Bass of the Week: Faray Guitars LB-5
Faray Guitars recently shared their latest completed instrument called the LB-5. Handcrafted in Indonesia, the multi-scale five-string bass is built with a chambered ash body in a striking black and white finish. That dark look is contrasted by its Birdseye maple fingerboard and brown pickup covers.
Faray built the LB-5 with lots of tonal versatility. It has a pair of Bartolini BH2 pickups with a G&L preamp. The control layout includes volume, balance, mid, treble, and bass knobs, as well as switches for active/passive operation and split coil mode on for the pickups. Finally, Hipshot tuners and a monorail bridge system tie it all together.
Faray Guitars LB-5 Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Scale: | 33″-35″ |
| Body: | Chambered Ash |
| Top: | Swamp Ash |
| Neck: | Hard Maple |
| Neck Shape: | C |
| Fingerboard: | Birdseye Maple |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5″-12″ |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Inlays: | None |
| Pickups: | Bartolini BH2 |
| Preamp: | G&L |
| Bridge: | Monorails |
| Tuners: | Hipshot |
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Just gorgeous, I imagine it sounds as good as it looks.