Bass of the Week: Hot Wire Bass Inlaw 521 BO
German bass company Hot Wire produced a super cool version of their Inlaw 521 BO model with a stunning quilted maple top and matching pickup covers. The “zebra” effect is attained by using a lighter quilted maple and a dark quilted maple to create a sharp contrast.
The Inlaw comes in several versions, but the 521 BO is a 5-string, 21-fret bass with bolt-on construction. Though options are available, the bass’s standard features include an alder body, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard. This particular bass is stocked with Funderbird pickups and a John East U-Retro Four Knob preamp, and the hardware is by Hipshot.
The Hot Wire Inlaw 521 BO is built to order with different top woods available and has a base price of €1,998 (approx. $2,500 USD). For more info, visit the Hot Wire website.
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Hot Wire Inlaw 521 BO Bass Specs:
- 5-string
- 21 frets
- Alder body
- Quilted Maple top with matching pickup covers
- Maple Neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Matte Finish
- Hipshot Hardware
- Funderbird Pickups
- John East U-Retro Preamp
that looks really good. I especially like how they managed to cut the electronics coverplate from the body wood! great work. the only thing I am missing is an original headstock shape :P but I’m sure its gonne come sometime.
Hey, it’s a cutting board!
Hey Zsolt! It was a lot of work… actually our headstock is original… we came up with the design in 1999 when we built the first prototypes and we have been using them ever since.
wtf geiler bass
U-Retro was sonst? Das Teil hilft immer! :)