Larry Kimpel Teams with Combe-Luthier for Signature Bass
Bassist Larry Kimpel has teamed up with French luthier Mathieu Combe to create LK5 Signature Bass. Kimpel, a seasoned session and touring bassist, worked closely on the bass’s design.
The LK5 is built with a French ash body, three-piece hard maple neck, and compound-radius maple fingerboard. The light maple and ash motif is accented by a walnut pickguard as well as black hardware. It’s fitted with Aguilar 5P/J-HC pickups matched to a active/passive Combe preamp with 3-band parametric EQ for versatility. Other features include a brass nut, a Hipshot A Style bridge, and Gotoh tuners.
Check out this clip of Kimpel explaining and demonstrating the bass:
The Combe-Luthier Larry Kimpel LK5 Signature Bass is hand made in France. It’s available for order with a price of $2,500.
Combe-Luthier Larry Kimpel LK5 Signature Bass Specs:
Scale: | 34.5″ |
Strings: | 5 |
Body: | French Ash |
Neck: | 3-piece Hard Maple |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″- 16″ |
Frets: | 24 |
Nut: | Brass |
Nut Width: | 47mm |
Width at Last Fret: | 80mm |
Pickguard: | Custom Made Walnut |
Pickups: | Aguilar 5P/J-HC |
Electronics: | Active/Passive Combe Original Design with 3-Band Parametric EQ |
Bridge: | Hipshot A-Style |
String Spacing at Bridge: | 19mm |
Tuners: | Gotoh |
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Great looking and sounding bass. The price point is right on
Looking forward to that 4 string. Love the kill switch
So happy to see basses from mathieu Combe on this webpages !
Mathieu is becoming a killer luthier and is currently doing so of the greatest bass ever… Lots of skills and heart in his hands !
“longue vie à mathieu” !
Tibo