Basses Made, Basses Fixed, Basses Played

Thank you for visiting Pinckney Custom Shop. Located in Menifee, California, we are a full service stringed instrument shop specializing in custom built guitars, basses and handcrafted parts, guitar and bass repair and of course, we can custom build your dream instrument to your specifications.Click here for more info.

Proprietor, JD Pinckney, is a professional musician who gigs in the Southern California area.  Need a bassist? JD's your man. Here's JD's music bio and here's his gig schedule.

Here's JD demonstrating his latest inovation. His "Headless Travel Bass" can be easily broken down to fit inside a carry-on bag. No more stressing about whether or not your beloved bass will make it to your destination intact:

Here's JD demonstrating a very recent build:


We build Guitars too. Here's a recent custom build we did for Les Allen: