Bass of the Week

The feature bass this week has a very nice Michigan White Ash body. Builder Bob DeKorne writes: A bandmate asked me to build him a “bass mate” for his beloved old Tele – maple neck, ash body, aged white pick guard. So I took him a slab of 1 3/4″ Michigan White Ash, and he … Read more

The feature bass this week was inspired by two of the builder’s favorite bass players. Builder Augusto Sanchez from White Whale Guitars writes: The inspiration for this bass was born in the idea of making an hybrid that two of my favourite bassist could use: Stuart Zender and Les Claypool. Body woods are: walnut on … Read more

The feature bass this week has gone through several changes to get where it is now and has been in the possession of the owner for over 30 years. Jay Wilson writes: This bass began as a project in 1984 when I lived in Honolulu when I was 19 with inspiration from fretless players as … Read more

The feature bass this week was inspired by the fairer sex. This custom bass was inspired by beautiful creatures – Women! Its shape and delicate beauty creates a wonderful mental picture! It is a 34″ scale with top basswood, center and back of mahogany and a neck thru design of maple and mahogany. It features … Read more

The feature bass this week is all about the flower power. Builder Drew Wills writes: Wanted something different so I purchased a PBass body and had my talented wife painted the body in a sort of psychedelic/talavera pottery style. She enjoyed painting it so much that we purchased 4 more bodies for her to paint. … Read more

This week’s feature build is 19th century style with a modernist take. Builder Sergey Poedinko writes: Style and aesthetics came when I tried to imagine how might look like the hi-end custom bass of the 19th century. Things back days were made solid but beautiful. I like the aged look of really old musical instruments … Read more

The feature bass this week is made from korina, which is typically not an easy wood to work with. Builder Wesley Wilson writes: One piece Korina, covered with an image of the Carina nebula. The headstock is overlayed with an image of the Cats Eye nebula. The pickups are Wilde Bill Lawrence’s J45’s. They are … Read more

The feature bass this week is a nice take on a ’51 Fender Precision Bass copy. ’51 P bass that I’ve been building over the last few weeks. One piece swamp ash body. Fender neck, Schaller nickel tuners, Schaller nickel strap buttons, Solid Brass high mass bridge modified for string through body, Seymour Duncan Hot … Read more

The feature bass this week has a really cool pickup configuration! Owner Michael Logiovino writes: I purchased this Bass as it was originally built by Jon Letts. I became aware of Letts through my nephew who has had several Basses custom built by this Luthier. I was looking for a 5 string fretless Bass at … Read more

(Yes, we are aware of the missing 5 string, that is how the builder submitted his bass to us.) The feature bass this week is a builder’s take on a modernized Tele style bass. Builder Christopher Cordova writes: Body is my take on a modern Tele style bass. Body is made of Swamp Ash, open … Read more