This is custom built … Read more

G&L LB-100 Bass Review and Demo

A G&L LB-100 described simply is a Fender P with more attention to deal. A lot more. Built in Fullerton, California USA? Check. Quartersawn maple neck? Check. High-mass bridge? Check. Six-bolt neck? Check. More comfortably-designed body? Check. And there’s a lot more. Check out this video of the LB-100 yourself and let us know what … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Teason Wide 5

See the business listing for this bass builder here When you go really wide with a neck, sometimes that ends up being really good, and it was for builder Matt Thiessen (teasonbass@gmail.com). Matt writes, I’ve got an old Warmoth wide-5 P-bass that I restored. I really wanted a J counterpart for it. So, I got … Read more

Gibson 2014 SG Special Bass Demo

New for 2014 from Gibson, the SG Special Bass. This bass is part of Gibson’s maneuver to offer some more affordable instruments for the 2014 model year. Yes, it is well south of the $1,000 price point and prices at around $700. Check out the video below and let us know what you think of … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Tomlin 5

See the business listing for this bass builder here As is the story with many who build basses, this bass guitar of the week started with the idea to build an instrument with the idea of getting high-end features without the high-end price tag, and builder Todd Tomlin made that happen. Oh, and this bass … Read more

Stambaugh Designs bass seen at the Grammys

At the Grammys this year, yes there was a Stambaugh Designs bass guitar present, on stage, being used. It was custom made for Imagine Dragons by Chris himself, and before we get into the build, here are some photos of it from the show: The first thing to notice about this build is its finish. … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Sparks TRS

See the business listing for this bass builder here Bass builder Edwards Sparks calls his TRS “special,” and oh yes, it certainly is. Edward writes: My first bass was built in 1980 from kit parts and resembled a 70’s Fender Telecaster bass, complete with an original Fender Telecaster humbucking pickup and Fender tuners (need Fender-style … Read more

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