Bass of the Week: Chillbass Pantera
This week we take a look at Chillbass Guitars’ Pantera, a sleek fretless bass that takes its cues from minimalism. The bass has a medium, 32″ scale, which the French bass builder explains lowers the string tension and ultimately aids upper register tones, playability, and adds to a “fat low end.”
The Pantera has a swamp ash body, maple neck and ebony or rosewood fingerboard. The bridge is then matched to the fingerboard, also being either ebony or rosewood. For electronics, the bass has a Fishman Matrix piezo pickup installed with volume and tone controls. The tuners are a set of Gotoh GB7’s.
The Chillbass Pantera is handmade in France and is listed for €1320 (approx. $1,769 USD). For more info, visit the Chillbass website.
Chillbass Pantera Bass Photo Gallery
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Chillbass Pantera Bass Specs:
Scale: | 32″ |
Body: | Swamp Ash |
Neck: | Maple |
Fingerboard : | Ebony or Rosewood |
Bridge (matched to the fingerboard): | Ebony or Rosewood |
Pickup: | Fishman matrix |
Controls: | Volume, Passive Tone |
Tuners: | Gotoh GB7 |
Strings: | La Bella |
Finish: | Satin finish |
Wow
VV that’s what I said! Beautiful!
Stunning!
mean!
that’s one awsome bass.