The Real Deal on Birdsong Bass Guitars

If you've ever spent time playing birdsong bass guitars, you know immediately that they aren't your average factory-line instruments. There is something fundamentally different about the way they feel in your hands, mostly because they were born out of a desire to make the bass more accessible without sacrificing an ounce of professional tone. While the rest of the world was busy making 34-inch and 35-inch monsters that require a wingspan like an albatross to play comfortably, Scott Beckwith and his team in Wimberley, Texas, decided to take a different path. ...

May 9, 2026 · 6 min · Hilda Ronald