Bass of the Week: Mayones Prestige Classic
This week we check out the Mayones Prestige Classic, a bass the company calls “a tempting luxurious instrument for connoisseurs with clear yet rich tone of modern Nordstrand Fat Stack pickups.”
The bass, which comes in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions, features neck-thru construction with several layers of wood. The body wings have an ash back topped by spalted maple with a layer of wenge in between, while the five-piece neck made of wenge and padouk. Its ebony fretboard is fitted with 24 medium jumbo frets.
The Nordstrand pickups are matched to an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp that can toggle between active and passive operation. Hardware includes Schaller M4 tuners and a Mayones X2 series bridge.
For more, check out the Mayones website.
Mayones Prestige Classic Bass Specs:
| Body: | Swamp Ash, Wenge |
| Top: | Spalted Maple top |
| Construction: | Neck-thru-body |
| Neck: | 5-ply / Wenge-Padouk |
| Nut: | Ebony |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 20″ (508 mm) |
| Scale: | 34.25″ (870 mm) |
| Frets: | 24 medium jumbo 18%NS Ferd Wagner 9665 2.64×1.20 mm (w×h) |
| Markers & inlays: | Plain, no markers + side dots |
| Tuners: | Schaller M4 |
| Bridge: | Mayones X2 two-piece bridge (CNC-routed from a solid block of brass) |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand FatStack |
| Electronics: | Aguilar OBP-3 active preamp |
| Controls: | Volume, Balance, Middle, Treble/Bass, Passive Tone, Miniswitch (Active/Passive Mode) |
| Knobs: | Standard metal dome knobs |
| Finish: | Natural |
| Other: | Switchcraft jack or Neutrik locking jack (optional), Schaller Security Straplocks |
| Case: | Hardcase |
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.
Beautiful work of art for a bass guitar..
I agree with you, but I prefer the Marleaux ones.
Polish guitar builders are known for high quality craftsmanship, and Mayones together with Maruszczyk are definitely some of the most popular ones out there.