Bass of the Week: Erizias Basses 6-String Singlecut
We first met luthier Pierre Erizias at the 2010 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. I was so floored by his basses and his story that it led us to create our Custom Shop series of interviews with bass builders.
Recently, he sent me a photo of one of his latest single cut basses, and I had to find out more. The 6-string bass is a set neck design that centers around a white ash neck. On top of that is a gorgeous 30-year old two-tone Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with glow in the dark side dots. It has a smaller 33″ scale and 24 frets with a zero fret, TransNut, and a transparent ramp. The top is a bookmatched Buckeye Burl with a matching headstock cap. Its body is walnut with an alder center block, mahogany end cap, and blackwood accent veneer.
Erizias loaded the bass with Nordstrand dual coil pickups and a custom Erizias 3-band preamp with active and passive modes. Hardware includes custom ebony knobs, a matching walnut magnetic backplate, a Hipshot A-style bridge, locking Sperzel tuners, and Dunlop straplocks.
Erizias 6-string Single Cut Bass Photos:
Erizias 6-string Single Cut Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 33″ |
| Body: | Walnut with Alder Center Block, Mahogany End, Blackwood Accent Veneer |
| Top: | Book Matched Buckeye Burl |
| Headstock: | Buckeye Burl |
| Neck: | White Ash |
| Fingerboard: | Two-Tone Brazilian Rosewood |
| Inlays: | Glow in the Dark Side Dots |
| Frets: | 24, with Zero Fret |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand Dual Coil w/Coil Switch |
| Electronics: | Erizias 3 Band Preamp With Passive Tone, Active-Passive Switch |
| Controls: | Erizias Custom Ebony Wood Knobs |
| Backplate: | Matching Walnut |
| Finish: | UV Cured Matte Finish |
| Bridge: | Hipshot A-Style 18mm |
| Tuners: | Black Locking Sperzel |
| Straplocks: | Dunlop |
For more, check out the Erizias Basses website.
Will someone explain to me what a ‘zero fret’ is?