Note that this is not the absolute way you must do this. There are several different methods, and this is our way of explaining it, which some of you may find surprising. A standard practice is to have a slotted, radiused and tapered fretboard before gluing. That’s not what we’re doing here. Instead, the slotting, … Read more
Below is a video demo and review of the mighty Dingwall Combustion NG-2 bass guitar. In this particular Dingwall is a nice marriage of FD-3N pickups and Darkglass 3-band EQ electronics. What do you think? Great bass or a little too much for some players? Post a comment or two on what you think of … Read more
This week’s feature bass is a purple transparent 5-string beast. Owner Vitaly Ganya writes: This is first bass project from Latvian luthier’s Andrew Schultz custom workshop Brutal Guitars – Brutal Egregore 5. This instrument’s design and specification was made in collaboration with Latvian avant-garde band Theatrum bass player. Here is short description about this beautiful … Read more
This sounds made-up, but it’s not. Here is a bride, on her wedding day, playing what appears to be an 1980’s-era Peavey T-series bass guitar. They do things different in Iowa, I guess. Not that we’re complaining. 🙂
While routing out a channel for a truss may sound intimidating, it’s not once you know the basics of how it’s done. Truss rod used and construction type The truss rod used specifically is this one, which is a two-way rod. The construction type is two-piece construction, meaning not a one-piece neck; this is the … Read more
Actually, he plays it right until the 30-second mark, seen in the video below. To note, if you do what’s seen in the video below in your country band, you will get dirty looks, both from the band and the line dancers. 🙂
See the business listing for this bass builder here The submitter of this bass did not send his entry in English, so we’re just copying and pasting here what he sent us. Google Translate did not help out too much. If you have a proper translation for the description below, please feel free to leave … Read more
The most common neck shape of a bass neck is C. But are all C shapes the same? If you have ever entertained the idea of replacing your neck and you absolutely have no idea which shape to choose from, the “safe” option is “Fender Modern C,” even if it’s not made by Fender. In … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The week’s feature bass is a Alembic-inspired 6-string, and yes, there is a video demo of it below so you can hear what it sounds like (cool!) Builder Nathan Kangas writes: This Alembic inspired single piece six string bass is custom build for Nicholas Skinnell. He … Read more
There have been many attempts over the years to mechanize music that is ordinarily played by humans, and the bass guitar is no exception as you’ll see in the video below. Before showing the robot bass playing, here’s a more recent video an acoustic guitar being played using robots: As you can see, yes you … Read more
