Bass of the Week

See Scott’s business listing here I admit up front that the only reason this was chosen for bass of the week is because it looks cool. Scott emailed us with his latest bass build. His email was really short, but I guess in this instance it doesn’t need to be long. It read: This is … Read more

Brian sent us a very long email (which is cool) with a lot of photos about his rig. To say it’s “involved” is a big understatement. There’s a lot to read and see here, but that’s great because it’s a very interesting setup. Thanks for sending it in, Brian! ~~~ Hi, a friend encouraged me … Read more

In last week’s newsletter it was asked for you guys and gals to send us some cool stories and photos of amps and/or cabs you have, and oh yeah, you delivered; this is one of them. (And remember, you can submit for Bass of the Week or Amp of the Week by sending an email … Read more

This week’s BotW is all about the “it” factor, and Kee’s David Pushic 6 definite has “it.” Kee Writes: I have been playing my DP custom 6 for a year now and I have to say it is the best instrument I have ever owned!!!  I have played just about every top of the line … Read more

See Fabio’s business listing here Fabio from Dubai writes: I’ve had a Korean Make Cort from 2000, so this bass had been with me for quite some time. And since it has been one of my basses most spent music experience I decided to give it an upgrade. At first it was plain simple, new … Read more

Sometimes a one-man-shop is all that’s required to build a fantastic bass guitar. This week’s feature bass is from a small town in Georgia, and Ivory tells his story: I have been a customer of Best Bass Gear for years. I am from a small town in South GA. Well, on a trip to Atlanta … Read more

See Patrick’s business listing here This is a bit of a follow-up to our “mudbucker” article, as Patrick has a real-deal ’64 Epi Newport (original owner!) with a real-deal mudbucker in it. Patrick’s story: I purchased this Epiphone Newport back in 1964. Played it for about four years as is, but I wanted a EB3 … Read more

See Matt’s business listing here This week’s BotW is a green machine from Matt, which he calls the “Mutant Bass”. His story on this bass is: I’ve had this idea for a bass for a while and I finally brought that idea to life. Here’s a bit of the story behind this bass that took … Read more

The BotW for this week is what happens when a luthier has some time on his hands but no fretting tools to work with at the location he’s working in, so… he goes fretless! This bass guitar technically has no official model name to it (none was mentioned); “Tasmanian Blackwood” is in fact what the … Read more