See the business listing for this bass builder here Good things come to those who wait. This bass took several months to build, and the end result was wonderful. Builder Tony Walters from www.manabasso.com writes: This bass was a custom build that i made for Rick Bouvette of Joy Tribe earlier this year. It took … Read more
While this is sure to ruffle the feathers of the traditionalist “anything more than 4 strings is too much” players, YouTube user AJPiszcz shows us that yes, you can sweep pick on a bass with fingers… …provided you have a 7-string. 🙂 Cool or not? Watch the video below and you decide. Post a comment … Read more
At this point, we’re completing the back side of the neck pocket template, and then tidying up and completing it before putting the template to good use. Above: Gluing in more scrap pieces to finish the end of the template. This is done to complete the back side. While the front side looks fine, the … Read more
Some cats like bass guitars. For others… not-so much. Does your pet get jumpy around your instruments?
The feature bass for this week is a workhorse Warmoth build. Owner Mike McKaigg writes: About 11 years ago, before building this bass, I had a six string fretted Gecko also with a Moses neck. The Gecko is designed for a 35″ scale neck but I wanted 34″ scale for the fretless. I contacted Moses … Read more
Check for tightness of fit. The ideal fit is as tight of a fit as possible without binding. It is okay if the template fits too tightly as excess can be removed later on, whereas if it fits too loose, the neck will never achieve a proper fit. When the neck is fitted into the … Read more
The feature bass for this week combines design cues from MusicMan, PRS and several personal touches. Alden, the owner of this bass who had Aeris Guitars build the instrument for him, writes: I was looking to purchase a new bass and wanted something different from my MusicMan that sounded and played just like it. Aeris … Read more
Out on the Tiles by Led Zeppelin is not an easy song on the bass. The difficulty comes from the fact that the original recording is, in all honesty, a bit sloppy with its timing. This is the original studio track: …so when a 12-year-old kid is able to cover this song, that’s actually a … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week is an example of where “less is more” really works. Builder Aaron Ross from www.rayrossbass.com writes: I started making basses from scratch about five years ago. Motivated by a desire for a fretless and no money to buy one. Through … Read more
In part 2 with our neck pocket template fabrication, we’re now performing a rough cut and removing the surrounding material with a bandsaw. The photos below shows how it’s done: Next up, the bottom hardboard piece has its excess middle portion removed flush to the edges of where the glued pieces on top meet: Above … Read more
