Bass of the Week: Anaconda Basses Tribute J5E – Elite
This week we’re taking a look at a beautiful model by the UK’s Anaconda Basses. This particular Anaconda Tribute J5E Elite was built for Joe Sam, a pro bass player from London, with a special twist.
“He’s an avid Prince fan and wanted a bass which had certain design cues to pay tribute to the master,” builder Andrew Taylor-Cummings explains. “The model he chose, was an existing Anaconda model, coincidentally called the Tribute. The body is finished in a stunning Purple Candy burst satin lacquer. For his bass, new features were introduced such as a 24 fret neck, which has a lacquered fingerboard and is oil finished on the back and headstock. The fingerboard has offset Piano style position markers in Ebony.”
Other features include a swamp ash body, a set of Delano P/J hum-cancelling pickups, a Glockenklang 3-band preamp, and Hipshot hardware.
Anaconda Basses Tribute J5E – Elite Bass Specs:
| Scale length: | 34.5″ |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Body wood: | Swamp Ash |
| Neck: | 5 piece Flame Maple/Wenge laminate |
| Fingerboard: | Maple |
| Pickups: | Delano PMVC 5 FE humcanceller, Delano JMVC5 FE /AS twin coil in-line humcanceller |
| Preamp: | Glockenklang 3-band with 3 mid centres switch |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralites - Gold |
| Bridge: | Hipshot A Style - Gold |
| Nut: | Brass |
| Dots: | Front - offset Ebony piano markers; Side - Luminlay |
| Fretwire: | Dutch medium jumbo |
| Finish: | Purple Candy burst - Satin Lacquer |
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.
