Bass of the Week: Ramsay Musical Instruments Aurora NW6BP
When Bryan Acampo sent us a photo of his bass, and I knew we had to feature it. Bryan plays an Aurora NW6BP bass, by the London-based Ramsay Musical Instruments. The single-cut, neck-thru bass features ash body wings, an alder/mahogany tone block, and a birdseye poplar top for a stunning display.
The Aurora NW6BP’s neck is built with 3-piece quarter-sawn maple neck an opens things up with a medium-wide 18mm string spacing and a 28 fret range.
The pickups are a pair of Nordstrand Fat Stacks, which are then complemented with a Delano Sonar 3 preamp that offers a 3-band EQ plus a 3-way mid frequency selector switch. It also has a passive mode.
Hardware includes a Hipshot A Style bridge as well as a locking jack socket to keep you plugged in. For more info on the Ramsay Musical Instruments Aurora NW6BP, check out the Ramsay Musical Instruments website.
Aurora NW6BP Bass Photo Gallery:
Aurora NW6BP Bass Specs:
- Construction: Neck-thru-body
- Scale Length: 863.6mm (34?)
- Nut: Brass – 52mm wide
- String Spacing: 18mm at bridge
- Truss Rod: Two-way
- Fingerboard: Ebonol
- Frets: 28 medium
- Body: Poplar Birdseye/Ash
- Tone Block: Alder/mahogany
- Neck: 3-piece quarter sawn maple
- Bridge: Hipshot A Style (brass)
- Pickups: Nordstrand Fat Stacks
- Preamp: Delano Sonar 3 (9v)
- Controls: Master volume (pull for passive mode), pickup balance/blend, 3-band EQ – treble (custom pot tone function during passive operation), 3-way mid frequency selector switch (300Hz, 800Hz, 500Hz)
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.
very very nice bass.
well worth a visit to their site to drool over.
And I Know the man who made it!
oooh.. that’s a pretty one. That 18mm string spacing would kill me, though. ;)
I’m a 16.5mm kinda guy, I guess.
hi Damian , I own an aurora nw5ap…and its a 16.5mn…sick bass! here is the link http://rmiuk.biz/Aurora.php?tab=6#TabbedPanels1
hi Damian , I own an aurora nw5ap…and its a 16.5mn…sick bass!
You can play, the groove and stay in the pocket! Awesome my brother. Fosho