Other Basses I Know & Love

Currently I am playing Dingwall basses, built in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by Sheldon Dingwall and his talented crew. These instrume...

Voodoo Prima This Dingwall Voodoo Prima was built in 1996 and I feel very lucky to have come across it. This instrument features beautifully...

This Dingwall Afterburner bass is currently one of my main gigging basses. Until very recently the Afterburner I model was the budget bass ...

This Dingwall Afterburner II with bubinga facings shares a top spot among my favourite instruments. Dingwall takes the Afterburner model t...

Cirrus Here's a US-made bass that is a pleasure to gig with and truly sounds great. When I leave my Wal basses at home, this is one of ...

Trusty ol' Pbass I spent more than twenty-five years playing this bass exclusively, and it still inspires me to write, practice and play...

Trusty Jazz Bass This bass came from the local consignment shop not too long ago. I was looking for a Jazz in decent shape and there's ...

The Mighty Bongo Hauling Wal basses out to local gigs was starting to become worrisome. Some places can be just a bit rough for an irreplac...

The Tobias Signature I was certainly fortunate to secure this instrument which appears to be the last California-made Tobias bass assembled ...

1990 Warwick Streamer (Stage II style) This lovely instrument was handbuilt by Warwick in 1990. I purchased this instrument from a fellow w...

The Dolphin Here is another of my Warwick basses, a Dolphin Pro I model also handcrafted in 1990. I purchased this bass from Jon Shishido ...

The Warwick Thumb Bass Certainly the Thumb is one of the most well-known Warwick basses. Even casual listeners can recognize that midrange ...

The Infinity The Infinity is the only hollow-bodied instrument that I own. I found this particular instrument in a local shop, badly in nee...

Kubicki Basses Phil Kubicki makes some amazing instruments and this was proven by the three instruments above which I sold some time ago. F...

Status Empathy II headless Here's a great instrument that was custom-ordered and later traded towards my first Wal bass. The woven grap...

Tobias Classic Mike Tobias sold his interests in Tobias basses to Gibson in the early '90s and production moved to Gnashville (as Mike h...

Steingberger XL2 Ahhh the virtues of the licorice stick. Doesn't it evoke memories? This is another company that Gibson acquired and ...

Love / Hate Relationship Need a bass with midrange growl? This sound is characteristic of Warwick basses and where they excel. In general ...