See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week is a simple P-Bass lefty build. Sometimes the simple stuff is what works best. The builder of this bass, Andrew Meyer, writes: This is my first attempt at building a musical instrument. I have always been interested in the electric … Read more
The last time we talked about a Russian-made Ural bass, someone was smashing it to bits, and you can see that here. This time however, someone has gone through the trouble of realigning the neck, installing new frets, installing new electronics and installing what appear to be new replacement pickups. The end result is something … Read more
This is a continuation of part 1. Below: Cutting out the pick guard with a bandsaw, purposely staying 1/16″ away from the cutting line in order to file down later since the bandsaw leaves a rough cut edge; the edge will be smoothed out in a moment. Below: Pick guard has been cut and is … 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
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a 32-inch scale fretless with a nice selection of woods and gold hardware. (Note: There is a video demo below so you can hear this bass.) Builder Rob Darby writes: Twenty years back, I bought two blocks of maple and … Read more
We’re getting closer to finalizing the pick guard, and in this step we drill some holes, drill some more holes, then perform some shaping. Below: Tools used for this step. 1/8″ and 3/8″ bradpoint bits, countersinking bit, centerpunch, razor blade and a half-round file. Below: Marking the drill hole points with the centerpunch. This is … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Everyone needs some Juglans in their life. You’ll understand what that means after reading this build story. Michel Simard from Atelier Sig Mar writes: This is the first official “Sig Mar” bass. I’m a new luthier starting a business. I come from a background of music … Read more
This is a continuation from part 1. Below: This is our completed pickup template from a previous step, ready for use. Below: Same as above, showing the back side. Below: The pickup template placed on top of pick guard template, lined up as best as possible. Below: The same as above, but flipped over (remember, … 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
This is an old-school style of making a pick guard. Many bass builders would simply opt to have no pick guard at all, or alternatively buy a pre-fabricated, pre-shaped plastic guard blank. In the way the guard is done here, we physically take a plan, apply it to a large sheet of pick guard plastic … Read more
