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.
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.
Will someone explain to me what a ‘zero fret’ is?