See the business listing for this bass builder here The body for this bass was literally thrown across the shop floor due to a build error originally. But then it was dug out, fixed up and the end result is pretty darned good. Jim Warren from www.sanctumguitars.com writes: We made a mirror-polished Sanctum Raven 5-string … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week proves that even when you have a nickel allergy (which is a very real thing,) you can still enjoy the bass when you get the right one built for you. The owner of this instrument, Matt, had Brian Eastwood Guitars … 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
This step is a continuation from part 1. From here, the jig saw is put to use, the edges left behind are filed smooth, pickup cover is test fitted, then cover with pickup is test fitted. Below: Jig saw put to use. Material is being cut away with a distance of 1/16″ is kept away … Read more
The feature bass for this week proves where there’s a will, there’s a way, as this particular Peavey started out in rather rough shape, but ended up being great in the end. (We’re also glad to see the owner kept the original bridge and control knobs. Peavey T-40 knobs in particular are increasingly becoming rare, … Read more
Note: Each half of this particular P pickup is 56mm long, but to make a template and include the nubs where mounting screws go, the drill points are 54mm center-to-center; this will make more sense as you read through this article. For any questions you have about this, please post a comment below. Additional note: … 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
The feature bass for this week comes from the Czech Republic. Jiri, owner of the bass, writes: My name is Jiri and I live in the Czech Republic in the middle of the Europe. Some four years ago, I was thinking about buying another bass and Gibson Thunderbird used to attract me a lot. But … Read more
This is a continuation from part 1. Below: Neck is inserted in place. Since this particular build has a very snug fit, no clamp is needed. If the fit was not snug, a clamp would be used. Below: Using the same 1/8″ drill bit in the hand drill, the rotation is purposely run backwards to … Read more
In this particular installation, a bolt plate will not be used as would typically be seen on a Fender P or J bass. Instead, the mounting screws will be inside ferrules. Note: This step is split into two parts. This is part 1. Below: Tools needed: Drill, mounting screws, neck ferrules, bar of soap, 15mm … Read more
