Bass of the Week: Mayones Master Builder Collection Jabba Semi-Hollow
Mayones produces plenty of beautiful instruments, but their team makes extra time to create the Master Builder Collection. “If you’re a true gear-hunter only the most unique instruments can stir up your enthusiasm, the Mayones Master Builder Collection is the answer for your demands,” they write. “The Mayones Master Builder Collection is a unique line of unexampled guitars and basses presenting the craft mastery and creativity of our Master Luthiers.”
This week we’re checking out a tricked out version of their Jabba model from the collection. Built for 2016, the bass features a semi-hollow alder body that comes in a cracked Angel White finish. Its one-piece hard rock maple neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard that’s adorned with acrylic block inlays. The knobs are custom made by Mayones with amber on a wenge dome.
Other features include a pair of Aguilar AG 5J-70 pickups, a Mayones M-BP3 bass preamp, a vintage bass bridge, and Hipshot HB6C Ultralite tuners.
Mayones Master Builder Collection Jabba Semi-Hollow Angel White Specs:
| Scale: | 34.25″ (870 mm) |
| Body: | Alder |
| Top: | Maple |
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Neck: | One-Piece Hard Rock Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 20″ (508 mm) |
| Frets: | 24 medium jumbo |
| Inlays: | Acrylic block markers, Side dots |
| Tuners: | Hipshot HB6C Ultralite Tuners |
| Bridge: | Mayo Vintage Bass Bridge |
| String Spacing: | 18 mm |
| Pickups: | J-J / Aguilar AG xJ-70 Alnico V calibrated set |
| Electronics: | Mayo M-BP3 bass preamp (2 band) |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply White ABS |
| Knobs: | Mayones Custom Knobs - Amber on Wenge Dome |
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.
