Bass of the Week: K. Butler Guitars Mod Shop Edition Bass
This week we’re checking out a Mod Shop Edition bass from K. Butler Guitars. The eye-catching bass has a basswood body finished in Sea Blu with a striking tiger stripe pickguard. Butler says the bass has a great sound, too.
“It may be just a little quirky in the visuals,” the company explains, “but these pickups sound like fabulousness and unbridled power wrapped in a tasty burrito….if that was a sound. I know you know you know what I’m talking about.”
Other features include a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, Hipshot tuners, and a Wilkinson bridge.
K. Butler Guitars Mod Shop Edition Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Basswood |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Nut: | Corian |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Pickups: | Custom DuoMag humbuckers |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Bridge: | Wilkinson Classic |
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.
interesting pickup placement, looks cool though… “these pickups sound like fabulousness and unbridled power wrapped in a tasty burrito” Ha! I like the sense of humor.
Thanks for the nice comments Trey. The pickup placement does look a little different but in reality they are actually very similar to J-bass pickup placement. It’s deceptive because they are the same size as guitar humbuckers. I promise they freakin’ rock though! This bass is sold. I’m finishing up a white one to list on Reverb soon.
That blue bass w/ tiger stripes is so beautiful.If it plays and sounds half as good as it looks I’d pick over most exotic wood finish basses.