Bass of the Week: OJ Guitars BrummBass
This week we’re checking out a unique acoustic bass guitar built by luthier Oliver Jaggi called the BrummBass. Jaggi, who is a third-generation Swiss craftsman, created the bass around functional design elements.
“The BrummBass features a number of innovations that help it stand out from other acoustic bass guitars. The top plate has an ultra-low mass construction and the bridge design limits stresses which impede the movement of the top. Together these design features produce a sound with quick attack and long sustain,” Jaggi writes. “Another feature is an adjustable neck joint which allows the player to dial in their preferred action settings via a keyhole in the heel. The large body (20″ wide at lower bout and 27″ body length) is made comfortable to play with an arm-bevel and a wedge shape that tapers from 7.5 inches down to 4 inches.”
That’s not to mention the fact that the neck is removable for transport. The BrummBass is crafted with cherry for the body sides a redwood top that was salvaged from a pipe organ. Its neck is bookmatched cherry fitted with a pau ferro fingerboard and 20 Evo Gold frets. Finally, it’s fitted with a set of Dazzo pickups and Hipshot tuners. Jaggi offers the bass with several options including fretted or fretless and with or without a multi-scale neck.
OJ Guitars BrummBass Specs:
Strings: | 5 |
Tuning: | E to C |
Scale: | 36.25″ to 33.25″ |
Body Sides: | Engineered sides in Cherry |
Top: | Redwood (salvaged from pipe organ) |
Neck: | Bookmatched Cherry, dual action truss rod with Carbon Fiber reinforcement |
Fingerboard: | Pau Ferro |
Frets: | Evo Gold (mandolin size) |
Pickups: | Dazzo Pickups |
Tuners: | HipShot |
Wow, very beautiful. Am hoping that the design offers enough space on the treble side upper bout so that the bass doesn’t slide off the thigh when playing in a seated position.
Being left handed, no matter how mouth wateringly gorgeous these basses of the week are, unless they come left handed, I will never be able to own one. John