Bassist for Sly and The Family Stone from ’66 to ’72, Larry Graham Jr is not only known as being an unbelievably good slap bass player, but is also credited with inventing the technique. Below is a video of what Larry is all about, and he explains that the reason he started thumping the bass … Read more
When a luthier doesn’t reveal his secrets, sometimes amazing things happen. Owner Richard Nunez writes: Earlier this year I contacted Pete Hilton about a new build that would be his idea of a perfect bass. I wanted a 6 string fretless, but told him I would not give any input because I wanted him to … Read more
Duff McKagan, best known as the bass player for the band Guns N’ Roses (he has also been the bassist for Velvet Revolver and Jane’s Addiction, to name a few,) is without question a P-bass player. While true that Duff has played different basses over the years, his preference is a P-bass, whether a Precision … Read more
The owner of this bass, Charles Lambiase, describes the build as being made by “A humble 83 year old Master Luthier out of Pastore Music named Ronaldo Orlandoni. The man is an absolute tactician with his hands and genius with his mind. Whether it is a guitar or bass from scratch, an accordion from 1930, … Read more
Verdine White is a bass player that has influenced many other bassists, and is best known for his bass work in Earth, Wind & Fire. He still performs to this day, and over the years his bass rig has changed quite a bit. These days, Verdine plays Sadowsky basses. But according to the video interview … Read more
This week’s feature bass tingles the Spidey sense! Owner Bobby Devlin writes: Presenting (the long awaited); ARACHNOPHILIA (An artistic homage to Jerry Only’s “Devstator”) Commissioned by/created for,… Mr. Bobby Devlin Specs: 8 String (dual course), 34″ scale, Neck-Through 9pc. Neck, in RedHeart, Ebony, Curly Maple, Bubinga. Fingerboard in Birdseye Maple w/RedHeart binding. EVO gold medium … Read more
Berry Oakley was the bass player (and one of the founding members) for The Allman Brothers Band. Berry had a very good bass tone, as heard here in Mountain Jam: Berry did play a Fender Jazz Bass, but it was anything but stock. Nicknamed the “Tractor Bass”, it was customized with a Guild pickup manufactured … Read more
Good things come to those who wait. This bass was inspired by a piece of spalted maple stored for 10 years before being put to use to build the right bass. Owner Tom LeClair writes: This bass was conceived when Denis told me that he’d had a beautiful piece of spalted maple for 10 years … Read more
Louis Johnson is a bass player I can absolutely guarantee you’ve heard before, even if you didn’t know his name. Ever heard Michael Jackson’s Thriller? Louis Johnson is on bass there. And Billie Jean from the same album? Louis Johnson again. And although Johnson’s session work has been heard in many other places, he was … Read more
The feature bass this week is a 5-string fretless with a 9-piece neck featuring a Noll preamp and Seymour Duncan pickup. Builder Maghbass Eudialiqu writes: Bass fretless 5 strings Neck thru 9 pieces mahogany/wengue/maple Body mahogany bresil/imbuya/ maple Fingerboard ebene 46 mm sillet 24 fret 67 mm Pickup: Seymour Duncan Preamp: Noll Actif /passif parametrique … Read more
