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My Bow bass (2020) is my take on the Electric Upright Bass (EUB). It’s kind of a stepping stone between electric bass guitar and a true 3/4 upright bass. I’ve always wanted a stand-up bass, and now I have one. I can make more….. Features: 4-string fretless upright bass, modeled loosely between a standard 3/4…

Chaos (2018) was my 11th bass and 3rd fretless bass- kind of.  It was originally built as a hybrid fretless, with the first 7 positions being fretted, and the remainder of the fingerboard with no frets.  I didn’t like how it felt, so I eventually pulled out the frets and made it completely fretless. Features:…

The R-Guitar (2017) was my 2nd shot at a 6-string guitar, built for another friend, Rick Kraft.  The name comes from the first initial of my friend’s name, and the body design is, of course, an upside-down R.  The idea here was to experiment with fiberglass construction, in the hope of building a lighter-than-average guitar. …

Built in 2012, Bender is my 11th build.  This successful second attempt at a 5-string bass was another study in geometry- this time, angles, and it inherited the original hardware from Slasher.  It’s a very playable bass, and is one of my favorite personal instruments. Features: 5-string fretted bass Neck-thru String-thru body 35″ scale Bubinga,…

Thinking I would never see Firebird again, I built Talon in 2010 as a replacement for the stolen bass. Although the bass is a completely different design, I wanted to include some of the features that made Firebird such a great bass to play. I didn’t exactly meet my goal of a “new” Firebird, but…

Banana Bass Banana (2009) is another fretless 4-string. This bass acquired some small notoriety when it was put up for sale on eBay. According to some forum discussions, its unusual features seemed to have a polarizing affect on those who saw it- they either hated it or they loved it. From certain web forums, it…

Purple Mamba (2008) is obviously unusual, even for a headless 6-string bass.  Although it has a beautiful, clean tone, it doesn’t get played enough,  mostly due to its weight- it’s made of a very dense wood, and its hardware is massive and concentrated at the bottom of the bass, making it rather unbalanced as well.…

Voulge (2008) is a sharp, pointy thing with 8 strings. It’s been played about three times in its lifetime, because as much as I LOVE the sound, I’m still not sure how I feel about plucking 2 strings at once…. Features: 8-string (4 courses) fretted bass Neck-thru 34″ scale Mahogany, maple, spalted maple, bubinga, cherry…

The idea behind Sketcher (2008) was to use up leftover remnants of wood from the previous 7 projects.  The wood was cut into triangular blocks of various dimensions and glued together to form the body wings.  While visually interesting, it didn’t perform well and currently gathers dust in the instrument vault. Features: Headless 4-string fretted…

My first 6-string guitar was built in 2007 at the request of my friend Rob Strack, guitarist for Salt Lake City thrash band Nailspine.  The body shape was inspired by a Schecter V, and the headstock was copied from a BC Rich Beast.  It was later sold, so it’s out there somewhere. Features: 6-string electric…

Firebird has been my instrument of choice since it was built in 2007.  I was heart-broken when it was stolen in 2010, but fortunately it was recovered a couple months later at a Salt Lake pawnshop (though it was nearly a year before it was released from “police evidence”). Features: 4-string fretted bass Neck-thru 36″…

Angel was built in 2007 as a study in geometry- her shape is derived from overlaying some random circles and ovals- and somehow, she came out looking like the silhouette of an angel, which further inspired me to shape the headstock and control cavity cover like a wing.  She responds very well to slapping and…

Eruption (2007) was my second build.  It was a good player, and the first Flon Klar bass to be sold. Features: 4-string fretless bass Neck-thru 34″ scale Bubinga, cherry, maple 9-piece laminated neck Fingerboard: Tiger-striped maple Graphite nut 26 positions with black and red epoxy markers Mirror Coat finish Hipshot A-style bridge Gotoh GB7 tuners…