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
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
Peavey introduced two bass amplifiers at NAMM 2014, the miniMEGA and the miniMAX. The miniMEGA puts 1,000 watts of goodness into an ultra-small 8-pound package, and the miniMAX (which is even smaller!) runs at 400 watts. Is the miniMEGA “just another small-and-powerful” rig? No, it’s better than what you’ve seen before… Get the scoop right … Read more
See Touch Singleton’s business listing here Touch Singleton is the founder of Singleton Guitars in San Dimas, CA. FBPO: Tell me about your musical upbringing. TS: My musical up bringing consisted of sounds all around me, the sounds of the late ’60s and early ’70s. As a teenager, I was immersed in the music of … Read more
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
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
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
How does a 1,000-watt 8-pound amp with 4-band EQ, punch/brightness control and a subharmonic generator sound to you? Sounds pretty good to us, and Peavey makes one with the MiniMega. Oh, and a nice goodie – you can choose between 12 different backlight colors. No, that does not increase functionality whatsoever, but hey, it looks … Read more
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
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
