I like stories that have a happy ending – they aren’t as plentiful as I’d like though. So, here’s one for you…

Ah… a blast from the past. I used to own an Ashbory bass. It is definitely one of the most unusual instruments I’ve ever had in my bass collection. It’s the tiny bass that thinks it is a giant upright. It does deliver that URB acoustic bass sound, but in a most unusual way. In true upright style, it […]

The music world is strutting its (new) stuff at NAMM 2009. Steve Lawson will be playing for Looperlative, Modulus and Accugroove, and around and about with Lobelia – I’m hoping we might get a few wonderful Steve-social-media video clips coming in! A few picks from the new gear so far… I like to look of the all […]

I do, it has to be said, have a bit of a soft spot for single cut basses. So when I came across the home of Aquilina Basses (French site here, English here) I dug in. Single cut basses have just one cut out, compared to the more usual double cut away model. If you can […]

The New Year tends to be a time for fresh starts and clear outs (happy new year by the way!). It is for me, time to thin the bass stable and find a new home for one or two basses. I’m very blessed to own more than one bass – I know that not everyone […]

Sometimes you want a bass that is totally unique to you, and the only way to get it is to build it yourself. This labour of love was created by John Garncarz: