See the business listing for this bass builder here When you go really wide with a neck, sometimes that ends up being really good, and it was for builder Matt Thiessen (teasonbass@gmail.com). Matt writes, I’ve got an old Warmoth wide-5 P-bass that I restored. I really wanted a J counterpart for it. So, I got … Read more
New for 2014 from Gibson, the SG Special Bass. This bass is part of Gibson’s maneuver to offer some more affordable instruments for the 2014 model year. Yes, it is well south of the $1,000 price point and prices at around $700. Check out the video below and let us know what you think of … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here As is the story with many who build basses, this bass guitar of the week started with the idea to build an instrument with the idea of getting high-end features without the high-end price tag, and builder Todd Tomlin made that happen. Oh, and this bass … Read more
How does a 1,000-watt 8-pound amp with 4-band EQ, punch/brightness control and a subharmonic generator sound to you? Sounds pretty good to us, and Peavey makes one with the MiniMega. Oh, and a nice goodie – you can choose between 12 different backlight colors. No, that does not increase functionality whatsoever, but hey, it looks … Read more
At the Grammys this year, yes there was a Stambaugh Designs bass guitar present, on stage, being used. It was custom made for Imagine Dragons by Chris himself, and before we get into the build, here are some photos of it from the show: The first thing to notice about this build is its finish. … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Bass builder Edwards Sparks calls his TRS “special,” and oh yes, it certainly is. Edward writes: My first bass was built in 1980 from kit parts and resembled a 70’s Fender Telecaster bass, complete with an original Fender Telecaster humbucking pickup and Fender tuners (need Fender-style … Read more
See Oscar Prat’s business listing here Oscar is a fourth-generation antique dealer who studied under Stephen Higgins to become the builder he is today; he has always been involved with woodworking in one way or another, and turned his passions towards bass building. Because of that, he now builds bass instruments that are some of … Read more
New for 2014 from Fender comes the Proto Precision Bass. As said in the video below, the “Pro” series has been renamed to “Proto” because it always meant “Prototype” and not “Professional.” It is typical that Fender will purposely stray away from tradition and try out new and different things with Proto series instruments, and … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW comes from John Kaster (also the builder) who wanted to create a small, super-light instrument, and nailed it! John writes: The idea for this bass was to build a small body super-light weight bass. The only way to make a super-light bass is … Read more
NAMM show 14 is less than two weeks away, and a few of you who read this might be going. Before you go, you should go to NAMM’s web site and check out their Interactive Floor Plan. Now I’ll be honest here, the interactive floor plan requires a relatively fast computer, probably won’t work on … Read more
