Bass of the Week: Ash Instruments Singulus
This week we’re checking out the Singulus by Ash Instruments. Russian luthier Andrey Shevchenko made the bass with a 30-year old pine body capped with a beautiful slab of poplar burl in a “Flying Blue” frosted transparent finish.
The five-string bass’s three-piece padauk neck is also topped with padauk for its fingerboard, which holds 24 frets. For electronics, Shevchenko opted to fit the Singulus with Nordstrand dual coil pickups and an Aguilar OBP-3TK/PP preamp. Besides a three-band EQ, the bass has three switches. The first toggles between active and passive operation, while the second selects the humbucker versus single coil modes. The third switch acts as a mute.
Ash Instruments Singulus Bass Specs:
| Scale Length: | 34″ |
| Number Of Frets: | 24 |
| Number Of Strings: | 5 |
| FB Radius: | 20″ |
| Body Wood: | 30 years old Pine |
| Top Wood: | Poplar Burl |
| Neck Wood: | 3-ps. Padauk |
| Construction: | Set |
| Fretboard Wood: | Padauk |
| Nut: | Bone |
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Tuners: | Gotoh RES-O-LITE |
| Bridge: | Hipshot |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand |
| Preamp: | Aguilar OBP-3TK/PP |
| Electronics: | Volume, Blend/Treble/Mid/Bass |
| Switching: | Active/Passive, Humb/Coils, Mute |
| Color: | Flying Blue |
| Finish: | Frosted Transparent |
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.
