Bass of the Week: Bootleg Guitars Jazz Box 4

by Kevin Johnson Monday, November 24th, 2014

Bootleg Guitars Jazz Box 4 Bass on table

This week we take a look at a new hollow-body creation from Bootleg Guitars called the Jazz Box 4. Finished in a beautiful translucent green, the bass features a body with maple for its top and back with a Spanish Cedar core. Its neck is a premium grade aged quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple topped with a rosewood fingerboard.

Luthier Jon Hill fits the bass with a pair of Bartolini BB4CBC dual coil humbucking pickups. For hardware he uses Hipshot tuners and a Tune-O-Matic bridge. Check out the cool trapeze tailpiece, too.

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Bootleg Guitars Jazz Box 4 Bass Specs:

Neck:	Premium Grade Aged Quartersawn Eastern Hard Rock Maple, Set Neck
Body:	Spanish Cedar Core with Maple Top and Back.
Fretboard:	Rosewood, (Ebony optional)
Scale:	34″, ~ 20 fret
Pickups:	Bartolini BB4CBC dual coil humbucking pickups
Tuners:	Hipshot USA
Bridge:	Tune-O-Matic with Trapeze Tailpiece
Nut:	Brass
Inlay:	Inlays optional
Hardware:	Chrome
Finish:	Lacquer
Cavity Covers:	Clear

For more, check out the Bootleg Guitars 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.