Bass of the Week

See the business listing for this bass builder here This bass is full of holes, but done so in a very cool way that you don’t see very often. Build Bill Woger writes: Hey there, Last year I decided to become ‘official’ by starting up the Naked Bass and Guitar Company (www.nakedbassandguitar.com), a one-man custom … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW is an exotic 6-string that blends old and new build techniques. Builder Mark Vinciguerra writes: I built this bass for Jose Luis Martinez Salazar in Panama. He is a professional player that plays a lot of traditional Latin style groove. He wanted a … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week gives a nod to Gibson Thunderbird design, but the rest is all custom goodness. Builder Mike Fitzgerald writes: I built this 34″ scale left handed bass to hang and play like a P bass, with a nod to Gibson’s … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here We don’t see many lefty basses get submitted for Bass of the Week, so it was nice to see a mean, green (literally) lefty machine pop in the inbox. Builder James Kefalas writes: A close friend has been playing bass for years and asked me to … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here The beauty of this bass is skin deep. Literally. Builder Aaron Oya writes, My first bass was a MIM Precision, which I bought when I started taking lessons. My instructor got a Squire P, swapped in Bartolini’s and added in a J at the bridge. I … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass of the week answers the age old question of, what to do with a nice piece of quartersawn wenge? Builder David Stelter writes: I wanted to try building a one-piece neck and I had some nice quartersawn wenge and a chunk of prima … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s Bass of the Week comes from the The Pine Tree State, better known as the State of Maine, USA. And this bass has a very interesting “canyon wall” style neck heel treatment. Builder James Cook writes: All non wood components of this instrument are … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s bass guitar of the week has great looks, great function and a very interesting take on headstock design. Builder Paul Kincaid writes: For quite awhile I have wanted a bass with a tremolo, but I also like Drop D tuning; this is what I … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here This was a BotW that we could not feature before, but only for the reason a complete photo set of the instrument was not submitted the first time around. For this second time, we do have a complete photo set, and we very much thank the … Read more

See the business listing for this bass builder here Many builders take inspiration from Fender design and then improve upon it to meet their needs, and that’s exactly what this week’s BotW is all about. Builder Sven Are Ellingseter writes: I wanted a 4-string fretted bass with a maple neck but did not fancy a … Read more