Bob Daisley Debuts Black Beauty Signature Series Bass
Bass legend Bob Daisley has teamed up with Mad Music Management to create his new Black Beauty Signature Bass, designed by the bassist himself and built in Italy by the luthiers at Utopia Custom Shop.
Daisley went all out with the concept, which includes two interchangeable pickup drawers that essentially make it two basses in one.
The first pickup is active with individually sliding pickup poles. Each string’s pole can be loosened, moved, and tightened back down to get customized tone for each string. The second drawer includes a pair of passive pickups with Master Volume, Neck Pickup Volume, Bridge Pickup Volume, and Master Tone controls. The drawers simply slide into the side of the bass and are locked in and held by magnets.
The bass gets its moniker from its black-only finish, which is accented with an ebony fingerboard. The body is a light Swamp ash while the neck is hard rock maple. Hardware on the bass includes a Schaller 3D Roller Bridge, Schaller BMLB Light Tuners and a graphite nut.
The Bob Daisley Black Beauty Signature Bass has a list price of €6,000 (Approx. $7,493 USD) and will be available 90 days after ordering.
Bob Daisley Black Beauty Signature Bass Specs:
- Color: Black
- Body: Light Swamp Ash
- Neck: Hard Rock Maple
- Fretboard: Black Ebony
- Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium
- Position Inlays: Standard
- Fingerboard Radius: 16?
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Scale Length: 34?
- Pickups: Made in Conjunction with Magnetics, Italy; 1 Active pickup with sliding pole pieces; 2 Passive Pickups
- Bridge: Schaller 3D Roller Bridge
- Tuners: Schaller BMLB Light 15365
- Nut: Graphite
- Strings: Picato .45-.105
- Unique Features: Removable Drawer System
- Control Knobs: Metal Dome Knobs
Fascinating concept. Ridiculous price.
Interesting. He says it’s two basses in one, but for $7400, I could get a bass for every day of week! :-)
My husband has a Fender Stratocaster. Signature: original contour body. Picture coming ur way.
I sent a picture directly to ur page.
Eileene: A guitar has no place on a bass site. No. None at all. :)
I Like the idea and all, but it’s way too much $$$.
Genius;, Bob Daisley is a very underrated Bass Player..
Do you have the ability to make them left-handed?
I could probably afford enough wood to build 5 of those at that price. None of them functional because I don’t know how to build, but hey that’s still an absurd amount.
Super Uber design! Pricey!