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We talked with custom builder John Kallas from John K Vintage Basses about getting the only guitar Leo Fender ever gave away for free, testing out new G&L guitars, his custom built guitars, and the subtle differences in wood selection.
This week’s BotW comes from Sheridan Basses. With an incredible looking body, and some great gear, it’s an absolutely stunning custom build. Check out more on the Sheridan Basses website.
This week’s BotW comes from Derek Greene of Greene Custom Basses. “Here is another custom build of mine. All hardware and pickups/electronics are from BestBassGear.”
Tony Cochran’s eccentric take on custom guitar building is like none other. When he gets his hands on an old guitar it takes on a whole-new life. Widgets and gadgets, rivets and thingamajigs. His aesthetic is some concoction of Tim Burton and steampunk.
This week’s BotW is a pair of twins from Steve Doner. “Meet the Frken-Tele Twins: J-BO and P-B0. A pair of frankenbasses.”
If you happened to be at the Maker Fair in the Bay Area about a week ago you may have spotted a young lady in a sun dress roller skating around with an odd contraption. The young lady was Jeri Ellsworth, the contraption was a Commodore 64 Bass Keytair.
“Thanks to Max for helping me get the electronics on this sorted out.”
After stripping, sanding, and staining a pawn shop bass, the transformation is quite impressive.
Leonardo Perromojao Mordini’s of Ele Basses brings us Naga, our reptilian inspired curvy Bass of the Week. It features Ultralite tuners and Triple Lock-Down bridges from Hipshot, as well as a 2-band Bartolini preamp.
This week’s BotW comes from Tad Sharpe. Dubbed “Frankie”, it’s a rebuilt ’60s NORMA bass from Japan.
