Back in 1975, the funkateer had a larger-than-life vision for his dream bass – one which would see him knock on the door of many a luthier and music store before it became a reality ...

and this bass guitar body is crafted at Fender’s workshop in Ensenada, Mexico. PROS: Already stunningly painted. CONS: Limited finish options. A stunningly simple base model design that leaves ...

Last year, we at Guitar World raved about Shergold ... Like many Teles before it, it features a poplar body, which has been fitted with two Alnico V FilterSonic bass pickups, a roasted maple ...

Patrick Rummerfield stood in David King's basement guitar ... size bass, he promised Rummerfield as the two discussed the details. "I like how you integrated the thumb rest into the body ...

For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A few strings, a fretboard, and a body of some sort will get you most of ...

Empress Effects promises total control over your tone with heaps of features, including three parametric bands with 15dB ...

The best bass guitars come with a wide variety of features ... Compared to the midcentury-style body designs of the basses we’ve seen so far, Yamaha’s BB series of basses—first introduced ...

Guitar maker Harley Benton ... delivering a Rengas body, maple neck and an amaranth fretboard. Harley Benton hasn’t forgotten the bass players among their audience. The MB-Style also has a ...

On my laptop, I loaded Mod Shop, the online design tool that allows players to customize four existing guitar and bass ... Precision Bass, and Jazz Bass — can be customized with a range of options, ...

Gibson took things a step forward with their Electric Bass Guitar in 1938 which was still an upright instrument with a hollow body in spite of the encouraging name. Want all the hottest music and gear ...

The guitar was purchased in 1961. In several Instagram posts Friday, Lost Bass Project shared more pictures of the damages, including broken strings and cracks in the glossy wooden body.