Insane Bass Solo Kung Fu Battle?
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Interview with Chris Stambaugh of Stambaugh Musical Designs
See Chris Stambaugh’s business listing here Builder Chris Stambaugh puts together some pretty amazing stuff. Originally trained in industrial design, he took his skills to guitar building and has basically been there ever since. We interviewed Chris to get insight on how he got started, what he draws inspiration from, and learn from him what … Read more
Musicvox Spaceranger Demo
A Musicvox Spaceranger bass guitar makes an appearance on YouTube! Before you judge it, consider it’s “not just another Fender clone”. Sometimes when you want to go different, you have to go a bit wacky. And the Spaceranger is definitely a bit wacky. Musicvox’s angle is that vintage period of the 50s and 60s where … Read more
Little Crow Bass Guitar Makes First Appearance
Spotted on YouTube, a bass made by Little Crow Guitars out of Australia. What’s the model name? It doesn’t even have one yet; that’s how new it is. In fact, it’s the first they’ve made. Check out the video below to hear how it sounds. What do you think of it? Like it? Be sure … Read more
See And Hear A Lairat Signature Bass In Action
This arguably could be called “the bass that almost isn’t there” because of its unique body styling. What do you think? Cool or dud?
What Is Your Favorite Tonewood To Build With?
We asked our Facebook audience last week what their favorite tonewood material was. The answers may surprise you (would you believe agathis was mentioned a few times?) What about you? What tonewoods (yes you can name more than one) have worked out best for you and why?
Handy Dandy Quick Guide For Decimal to Fractional and Back Again
When building your own bass, math is involved and there’s no way around it. You’re going to be measuring things and that’s just the way it is. More often than not you’re going to have to deal with both statute (inches) and metric (millimeters) measurements when putting a bass together, so it’s good to know … Read more
What would early-1980s bass sound like if it were recreated today?
A common thread that anyone over the age of 30 says is, “they don’t make music like they used to”. Oh, I beg to differ. Check this out: That, if you can believe it, is a new song. Yes, really. The song is Treasure by Bruno Mars, and if you can believe it, the bass … Read more
Are Disco Bass Lines Making a Comeback?
Above is yet another cover (of many) of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. Yeah, I know, by now you’ve heard this song a million times and may be getting sick of it (currently 66 million views on YouTube, by the way), but consider the following: First, Get Lucky is totally and absolutely a disco song, and … Read more
Demystifying Fender Neck Sizes Based On Letter Designations
Although bass guitar necks can be built to any number of different sizes and shapes, more often than not a player does take the letter designation of the neck into consideration when shopping (especially if buying online unplayed). Letter designations for bass guitar necks is more or less “a Fender thing”, and because Fender terminology … Read more
