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See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week was crafted by Adam Marsh Johnston of AMJ Guitars. Owner Deryl Gallant writes: In 2015 I visited Adam Marsh Johnston of AMJ guitars to get the neck of my poorly defretted Fender Jazz fixed. Instead, after an exciting conversation about my … Read more
The feature bass this week is a fretless beauty. Owner Rob Paschall writes: Wenge neck and body with ebony fretless board. 17mm string spacing, 1.75 nut width Nordstrand MM5.4, each with 3 way switch for series, “single”, parallel. Active/passive push pull on master volume Blend 3 band Delano preamp I wanted a versatile tone machine, … Read more
For a hobbyist builder, Steve does some darned fine work. Steve from Doner Designs writes: Doner Designs is a fancy name for my son and I who build as a hobby and also donate some of our works to charity. We don’t do any build-for-sale work but do flip our personal gear sometimes to make … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a hollow body with beveled top (cool!) Builder David Smith from Christopher Bass Guitar writes: I’ve been a bass player for 35 years and full time luthier for about 18 years. For the first ten years the main part of … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week proves that if at first you don’t succeed, try again. This builder did and the second time was a charm. Bass builder Roger Blake writes: I call this instrument The V2 Bass because it is the second version. The neck of … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week features exotic woods and some great hardware. Builder Ademir Coelho de Souza writes: The name of the bass model is a tribute to my three year old daughter “Barbara Maria”. Body: Brazilian Cedar Top: Sandwich of amapá/purple heart/amapá with Imbuia root … Read more
Stabilized buckeye can make for a wild looking bass. Special note: There is a video below from the owner of this instrument that further explains how this wild look is achieved. Owner Micah Terry writes: This is my second build with Shawn. Back in 2015, I started researching Luthiers to possibly build me a custom … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a lefty that started out as “beautiful yet a little bit ugly”, and it lights up. Greg Silva from Wrong Way Customs writes: This build began with the simple idea to build a green bass. I also had a piece … Read more
The feature bass for this week is a very nice semi-hollow 32-inch scale that takes some inspiration from a 1930’s Martin instrument. Builder Tom Rodriguez from Rodriguez Electrics writes: The bass I entered was a custom build for a customer that wanted a mahogany body & neck and an ebony fretboard, semi hollow bass. He … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Touch Singleton from www.singletonguitars.com scores another BOTW with this fine build. Touch writes: Custom Made Sensei5 for NY Session Player, Ray Archie 1 Piece Swamp Ash body with Quilted Maple Top Flamed Maple Neck with Bubinga Board Hipshot Bridge with Acoutiphonic Saddles Hipshot Tuners Audere 4 … Read more
