The feature bass this week is an Alembic-inspired design with very particular attention to detail. Kevin Butler from @Rockhewercustomguitars writes: This build was a commission. It is my design, and was built to the specifications of a client in MA. He picked the top wood… (bookmatched to neck), and an accent color …and that it … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a TalkBass Winter Build-Off winner! Builder Adam Falkner writes: I was recently bitten by the bug to build instruments, so in an effort to grow, I wanted to make my second build more intricate than my first. And that just … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week was made with a concentration on symmetry, and the end result was amazing. Builder John Tinsley writes: I was looking to build a neck thru bass (the others that I built were bolt on necks). I did not want the neck … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week is a custom 33″ headless build. Builder Adam Falkner writes: Earlier this year, I decided to make my first attempt at building a bass. With no real training, I looked to the internet machine to guide me and found tons of … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass this week was crafted by Adam Marsh Johnston of AMJ Guitars. Owner Deryl Gallant writes: In 2015 I visited Adam Marsh Johnston of AMJ guitars to get the neck of my poorly defretted Fender Jazz fixed. Instead, after an exciting conversation about my … Read more
Max Kay’s nephew Jeremy Kay makes an appearance in a Reverb video (seen below) describing how to get that beloved Motown bass tone played by bass great James Jamerson. Something very important to note in the video is that Motown did not use amplifiers for studio recordings. What they used was their version of a … Read more
Fretboards need to be cleaned every so often, and that’s just common sense. However, there is also something called “conditioning” a fretboard. Why would you condition a fretboard? The two main reasons to condition a fretboard is to: Keep color consistency Boards that aren’t conditioned fade, but not evenly since the player (you) prefers to … Read more
