Bass of the Week: Lairat Basses Myra Bass 5
I’m a sucker for redwood on basses, so when I saw this Myra Bass 5 by Paul Lairat on my Facebook feed, I stopped in my tracks. The five-string bass has a rich curly redwood top in a special finish to accentuate its deep color.
The French luthier added even more depth to the instrument with a mahogany back and wenge body core. Its neck is an eleven-piece laminate of maple, wenge, mahogany, and walnut, which is then topped with an ebony fingerboard. Doesn’t that just sound delicious?
Other features include Nordstrand pickups, a Glockenklang preamp, Gotoh tuners, and ABM bridges.
Lairat Basses Myra Bass 5 Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Mahogany, Wenge |
| Top: | Curly Redwood in Special Tint |
| Neck: | 11-piece Maple, Wenge, Mahogany, Walnut |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Frets: | 22 |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand |
| Electronics: | Glockenklang |
| Tuners: | PL By Gotoh |
| Bridges: | ABM |
| Finish: | Satin Varnish |
| Weight: | 9.7 lbs |
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.
