Bass of the Week: Belforti Instruments M3
This week, we’re checking out a stunning bass from the Paris-based manufacturer Belforti Instruments. This Model 3 from the M Series features an incredible one-piece flamed eucalyptus top over its roasted ash body. That beautiful wood is matched through several pieces of the bass, including the headstock inlay, the pickup covers, the wooden knobs, and even the wooden tuner knobs.
A bass should sound as good as it looks, so Belforti fitted this M3 with their AURA III-M pickups, hand-wound dual coil humbuckers featuring scattered poly winding, and Alnico V magnets. (The pickups were built and designed by a former Devialet Senior Engineer.) A Delano Sonar MS/E preamp adds further tonal flexibility.
Finally, Hipshot Ultralite tuners and a Hipshot single bridge system round out the features. Of course, the M3 can be configured with many different options.
“On top of all the standard features we offer for every bass and guitar, of course, namely rated woods, PLEK treatment, angled and full-length carbon reinforcement & so on,” Beflorti CEO Marin Nourry-Belforti tells us.
Belforti Instruments M3 Bass Photos:
Belforti Instruments M3 Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Top: | One piece flamed eucalyptus top |
| Body: | Roasted ash with ash tone block |
| Neck: | 3 piece maple in satin finish |
| Frets: | 24 medium nickel/silver |
| Headstock Inlay: | Matching headstock inlay |
| Fret Markers: | Premium rounded block fretboard inlays |
| Nut: | Bone |
| Pickups: | Belforti AURA III-M Pickups - Handwound dual coil humbucker, scattered poly winding, Alnico 5 in Matching pickup shells |
| Electronics: | Delano Sonar MS/E preamp with Matching wooden knobs |
| Strings: | Optima 24K Gold Unique Strings |
| Tuners: | Hipshot USA Ultralite Tuners with Matching wooden tuner knobs |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Single Bridge |
| Finish: | High gloss polyurethane |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
