Bass of the Week: Anka Custom Guitars Hathor Deluxe 5-String

Anka Custom Guitars Hathor Deluxe 5-String Body Bass Body Angle 3

This week we’re taking a looking at fiery bass called the Hathor Deluxe from Anka Custom Guitars and Basses. Built with an alder body, the model features a striking AAAAA Quilted Maple top and walnut veneer that will make you look twice.

The bass’s ovangkol neck is matched with a wenge fingerboard sans inlays. Anka fits the five-string with big Nordstrand pickups – a Bigman in the bridge position and a Big Single in the neck – as well as a Nordstrand three-band preamp. Controls include Blend, Tone, Bass, Mids, Treble, a push/pull volume for toggling active and passive operation, and mid-frequency selector switch. Finally, the Bigman pickup can be switched between humbucker and single coil operation.

Anka Custom Guitars Hathor Deluxe 5-String Bass Specs:

Body:Alder
Top:AAAAA Quilted Maple
Veneer:Walnut
Neck:Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ovangkol
Fingerboard:Wenge
Pickups:Nordstrand Bigman and Big Single
Electronics:Active/Passive Nordstrand 3-band Preamp
Hardware:Hipshot

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