See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com is definitely what you would characterize as a “minimalist design”, but it works very nicely. The more you look at it, the more you want to play it. Do you agree? Robin writes: This is my personal custom … Read more
Recently, we posted an open question on Facebook asking what your favorite pickup is. Feel free to check that out. Do you agree with the comments on that discussion? There were a lot of EMG and Seymour Duncan fans out there. What’s your favorite brand of bass pickup (even if it’s one we don’t carry)?
This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from Keith, who had his bass custom built by Stambaugh Musical Design in New Hampshire, USA. Keith (the buyer) was a part of the design process as Chris (the builder) constructed the instrument for him. Keith writes: Chris Stambaugh is a Luthier in Alton N.H. … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that came into the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from an individual who identifies his first name as just “R”. R writes: This is one of my production bass line model I call them the Panzer Commander. They’re 34″ scale with an 1.5″ nut width. … Read more
This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox comes from Russia – I think. I say that because the author, Danny, did not state his location, although his email signature was in Russian. So we’ll take it on best guess that yes, what you’re seeing does come from Russia. 🙂 Want to show you … Read more
The image above may look like something that was computer generated, but it’s actually a piece of ebony, a wood commonly used for fretboard material. Hardness of wood does actually have test to determine how hard it is, and it’s called the Janka hardness test. The Janka number is pounds-force, as in how much force … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This nameless BotW that came in to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox we called “sunboard” because of the little sun-like inlays on the fingerboard that you’ll see in a few of the photos below. Phil writes: I build my basses in my garage at home in Robin Hoods … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The name of the person who sent us this to the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox identified himself as “wellREDman” (which if separated out spells as “well red man”), who shows that even with almost zero budget to work with, you can still build something cool. wellREDman writes: [This] … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com inbox has more of an understated look but what makes it cool it what’s “under the hood”. Dan writes: I play in a few tribute bands for the Jerry Garcia Band, whose bass player played a P-bass during … Read more
Recently we received an email asking to poll the audience (you) on what strings you use and moreover why, so before continuing, the goal of this article is simple: Please comment with what you use and why you use it. Tips on making a good comment that’s useful here: 1. Do you prefer new or … Read more
