We constantly get asked what the tone of a pickup sounds like, so we’ve recorded a few videos demonstrating some sounds. This is the first one. VERY IMPORTANT NOTES What you hear in the video below is obviously not going to be exactly what you hear in person. Your bass, your amplifier, your speakers, how … Read more
The feature bass this week is a fretless beauty. Owner Rob Paschall writes: Wenge neck and body with ebony fretless board. 17mm string spacing, 1.75 nut width Nordstrand MM5.4, each with 3 way switch for series, “single”, parallel. Active/passive push pull on master volume Blend 3 band Delano preamp I wanted a versatile tone machine, … Read more
For a hobbyist builder, Steve does some darned fine work. Steve from Doner Designs writes: Doner Designs is a fancy name for my son and I who build as a hobby and also donate some of our works to charity. We don’t do any build-for-sale work but do flip our personal gear sometimes to make … Read more
Stabilized buckeye can make for a wild looking bass. Special note: There is a video below from the owner of this instrument that further explains how this wild look is achieved. Owner Micah Terry writes: This is my second build with Shawn. Back in 2015, I started researching Luthiers to possibly build me a custom … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here Touch Singleton from www.singletonguitars.com scores another BOTW with this fine build. Touch writes: Custom Made Sensei5 for NY Session Player, Ray Archie 1 Piece Swamp Ash body with Quilted Maple Top Flamed Maple Neck with Bubinga Board Hipshot Bridge with Acoutiphonic Saddles Hipshot Tuners Audere 4 … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week happened from a desire to “test” fanned frets. Cristian Huidobro owns this instrument, and it was built by Alfonso Iturra. Cristian writes: Some years ago, I was entertaining the notion of testing fanned frets. I saw some really great another-famed-fanned-frets-brad … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week was made with the goal of using nothing but Puerto Rican woods. Builder Ramil Rodriguez writes: I built this bass with two purposes. I wanted to design my own kind of imperial body and I wanted a bass with 100% … Read more
The week’s feature player is Edo Castro from Mill Valley, California USA. Edo has an extensive range of gear, so we asked him about it. There are also videos below showing him with his custom built instrument. Describe the bass seen in your video (scroll down for video). Who made it? What are the specifications? … Read more
The feature bass for this week combines design cues from MusicMan, PRS and several personal touches. Alden, the owner of this bass who had Aeris Guitars build the instrument for him, writes: I was looking to purchase a new bass and wanted something different from my MusicMan that sounded and played just like it. Aeris … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here The feature bass for this week is an example of where “less is more” really works. Builder Aaron Ross from www.rayrossbass.com writes: I started making basses from scratch about five years ago. Motivated by a desire for a fretless and no money to buy one. Through … Read more
