Handbuild basses

[Thomas Kievit]

So I've noticed lately that more and more bass players buy custom build basses, which are made by hand. Not only solo bassists buy them, but bassists that play in (hardrock / metal) bands get them as well..

I would like to know which TB-ers have hand made basses. If you have any, show them in this thread!

 

[Dominic D]

A search of the word "boutique" will get you plenty of results.

 

[superdick2112]

Two All-American handmades - my USA Spector NS-4, and my custom Neo "RockBass".

 

[Thomas Kievit]

WOW! They are beautiful! That custom Neo ''Rockbass'' was pretty expensive I assume?

 

[nubs]

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the REV52 was built by Carlo Patti of Cataldo basses.

 

[superdick2112]

WOW! :O They are beautiful! That custom Neo ''Rockbass'' was pretty expensive I assume?

A tic over $3500, and that was 16 years ago...

The Spector was considerably more - I just picked it up about a month ago.

 

[nukes_da_bass]

I have a Wishbass and a Certainbass. Both of these builders I believe use their hands. And an early Ken Smith. Hands yet again!

 

[jbossolo]

You want handbuilt? Here ya go:

That's me, helping to build my Sadhana bass right here at Birdsong, smack in the middle of the great republic of Texas! Doesn't get more "handbuilt" than that!

 

[nickbass79]

I have three.

 

[xed]

Alembic Sycamore Balance K Omega

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Here's mine.

 

[greggster59]

Birdsong Cortobass, my favorite bass.

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[ffutterman]

Adam Stone bass I just got this year:

Everything about it is just amazing. The mandolin-esque headstock was a personal request.

 

[Immigrant]

I have 1 and 1/2 handmade basses.

My FBB Bassworks is completely handmade, and my SD Curlee MUST be mostly handmade because it seems no two Curlees have equal measurements.

 

[Corey Y]

Hand built by our own Andrew Drake (Drake Custom Bass)...

My camera phone pics don't nearly do it justice, it's an object of beauty. Andrew posts progress pics of the build as he goes, which is pretty neat. Also, I do play it exclusively in a metal band. Though we aren't death metal or anything like that, more off the Black Sabbath tip. On the other end of the hand made bass spectrum, Kevin of Krappy Guitars is making me a 3 string dual octave course bass right now, based on a crude sketch I sent him. Actually, he just sent me a picture of it as I was typing this.

 

[Down & Outman]

Here's mine:
Latest build, plays like butta!

First complete build.

Solid chunk of Ash and a StewMac neck.

 

[jumbodbassman]

foderas, early smith, dp and bruce johnson. as handmade as it gets...

 

[Tom Howland]

There is one big problem with custom, handbuild basses.

This minute you leave the shop. You will never get what you paid for the bass in resale.

Expect at least a 50% lose.

I've owned 5 or 6 custom made basses.
Took a lose one every one I had.
So, If you have one built, make sure your going to keep it.
They just do hold value like the big name builders.

 

[Woodchuck]

Just like a Fender P and Jazz, I think everyone should have a custom bass in their arsenal, if you can afford it. I have a Roscoe 5 that fits the bill, and then some! It was well worth the wait.

 

[SurferJoe46]

I don't care for the body (nothing personal) but THAT BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!