The feature bass for this week is a Rickenbacker inspired build made from century-old salvaged barn wood! Builder Ronald Brandt writes: After a couple of DIY mods and bass-body builds, I decided to jump into building my first neck with a fully neck-through bass! I’d previously owned a couple of RIC basses, and I only … 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 the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week was made with the goal of using nothing but Puerto Rican woods. Builder Ramil Rodriguez writes: I built this bass with two purposes. I wanted to design my own kind of imperial body and I wanted a bass with 100% … 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 the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week has plenty of thump to it. Builder Mark Bombard writes: I call this bass “60’s White”. I’ve always liked basses built in the 60’s. Like many of those this bass’s body is poplar. Because poplar is know for its lack … Read more
Admit it, you wanted a bass that could do this at some point. The video below shows you how it’s done. The traditional way of getting an instrument to smoke (mostly) safely is by use of pellets or “smoke balls” (search Amazon for those, you’ll find them easily.) However, the way this is done is … 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
In this step we “magically” convert a vertical hole to a horizontal route so the ground wire can be snaked from the control cavity to the underside of the bridge (once installed) for a proper connection. Below: The tools needed here are a short list. Drill, a 12-inch long bit with 1/8-inch end for bridge … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week comes from Newcastle, Australia. Builder Rod Harper writes: This bass is the last of 8 that I built over the 3 year period up to mid 2001, six of which I sold to professional bassists, the other I kept, is similar … Read more
