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[Bass of the Week] It’s a Stambaugh

This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from Keith, who had his bass custom built by Stambaugh Musical Design in New Hampshire, USA. Keith (the buyer) was a part of the design process as Chris (the builder) constructed the instrument for him. Keith writes: Chris Stambaugh is a Luthier in Alton N.H. … Read more

[Bass of the Week] R. Low Vaughn

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that came into the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from an individual who identifies his first name as just “R”. R writes: This is one of my production bass line model I call them the Panzer Commander. They’re 34″ scale with an 1.5″ nut width. … Read more

[Bass of the Week] 26-Fret Short Scale

This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from Russia – I think. I say that because the author, Danny, did not state his location, although his email signature was in Russian. So we’ll take it on best guess that yes, what you’re seeing does come from Russia. 🙂 Want to show you … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Sunboard Bass

See the business listing for this bass builder here This nameless BotW that came in to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox we called “sunboard” because of the little sun-like inlays on the fingerboard that you’ll see in a few of the photos below. Phil writes: I build my basses in my garage at home in Robin Hoods … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Twin Tele

See the business listing for this bass builder here The name of the person who sent us this to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox identified himself as “wellREDman” (which if separated out spells as “well red man”), who shows that even with almost zero budget to work with, you can still build something cool. wellREDman writes: [This] … Read more

[Bass of the Week] 007

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox has more of an understated look but what makes it cool it what’s “under the hood”. Dan writes: I play in a few tribute bands for the Jerry Garcia Band, whose bass player played a P-bass during … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Bass of Case

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s entry that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox shows that even a tree that was downed due to the forces of nature can still be used to make some amazing stuff. It also shows that for certain woods, you have to allow plenty of time … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Ernst Bass

Yet another unnamed bass (reminder: please name your basses) arrived this week to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox, this time a home-build from Germany. Ernst writes, The main features: 5 String – 30 Inch scale Neck: Hard-Maple & Bubinga laminates Fingerboard: Ebony with white binding Body: Bubinga core, Maple accent veneers, Indian Rosewood top Pickups: Barto… Active … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Halo of Flies

See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox takes an artistic slant. Kevin writes: I just finished a renovation on my Fender Jazz bass. My son Nicholas (nicholasfrenette.com) did the artwork on the body after I stripped it down to the bare alder. He probably … Read more

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