Routing the iUbass body

Oct 13, 2015 | FEATURED

Constructing the iBass body out of two pieces of plywood makes routing out the body cavities much easier. It gives you complete access to the interior of the body for cutting cavities and then the two pieces can be glued together. It’s not only convenient but...

the iPbass pickups just arrived

Oct 8, 2015 | in the shop

More progress on the iPbass. We just got in our Geezer Butler signature pickups from EMG so we’ll be routing the body to get it ready for the electronics. We’re progressing on the neck and the truss rod gets installed next. Good...

A nice shipment of K&K Aloha Twin pickups just arrived

Oct 8, 2015 | FEATURED

The Aloha Twin pickup from K&K Sound is our go to pickup for our ukuleles. This pickup has been optimized for acoustic ukuleles and we are very happy with them. They require no battery, are very lightweight and we think they sound just grand. These are for the...

Our Little Bass is Taking Shape

Oct 7, 2015 | in the shop

We’re working on a solid body, short-scale, electric bass. Here’s where we are so far. The solid body is plywood. Since she’s a prototype, we’re going with simple utilitarian wood. Not too heavy, not too light, but very stable and strong....

From GCEA to EADG

Sep 15, 2015 | FEATURED

From GCEA to EADG So I’ve recently made a little change. I don’t play just GCEA anymore. I’ve picked up the bass and have made a move to the dark side. EADG. It’s very intriguing. The deep, full tones of a bass are a totally different...