Bass of the Week: Elrick Bass Guitars Gold Series Custom SLC I
Our pal Sam Montooth recently shared some photos of his new bass on Facebook and it stopped me in my tracks. This Gold Series six-string bass by the inimitable Rob Elrick bass grabs your attention with an exotic ebony top that resembles a decadent chocolate cake. It’s got a lot of other unique features, too, as it is a customized version of the luthier’s SLC model.
“It is a narrow spaced 6-string with a 5-string sized hollow body, but it is 32-inch scale while the SLC is 33-inch scale,” Elrick tells us. “The pickups are Aero, but they are not the pickups used in the SLC.”
The custom spec bass is built with a walnut body, quarter-sawn maple neck with a top-matched Macassar ebony face, and Macassar ebony fretboard. Its Aero pickups are matched with passive electronics in a simple Volume/Volume/Tone control layout. Other features include Hipshot hardware, pearl dot inlays, and glow-in-the-dark side dots.
Elrick Bass Guitars Custom Spec SLC I Specs:
| Scale: | 32″ |
| Body: | Walnut |
| Top: | Exotic Ebony |
| Neck: | 3-Piece Quarter-Sawn Maple W/ Top Matched Macassar Ebony Neck Face |
| Fretboard: | Macassar Ebony |
| Control Cover: | Walnut |
| Inlay: | 3mm Pearl Dot Top Position Markers |
| Side Inlays: | 3mm Glow in the Dark Side Dots |
| Radius: | 16″ |
| Pickups: | Aero Dual-Coil W/ Coil Selector and Top Matched Macassar Ebony Covers |
| Electronics: | Passive - Volume / Volume / Passive Tone |
| Nut: | Zero Fret W/ Corian String Retainer |
| Tuners: | Hipshot USA Ultralite |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Type A |
| Strap Buttons: | Dunlop Dual Design Straplok Compatible |
| Strings: | Elrick Fundamentals Nickel Steel |
| Finish: | Blended Oil and Urethane With Wax |
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.
