design

I'm on the lighter is better bandwagon (approaching 50 yrs old), and there are a lot of great cab builders out there. I still use my Mesa Subway...

Hi there! I have this 1995 Yamaha BBN-5 (v I, with the J-style pickups) which is a cool bass, but I don't dig the looks that much. The body wood...

again, sort of going along with my previous thread. just trying to ask the question i was wondering about. to all, yes, design is hard. and i’m...

after looking around at ted weber’s website, i found a marshally head based on an orange 120 tube head. it’s called 6o100. i’ve found a bass demo...

(TLDR: despite my recent purchase of a good bass rig, i’m looking at some things from ted weber to try out when i earn some job money next year....

After completing my last build, the Sirena Pistolera, the universe had aligned itself in such a way that it had become clear to me that I should...

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has some ideas for my new pedalboard build. As you can see from the picture my current one is very battered and...

I built a mini pedalboard with colours matching the coat of arms of Amsterdam. :) Korg Pitchblack > Seymour Duncan Studio Bass > TC Electronic...

So "neck dive" gets more rotation on TB than a lot of other topics. I thought it would be interesting to hear from y'all in regards to how you...

I think the most I l’ve spent was $90, when I had my wide range humbucker rebuilt. Otherwise I’ve had good luck with sub-$40 pickups off eBay, but...

Surprisingly two of my projects have come together. I'll explain both before asking the questions I have. The first one was a Jazz Bass build...

I’ve got a pretty nice leather strap, that I bought on sale back in the mid/late oughts, that has a god awful tribal design on it. I really like...

As overall bass weight has been an increasing topic of discussion and of concern for many players, I wonder how many manufacturers have models...

Forget about sound, or versatility, or where it goes in your chain. All that matters in this thread is: is it gnarly/pretty/just plain good...

For my design project in school, I am designing a bass amplifier. Could you please answer a few questions to help me out: Google Forms - create...

I personally love the way carbon fiber looks and I tried searching searching for a bass body made out of it. The only one I saw was an old thread...

Hey TB, it's been too long! I'm wondering if anyone around here has any experience making books. Not the writing part, but the layout, editing,...

Hello! I'm a bassist that just started go get some small outdoor gigs. My medium size rig is a Markbass traveler 102P and a TC Electronic BQ250...

So my idea is the following one - I want to use awg 41 wire for a pickup of a shortscale bass. I want it to only have one pickup, a reverse P one,...

So this is some musing regarding the toby bass design. Here's what I really like, and think were great choices: +Bolt on with washers instead of...

17th-century Austrians were on the right track. You get your own model, your face gets carved into the headstock. [ATTACH]

For some reason I'm hung up on the shape of the end a fingerboard at the heel. There are a lot of great basses out there with a square heel but...

In the last months together with my father, who's a carpenter and a wood engraver (and a musician) we started building a guitar kind of just for...

Always loved jimmy Paige’s Dragoncaster and only recently found out he did it himself. Anyone have a musician with a hand painted design? Or has...

I’ve found plenty of resources online for dating fender instruments by serial number, neck, body, and pot dates, but I can’t find anything...

Ever since I started playing my Roscoe 35” five string I’ve been wanting to get a fretless with the same specs, 35” with 18mm. Was thinking about...

Selling my very lightly used Grace Felix. It is in perfect condition and has only left the house a handful of times. Will ship in the original...

NS Design CR4F Fretted Omni Bass. This is the high end omni bass made in the Czech Republic with both the NS Polar directional piezo pick-up...

ALiX preamp - like new. $450 shipped (lower 48 states) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Grace Design ALiX preamp, like new. $475 shipped (lower 48 US). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

For example a 410 is usually around 22"x 22" x 16". Can it get any smaller than that?

One of one Michael Pope Designs Mitre Box preamp. Nice condition. Half rack width, very lightweight. Received in a trade with Brad Johnson a few...

This is a cross post from the DB side as I see NS Design CR series basses sold on the BG side as well. Original post can be found here: For Sale...

Howdy all! This NSD CR4M has been my office practice bass since I purchased it here... SOLD - NS CR4M EUB Price is shipped and insured to the...

Set of Duncan Design 4 string Jazz bass pickups. $25.00 or best reasonable offer. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Had Bryan build this for me with custom graphics, case and led colors. Added a couple of barefoot buttons ($20 value). Truly unique parallel...

Do you have one of the nicer gig bags or case?