We asked our Facebook audience what type of pickup they prefer, be it single-coil straight, split-coil, dual-coil, rail design or something else… …and now it’s time to ask you. What’s your favorite bass pickup type, and why do you prefer it? Multiple answers are OK, because some players use specific pickups for specific applications. Post … Read more
Greg Schroeder had this week’s BotW built by: G&B Art ul. Czarnowąska 10 45- 111 OpoleE-mail: guitarbassart@gmail.com Robert “Góral” Żurakowski 880-514-288 …and it’s a beauty. Greg writes: This bass draws its inspiration from the infamous Rickenbacker 4001 of course, but with a choice of woods never seen on one of their basses. The choice of … Read more
This arguably could be called “the bass that almost isn’t there” because of its unique body styling. What do you think? Cool or dud?
See the business listing for this bass builder here A builder who is used to straight-fret builds experiments with fanned frets, and the result is amazing. Jack writes: I’ve always been interested by fan frets but never had the opportunity to test one for years. A few months ago, I finally tested one. That was … Read more
Bartolini has made a lot of stuff over the years, but this is something they made that you probably haven’t seen before – a bass pickup with adjustable sliding pole pieces. This bass guitar is in fact available for sale on an eBay auction right now at the time this is written. Here are the … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here It may have a “body like a Mousetrap”, but believe me, this BotW has wood that is far superior than any that was ever used to catch a mouse with. 🙂 Garin writes: So I went to a local show (Taproot) and the bassist’s bass (Phil … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbasgear.com inbox comes from YARAH Customs with some lovely hand-carved goodness. Scott writes: Scott Barritt here with YARAH Customs. Sending you pix and info of my custom designed & handbuilt EA5G 5 string bass. Birthed out of the necessity … Read more
We asked our Facebook audience last week what their favorite tonewood material was. The answers may surprise you (would you believe agathis was mentioned a few times?) What about you? What tonewoods (yes you can name more than one) have worked out best for you and why?
Any bass that has “sassafras” as a material used for the build must be good, right? Well, in this case, it is. Harry writes: This is a build project for a customer in Malaysia. Since this is budget build project, I’m using mostly local timbers from Australia. One of the purpose of this entry is … Read more
When building your own bass, math is involved and there’s no way around it. You’re going to be measuring things and that’s just the way it is. More often than not you’re going to have to deal with both statute (inches) and metric (millimeters) measurements when putting a bass together, so it’s good to know … Read more
