Bass of the Week: Aquilina Basses DB

by Kevin Johnson Thursday, October 10th, 2013

Aquilina Basses DB Bass

Sébastien Aquilina of Aquilina Basses is making some beautiful instruments. Case in point: the Aquilina DB, a suave singlecut design with French aesthetic. The neck-through bass is built around a sycamore and ash neck with carbon reinforcements, topped with a sycamore fingerboard. The body wings are mahogany with a stunning flamed sycamore that continues the theme.

It’s fitted with a pair of Delano SBC Dual coil humbuckers that can be split to singles by pulling on the volume knob. The John East BTB preamp has active and passive operation with bass and treble boosts as well as a balance control. Aquilina rounds the bass out with Gotoh tuners and a Hipshot bridge.

For more info, check out the Aquilina Basses website.

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Aquilina Basses DB Bass Specs:

Scale: 34″
Construction: Neck-thru-body
Body: Mahogany
Top: Flamed sycamore
Neck: Sycamore, Ash, Carbon reinforcement
Fingerboard: Sycamore,
Frets: 24 thin frets
Tuners: Gotoh
Bridge: Hipshot
Pickups: Delano SBC Dual
Electronic: Preamp John East BTB

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.