The Stick Bass that David Gage built for Bob Cranshaw is proof positive that you can have your cake and eat it too. The instrument Gage came up with evolved from an instrument he built in 1979 for the Japanese bass player, Keeichi Ishibashi. Mike Weatherly, who works with Gage, made important contributions to the evolution of the design and did much of the work on the instrument. Cranshaw couldn't be happier with. I had the neck of the bass, which was the most important part, made to the same specifications as my regular acoustic bass, so it feels the same.
Every note is just very clean.
He points out that most bassists today play their acoustic string basses through amplifiers, and that changes the sound of the instrument. Each of these instruments is unique in its own way. The making of these basses is an intensely collaborative project between bassist and luthier. If you are interested in finding out more about the David Gage Stick Bass, please contact our shop.