Blue Myrtle and the Toone & Townsend Bridges
Luthier Rick Toone has been busy developing some very high quality new hardware for guitar and bass, in partnership with Townsend Machine. He engaged a circle of innovative luthiers to beta test the prototypes before entering into full production. Earlier this year I tested the individual string bass bridges, and while they have made some changes [...]
English Sycamore Torzal 5-33
Here’s a singing 5 string with a slightly shorter 33 inch scale. This bass features a red maple/wenge neck with a wenge fingerboard and an english sycamore body. English sycamore is in the maple family, and although it is hard, it is a buttery pleasure to work. Somehow it sounds the same–articulate, but warm and [...]
