(Yes, we are aware of the missing 5 string, that is how the builder submitted his bass to us.) The feature bass this week is a builder’s take on a modernized Tele style bass. Builder Christopher Cordova writes: Body is my take on a modern Tele style bass. Body is made of Swamp Ash, open … Read more
When you look up any list of “greatest bass players of all time”, James Jamerson will show up, and he’s usually in the top 5. Why is James so highly regarded? It’s not because of being flashy nor the most technically adept. It’s because he knew how to contribute the best possible bass that made … Read more
The feature bass this week is from a builder who decided to stop waiting, worked up the courage to build his own bass, and the end result was amazing. Builder Rudy Candia writes: I have been a woodworker for several years and have dreamt of building bass guitars for a long time but I was … Read more
The feature bass this week is cat-approved! Builder Tom Broeske writes: While waiting for a fretted neck repair I ran across this Warmoth Dinky J body from the in stock inventory. It’s a chambered Mahogany body with a figured Maple top. It came finished as shown in Blackburst / Black back in gloss Poly. I … Read more
Some bassists are all about grace and pluck each note in a very delicate way to bring about the cleanest possible bass tone… …but that’s not Lemmy and it never was. Lemmy’s sound is a Rickenbacker bass using only the rear treble pickup with everything turned to 10 and played with a pick in a … Read more
The builder of the feature bass this week openly admits that the distressed look is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. But even so, this is still a great build. Seeing a reverse headstock on a distressed J Bass style build really adds to the cool factor. (Note: YES, there is a demo of this bass. See video … Read more
Some of you may be aware of the Billy Sheehan Yamaha Attitude bass model (about $2,600 USD street price at the time of this writing) and have wondered what the benefit of having two outputs on a bass has. As Billy explains in the video below, a lot of it has to do with amp … Read more
This is a bass inspired by the video game League of Legends. Very nice construction throughout. Builder Yvan Monfette from Monfette Guitars writes: This bass is inspired by the very popular computer game “League of Legends”. In fact, it is inspired by one of its characters : Yorick. This character uses a crazy-looking bass to … Read more
Aston Barrett, nicknamed “Family Man” (even before he had children,) is a Fender Jazz Bass player who plays reggae music. Amazingly, he is able to get an incredible upright sound out of the Fender J: Aston is known to use a custom flatwound set of strings. He has said in an interview that custom sizing … Read more
The feature bass this week is a very nice take on a headless design with 36 frets, all stainless! (Note: There is a video below the images so you can hear what it sounds like.) Owner Rod Jost writes: I own a Steinberger headless bass and love the design. I love graphite carbon fiber necks. … Read more
