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
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 |
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.
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that’s one awsome bass.