Bass Guitar

Bass guitars by professional and amateur bass builders.
Padilla Style Torzal Twist Bass

Padilla Style Torzal Twist Bass

Little Guitar Works returns with a streamlined version of the original Padilla bass.

05Ric Performing Goodbye

05Ric Performing Goodbye

Extended range bassist 05Ric performs a short clip of “Goodbye” from his upcoming album “Circles.

Extended Range Bassist 05Ric

Extended Range Bassist 05Ric

Extended range bassist (and drummer) 05Ric dropped by a few days ago with a quick update on his previously featured custom ERB.

Garncarz Fanned Fret Bass

Garncarz Fanned Fret Bass

Inspired by Crimson Guitars’ 05Ric Extended Range Bass, John Garncarz set out to build his very first custom guitar.

Headless Monster 5-String Bass

Headless Monster 5-String Bass

In its early stages, Headless Monster is based on Toone’s Orchid Bass and his very own bridge and tuning system based on levers rather than screws.

Monster Meets the Orchid Bass

Luthier Rick Toone and Monster take us on a demo of the Orchid Bass guitar.

Mat's KX-Bass Guitar

Mat’s KX-Bass Guitar

Mats Erikson’s Klein KX-Bass inspired custom.

Crimson Guitars ERB in Pictures - Part 3

Crimson Guitars ERB in Pictures – Part 3

The last of the progress pictures as the extended range bass guitar by Crimson Guitars comes to completion.

Orchid Bass Sprouts An Unusual Neck

Orchid Bass Sprouts An Unusual Neck

A trapezoidal profile neck combines with a unique instrument body.

Crimson Guitars ERB in Pictures - Part 2

Crimson Guitars ERB in Pictures – Part 2

more progress pictures of the 05Ric’s extended range bass (ERB) first looked at in Crimson Guitars’ ERB in Pictures – Part 1.