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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
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
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
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
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
Recently, we asked those who have bought stuff from BBG to post a photo of what they have installed in their bass, and many of you replied with some great photos. (You can also post your own photos there if you like!) One bass stood out in particular because it has some hardware in it … Read more
The owner of this bass was not sure if in fact this ’77 Ibanez Silver Series bass was considered a “lawsuit” bass or not. There is some debate on this. We’re saying it is – but just barely. The defining lawsuit of the era was Norlin (owner of Gibson at the time) vs. Elger/Hoshino U.S.A., … Read more
The feature bass this week is a cool 7-string! Owner and builder Billy writes: I wanted a seven string fanned fretted bass. This way you can have a whole 5 string and piccolo bass in one. Custom prices were high, so I decided to try to build one. I haven’t built an instrument before, but … Read more
The feature bass this week has cherry wood that is 70 years old! Builder Zak Yannarella writes: This is a handcrafted 34″ scale 4 string bass. Its neck dimensions and pick-up placements are similar to that of a Jazz Bass. The body is ash with a 1/4 thick veneer of cherry, this cherry tree was … Read more
This feature build is Rickenbacker inspired (obviously,) but absolutely has its own character and style. Builder Jon Clegg writes: I started this bass with the intention of entering it into Talk Bass’s Winter Build Off. However I’m a slow builder and ended up missing the deadline by about 4 months. The parameters of the contest … Read more
