Drake Custom 5 string build

[Blue Blood]

Beautiful work!

 

[Koog]

As usual, Andrew, wonderful work.

I have owned six of Andrew's basses and currently own four. All have been beautiful, superb to play and sound big with lots of punch. Enormous, when needed, subtle when wanted. Always there.

I have another custom build that is a close second to my Drakes, but when it comes to showtime, 99 times out of 100 one of my Drake workhorses gets the nod for the show.

That's saying alot, because in 49 years of playing, I've played just about everything offered by the top line manufacturers. Drakes are the best I've found.

Koog

 

[MrArose13]

What can I say, I would play this bass

Thanks for talking to us about your finishing techniques, lots of good stuff there. Also...

Drake Custom -
When I first signed on to Talkbass I understood that the point of LC was to discuss building techniques and ideas on materials. So in the spirit of that, I share things I find out by my trial and error and from building a lot of instruments. This stuff is not a really a big secret and can be read about online or in books so why play games about not sharing it? If someone thinks they can make a living at this they are welcome to try. Not easy to do. I still have to do some contract security work on the side to get through slow times. So I don't worry about holding some details back.

Could not have said it better, ++1