Bass of the Week: Alpine Guitar Black Bison
Julien Pluvinage wrote in to share the details of his new bass, and it’s a beauty. The Black Bison by Alpine Guitar is a take on the classic P-bass that is crafted in France using only local woods. This bass comes from Alpine’s custom shop Delachapelle series. Although Alpine is a newer company, their chief luthier is the very talented Matthieu Combe.
For the Black Bison, Alpine utilized French walnut for the body, neck, and fretboard. Its fretboard has a compound radius with 20 frets. The pickup is a Nordstrand NP4, while the hardware includes Hipshot tuners and a KTS titanium bridge.
Alpine Guitar CS Delachapelle “Black Bison” Specs:
Body: | French Walnut |
Neck: | French Walnut |
Fretboard: | French Walnut |
Fretboard Radius: | Compound 9.5?-14? |
Frets: | 20 |
Pickup: | Nordstrand NP4 |
Tuners: | Hipshot |
Bridge: | KTS Titanium |
Weight: | 7.6 lbs |