Bass of the Week: CG Lutherie Sequel 5-String Hollow Body Fretless
I got a tip to check out CG Lutherie, a French bass builder, and I’m glad I did. The company’s Sequel bass is an interesting take on a hollow body with multiple sound holes on the bass side of the instrument.
This 5-string fretless Sequel is built with a black limba body a neck of garapa and rosewood. It’s tied together with an ebony fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece. The fingerboard has an extended section that runs along the B-string to act as a built-in thumb rest. The only metal hardware is a set of Hipshot Ultralight tuners.
CG Lutherie rounds the Sequel out with an active piezo pickup and preamp with bass, mid, and treble controls.
CG Lutherie Sequel Bass Photos:
CG Lutherie Sequel Bass Details:
| Strings | 5 |
| Scale | 34″ |
| Body | Black Limba |
| Neck | Garapa, Rosewood |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Tailpiece | Ebony |
| Tuners | Hipshot |
| Pickup | Active Piezo |
| Electronics | 3-Band EQ |
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CG Lutherie
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look like fantastic
Beautiful! I’d love to hear it.
Tasteful minimalism – very cool.
WoW stunning!
One of the most interesting basses I’ve seen here in a while…I’d love to play it. Not sure about that bridge design, but an all wood bridge is something I’ve contemplated for a while.
very cool. I’d love to play that.
Interesting concept…weird wood choice…ugly design
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the concept is a copy of one of my models, you could create something new cg basses
That si correct i have seen this Nuñez bass Manu years ago and sounds amazing Claudio his an outsanding artist