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Abraham Laboriel Test Drives His New Wyn

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A follow up from the previous post, I collaborated on a 5 string fretless bass with Abraham, the goal — to build a chambered bass with great acoustic bass properties and capable of sounding like an upright bass. Here is … Continue reading

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Abraham Laboriel talks about his Wyn, music and life

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Abraham discusses the process that he and Randy went through to figure out and design his first Wyn bass. The topic of this video was what advice does Abraham have to offer on how to become a great musician. But … Continue reading

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Wyn Tone Demonstration Video

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I’ve been thinking for quite some time that a “tone demonstration video” for the web site was long overdue. So, I recently gathered some friends in my shop to collaborate on this video. It’s purpose was to answer using audio … Continue reading

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In Progress: March 2014

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The list is growing with customers that I’m building basses for in 2014 as well as potential 2015 customers that want to update on the 2014 progress. What I have concentrated on since the last update on necks was to … Continue reading

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The Class of 2013! A Peek at Twenty Seven Basses in Progress

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For whatever reason, I have arrived at a group of twenty seven basses that I’m currently working on. I think I started out with twelve and I just kept adding as the orders came in. According to my calculations, just … Continue reading

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Looking Forward to Seeing Everyone at NAMM 2014!!

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No, guys that’s not a typo! Wyn Guitars has reluctantly decided to skip the winter NAMM show this year. This morning, I snapped this photo of my current “work in progress” batch of orders – twenty eight basses in progress … Continue reading

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Randall Wyn Fullmer – Restrung Preview

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What are the rewards and what is the price to leave your established career and start again at the bottom? How many nine-to-fivers contemplate the same “great escape”? How many times a day while sanding guitar bodies can I ask … Continue reading

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Pennal’s New Band!!

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Pennal Johnson for Aguilar

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Happy Pennal and his Toys… Pennal Johnson in an ad for Aguilar Amps, bringing his Wyn along for posterity. Right on Pennal! Photo by Chris Monaghan for Mo/Pho Photography.

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Pennal Johnson

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click image to enlarge Pennal Johnson Pennal Johnson is a bassist, writer and entrepreneur from Chicago’s West Side. He began playing bass at the age of 8, when hiscousin, a store-front preacher at the time, bought a bass guitar and … Continue reading

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