Sometimes if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. We love it when bassists take building their instrument into their own hands, and Jim Colby nailed it with his bass that he calls “Glitzy.”
”‘Glitzy’ came about due to my love of 60’s Fender basses, and a meager paycheck,” the bassist shares. “Built in 1995 and evolving since, it has a maple body with a birds-eye maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. I got the main components from Warmoth and ordered second or blem stock to keep the cost down.”
Other features include Fender pickup covers, a pair of Fender Custom Shop 60’s Jazz pickups, and a unique finish. “It is sort of a Franken-bass but I really surfed it up for my gig with Reverb Galaxy. Guitar tech Jay Monterose is a good friend of mine and I had him spray it ‘Yellow Jacket’ holoflake, with a nitro top coat. The finish really is stupid, I love it!”
Get a load of Colby playing his bass on the song “Save the Waves” with Reverb Galaxy:
James Colby’s “Glitzy” Bass Photos:
