This week we sat down with Mark Nye, from Cheltenham, UK. eBass: So, what sort of bass are you playing these days? Mark: Sandberg Marlowe DK and Status Fretless eBass: Nice! Any customization or gear mods? Mark: It’s a Jazz bass with Audere pre, Babicz Bridge and Bartolinis with a Status Fretless neck! Not much … Read more
This week’s selection is a bass creation from David “Stew” Stewart. He built this beauty himself. Here’s the story in his own words: Much of today’s basses are dark brooding masculine instruments touting dark natural wood finishes or primary colors. I wanted to create a more sporty sexier bass that was still in charge of … Read more
This week we had a chance to catch up with Mikael. With 1,000+ gigs over 10 years, he’s got some stories to tell… I started out on Bass in 1981, after helping a singer friend start putting a band together. It’s the familiar story of too many guitarists and no bassist. I decided to give … Read more
This week’s selection is from Zachary Adkins. He took the leap and built this bass after doing minor repairs and mods to his own basses for years. Here’s the story in his own words: …After deciding to make one of my basses a fretless and having good success with that I started getting more interested … Read more
This week we had a chance to catch up with Edward. He’s been rocking a previous “Bass of the Week” for a while now… What is the model of bass you play? I play a custom made four string fretless with my name on the headstock. It has a solid alder body capped with curly maple and a hard … Read more
This week’s selection is from David Eassa. Here’s the story of his innovative build in his own words: I have, what you call an outreach band in the church I attend, I am a bass player but I couldn’t find a guitar player with the same vision and my keyboard player was always flaky. I … Read more
This week’s selection is from Paul Tausch from Episteme Instruments. Here’s the story of the build in his own words: I’m a long-time wood-worker that fell in love with the bass when I first heard Geddy Lee play on 2112 back when I was in Junior High, so building instruments is a perfect fusion for … Read more
Robert is a musician, arranger, music director, whose principal instrument is the bass guitar. He has shared the stage with Barry White, Lou Rawls, Neil Diamond, Reba McIntyre, Frankie Laine, Ndugo Chancler, Franco De Vita, Freda Payne, Marty Paich, Harry Belafonte and many more. He is currently working on his first album of solo bass … Read more
This week’s selection is from David Dupuis. Here’s the story of the build in his own words: This is my third complete build. As many other builders do, I started out by doing mods on mine and my friends basses and guitars which over about 18 months evolved into doing my first build. The bass … Read more
This week’s Selection is from Shawn. He’s been building for 10 years and is looking for your feedback to see if he should branch out. Here’s the story in his own words: My name is Shawn Lowell Long. I am an artist, designer, craftsman and musician who loves making things. I’ve combined my love of … Read more
