Bass of the Week: SiC Instruments Madness 6-String Fretless
We get a lot of great basses shown to us on our Facebook page, but when Italian luthier Simone Calabrese sent a picture of his SiC Instruments Madness 6, I needed more. The combination of its poplar burl top and gorgeous green satin nitro finish makes this bass mesmerizing.
Built with neck-through construction, the bass’s top covers ash body wings attached to a 7-piece maple and wenge neck. The bass has a 35-inch scale and its stunning cocobolo fretless fingerboard has the equivalent of 27 frets for some serious range.
Calabrese loads the Madness with a pair of Nordstrand dual coil pickups with a series/single/parallel switch for each. The bass is rounded out with a Hipshot bridge with 18mm spacing and Ultralite Tuners.
SiC Instruments Madness 6 Fretless Bass Photos:
SiC Instruments Madness 6 Fretless Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 35″ |
| Construction: | Neck-through |
| Neck: | 7-piece Maple/Wenge |
| Body: | Ash |
| Top: | Poplar Burl |
| Fingerboard: | Cocobolo, Fretless |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand Dual Coils with series/single/parallel switches |
| Bridge: | Hipshot w/18mm Spacing |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Strings: | D’Addario 32-130 |
For more, check out the SiC Instruments website.
Grande Simo!!
No excuse, these days, for no audio/video demo. Just sayin’…
The demo you are claiming for is going to arrive soon, be patient =)