Interviews

Ordinarily we don’t start bassist of the week articles with videos, but this is an exception and you’ll understand why right now. Rohan, who is from Melbourne, Australia, has played bass at the lake: …and on the beach (several times): …and in the rainforest: …and on a wind farm: …and on the bus: So yeah, … Read more

The feature player for this week is Álvaro Martín Gómez Acevedo from Bucaramanga, Colombia, South America! We interviewed Álvaro and this is what he had to say. Do you prefer the Rickenbacker bass for playing fast bass lines, or is there another you like better? Not really. The main reason why I play my Ric … Read more

The feature bassist this week is Pato Muñoz from Madrid, Spain! We interviewed Pato, asked him about his gear and musical influences, and this is what he had to say. (Also be sure to check the performance video after the interview below.) What is the make and model bass you are playing seen in your … Read more

The feature bassist this week is Daniel Sing from Sydney, Australia  We asked Daniel about his gear and his playing style, and this is what he had to say.   What drew you to the bass guitar originally, and did you start on bass using a 4-string or 5-string? I picked up the bass as … Read more

The feature bass player for this week proves that sometimes you can get along with a bone stock Ibanez just fine (seen in video below.) In the video below where you can see Alden playing with his band Radio Phoenix, he’s using a stock Ibanez 206B, and it sounds great. We asked Alden about that … Read more

This feature bass player this week is Bill Alexander from Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA. He was chosen because in the feature video below you’ll see he is playing a Danelectro Longhorn. We rarely get to see these, so it was nice to see one in action. Here’s the interview with Bill: How much of a challenge … Read more

See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here (Edit: This is actually part 8 and not part 7, sorry for the confusion) 🙂 In this last video of the interview with Sheldon Dingwall of Dingwall Guitars, Sheldon talks about the future of Dingwall. There are new designs that are in the works, but at the same time … Read more

See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here At times we will ask the interview question of “What is your favorite grit of sandpaper?” as a joke, just because it’s a question that’s really not meant to have an answer. Sheldon Dingwall, however, not only answered the question really fast, but knew exactly how to answer and … Read more

See Sheldon Dingwall’s business listing here Before anyone asks, no, these longboards are not being made anymore. Guys who make basses will usually at some point try something different “just because.” Woodworking obviously doesn’t need to limited to just bass guitars. There was a time when Dingwall had some longboards constructed, and they were genuinely … Read more