R. Low Vaughn Instruments Unveils the Panzer Bass

R. Low Vaughn Instruments Panzer Bass

R. Low Vaughn Instruments has introduced a new budget model that’s made in the United States. The Panzer series is made by luthier Rob Vaughn in his Boise, Idaho shop with set features to streamline the process and reduce cost.

Each bass is built with a Sapele body, flamed maple neck, and a bocote fretboard. Vaughn fits them with a set of EMG PAX pickups that will be housed in soapbar covers for ease of installation, he says. Hardware includes Hipshot Ultralite tuners, a Hipshot A style brass bridge, and a Graphtech nut.

The R. Low Vaughn Instruments Panzer series bass will be available soon for around $750 including a hardshell case.

R. Low Vaughn Instruments Panzer Bass Specs:

Scale:34″
Body:Sapele
Neck:Flamed Maple
Fretboard:Bocote
Tuners:Hipshot Ultralite
Bridge:Hipshot A Style Brass
Knobs:Hipshot O-Ring Speed
Pickups:EMG PAX Pickups With Solderless Electronics
Nut:Graphtech nut @ 1-9/16″ (jazz bass size)
Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer

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  1. Sean

    what’s up with the block behind the bridge? if it’s purely aesthetic, those three holes kinda screw that up.

  2. Cal Trask

    These mediocre bass guitars are barely worth $100!