Recent content by John Hay

I like the flaming O decal, James. Mine is a roundback. One thing that I’ve done is add some grip tape under the bridge feet. It’s a product that Lee Valley sells ( I’m not sure if they still have it. I bought mine several years ago. I think it adds a slightly better tone and has the...

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The basses I posted are one of each; Alcoa, and a Pfeshner.

That’s an interesting set up.

Thank you, James!

Have you seen TV at 3:00am? After all the other sports are exhausted and tucked safely asleep for the night you might come across some of the ESPN oddities, like pick-up truck track racing. Or better yet, lawn mower tracker racing. Thats what playing an aluminum bass is like. The driver has...

Just adding some spice to the design on the N’s. That’s the way they’re actually engraved. I love Airstreams. I have a cousin who gutted one to haul his Mnt bikes across the country. I should get him to sell it to me and I’ll rehab it. A home for my basses! Here’s a close up of the bridges:

Here’s a couple of metal winners I recently got to trick out. These are so much fun to trim! Pfreshner: Alcoa:

It’s a great playing bass. I think $10k would be great but not very realistic.

I currently have a pancake upright for sale. carved upright bass [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Btw, in case anyone else might be interested my website is BassTattoo.com.

Hey Keith! Thank you so much for the kind words. It was really fun doing your quivers.

As a luthier I see a lot of uprights with one or more keys broken. While the patch-ups can be entertainingly creative, I’ve had a batch made up a local steel mill. These will fit very well. $16 each or $65 for a set of 5. Free shipping in USA.

A new twist on a Classic ad. Makes a great gift for the bassist in your life, including yourself! Free shipping.