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[Bass of the Week] Drew Wills 1801

The feature bass this week is all about the flower power. Builder Drew Wills writes: Wanted something different so I purchased a PBass body and had my talented wife painted the body in a sort of psychedelic/talavera pottery style. She enjoyed painting it so much that we purchased 4 more bodies for her to paint. … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Dahrendorf Dynasty

This week’s feature build is 19th century style with a modernist take. Builder Sergey Poedinko writes: Style and aesthetics came when I tried to imagine how might look like the hi-end custom bass of the 19th century. Things back days were made solid but beautiful. I like the aged look of really old musical instruments … Read more

…and Jason for all

A rather large complaint by bassists that are fans of Metallica is that in the original studio recordings for the album …And Justice For All, Jason Newsted’s bass can barely be heard. The response to this by Metallica fans who wanted to hear the best was to literally remix the entire album using the tools … Read more

What is the ultimate bass delay tone?

Many bass players find the delay effect to not be all that useful only because they haven’t been shown an example of where it can not only be used but used well. For one of the best examples of bass with delay added in that worked phenomenally well, we have to go all the way … Read more

[Bass of the Week] Letts Bass 1501

The feature bass this week has a really cool pickup configuration! Owner Michael Logiovino writes: I purchased this Bass as it was originally built by Jon Letts. I became aware of Letts through my nephew who has had several Basses custom built by this Luthier. I was looking for a 5 string fretless Bass at … Read more

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