{"id":2203,"date":"2012-09-12T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T13:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2012-09-12T13:52:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T13:52:23","slug":"bass-of-the-week-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-recap.html","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few months we&#8217;ve had some incredible basses submitted for Bass of the Week.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look back at some of our favorites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"botwRecap\">\n<h2>Derek Greene&#8217;s Custom Build<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-derek-geenes-custom-build.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/412158_418555618188854_1700837366_o.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Greene's Custom Build\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here is another custom build of mine. All hardware and pickups\/electronics are from BestBassGear.&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0Derek Greene of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Greene-Custom-Basses\/182836855094066\">\u00a0Greene Custom Basses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/lindy-fralin-pickups.htm\">Lindy Fralin Single-Coil Jazz Pickups,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-tuners.htm\">Hipshot Tuners,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/badass-bridge.htm\">Badass II Bridge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/dunlop-strap-locks.htm\">Dunlop Straploks<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Brad Sourdiffe&#8217;s first build<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-brad-sourdiffes-first-build.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/324779_366062536750670_870002455_o.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Sourdiffe's first build\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is my first bass. It is a short scale bass I made using a Danelectro neck, the hollow body is curly birch on the front, mahogany on the back. Sounds amazingly good. I love the EMGs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring:<\/strong> 2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/emg-pickups-35tw.htm\">EMG 35-TW Pickups<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Patrick Conway&#8217;s Dawg Bass<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-patrick-conways-dawg-bass.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/251050_1864083455975_1657667270_2003676_6728474_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Sourdiffe's first build\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From<a title=\"Bootleg Guitars and Basses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bootlegguitars.com\/\">\u00a0Bootleg Guitars and Basses.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the finest instrument I have ever played&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/bartolini-pickups-2.htm\">Bartolini Active\/Passive Pickup,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-b-style-bass-bridges.htm\">Hipshot B style solid brass 3\/4&#8243; SS bridge<\/a>,<\/p>\n<h2>Samantha Cay&#8217;s Fretless Fender P Bass<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-samantha-cays-fretless-fender-p-bass.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/412366_10150891699200682_1393056152_o-638x371.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Cay's Fretless Fender P Bass\" width=\"638\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The body is a mystery wood I got from an old Korean-made bass. It is a mystery because myself, as well as everyone I\u2019ve asked, hasn\u2019t a clue as\u00a0to what it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/dimarzio-model-p-pickups.htm\">DiMarzio Model P Pickup<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/badass-bridge.htm\">Badass II Bridge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/dunlop-strap-locks.htm\">Dunlop strap locks<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Francesco&#8217;s International Build<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-francescos-international-build.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Sourdiffe's first build\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You guys provided the Hipshot tuners, a custom Hipshot bridge with the correct string spacing and the Delano hybrid electronics. Thank you very much!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, an Italian body, a british neck, American hardware and German electronics: it doesn\u2019t get much more international than this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/delano-pickups.htm\">Delano Hybrid Pickups<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-bass-bridges.htm\">Hipshot Custom Bridge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-tuners.htm\">Hipshot Tuners<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think your bass has what it takes to be a Bass of the Week? And it doesn&#8217;t have to be something you build from scratch. Sure, we love those, but we also love when someone takes their stock bass to the next level with some upgrades and customizations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How to submit for Bass of the Week\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/how-to-submit-for-bass-of-the-week.html\"><em>Check out this quick guide and submit your bass for Bass of the Week<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few months we&#8217;ve had some incredible basses submitted for Bass of the Week. 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