See the business listing for this bass builder here This feature bass instrument this week all started from buying a single how-to book on building guitars. Builder Tom Duritsch writes: Back in the day when I had my sights on a nice high end bass I found that I just couldn’t afford what I wanted. … Read more
Yes, it’s another one of those internet top lists. But this one is cool because it involves the bass guitar. To note up front: We didn’t make this list. Rather, the video creator did. So if there are songs you feel are missing or shouldn’t be here at all, feel free to comment and say … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature build was originally inspired by a specific special edition Fender Stratocaster. Builder Darryl Betts from www.bettsbass.com writes: This based was inspired by Fenders reclaimed redwood Strat. The reclaimed redwood came from the Old Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO) in Eureka, California which has been … Read more
This is a continuation of part 1. In this step, the control cavity routing template is finalized and completed. Below: A jigsaw with scroll cut blade is used to cut out the template. Below: The top portion has been cut with the jigsaw. Below: The remainder being cut. Below: Material removed and rough template … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week is a simple idea that turned into something wonderful. Builder Abraham Stankovic from www.asguitars.com writes: This instrument was inspired when a customer called me about a custom build and he heard about me through a mutual friend. I had been … Read more
Sleeveless shirt with extra cut down the side and flames on it, checkerboard guitar strap, a stark white Ibanez bass, a rockin’ heavy metal song… …AND A MULLET. REPEAT: A MULLET. We approve. 🙂
When people hear the word “template,” the idea comes to mind that a template is fabricated so it can be used more than once. In the guitar building world, it is actually normal to fabricate one-use templates. Unless the same guitar is crafted over and over again, a seasoned builder over time can easily fill … Read more
As many of you out there have seen, there have been some site changes going on with Best Bass Gear, and this includes the forms for Bass of the Week and the Business Tech Directory. Both of these features now have new forms that are much easier to use. Bass of the Week Entry Form … Read more
The feature bass for this week is a nice single cutaway shape with a very nice NOS 26-year-old gold-tone humbucker. The owner of the is Leonardo Deus, and the builder was Sanzio Brandão of Kian Guitars in Belo Horizonte Brazil. Leonardo writes: This bass has a neck-thru construction the body and neck are Brazilian mahogany … Read more
An email from a customer arrived recently expressing gratitude that we were able to help out with a bass upgrade. It is not uncommon that we receive emails like this, but what made this one particularly special is how the upgrade happened. (The author wished to keep the names anonymous. Names have been changed.) Pink … Read more
