BITE Guitars Launches with Configurable Bass Models
BITE Guitars is a new startup manufacturing company based in Austria that focuses on building individualized basses with what they call “guitar building 4.0.”
“This highly digitalized manufacturing method allows for high-quality individualization with short lead times,” they write, adding that their online configurator offers over one billion custom configurations all priced under $1,100.
The configurator allows you to choose your base model with either the P-styled Punch or the J-styled Jawbone, each of which is built with alder. The neck is hard maple neck and can be fitted with a maple or black locust fingerboard with block or dot inlays. Other features include BITE’s proprietary pickups that generate a record 1,000 millivolt output with pure passive technology. “So what exactly does that mean? – BITE Custom Basses are really loud,” they explain.”
You can hear the basses in action in these demos by Thomas Milacher:
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< Configurator choices also include body art ornaments, pickguard choices, a Gotoh bridge, individual pickup positioning, and easy-to-modify solderless wiring.
BITE Guitars are available for order now with a 2-week turnaround. The prices begin around $960 for the Punch Bass and $975 for the Jawbone JJ.
BITE Guitars Punch Bass Features:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Alder |
| Neck: | Canadian Rock Maple |
| Neck Profile: | Modern D |
| Nut Width: | 1.5″ or 1.65″ |
| Fretboard: | Maple or Black Locust |
| Nut: | White Bone, White Graph Tech, Black Graph Tech |
| Pickups: | BITE 1000 mV Split Coil, Available in Reverse Arrangement |
| Pickguard: | Multiple Options |
| Hardware: | Multiple Options |
| Tuners: | BITE |
| Bridge: | Gotoh |
| Finish: | Multiple Finish and Body Art Options |
| Other: | Configurable |
BITE Guitars Jawbone Bass Features:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Alder |
| Neck: | Canadian Rock Maple |
| Neck Profile: | Modern D |
| Nut Width: | 1.5″ or 1.65″ |
| Fretboard: | Maple or Black Locust |
| Nut: | White Bone, White Graph Tech, Black Graph Tech |
| Pickups: | BITE 1000 mV Single Coils, Available in P/J Configuration |
| Pickguard: | Multiple Options |
| Hardware: | Multiple Options |
| Tuners: | BITE |
| Bridge: | Gotoh |
| Finish: | Multiple Finish and Body Art Options |
| Other: | Configurable |
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