Bass of the Week: Erizias Basses SingleCut Custom 5
This week we’re checking out an incredible lefty bass by luthier Pierre Erizias, who shared this on the Erizias Basses Facebook page. The bass is a modded version of his singlecut design.
“These specs were specified by Chris Kew to accommodate his style of playing. He plays in a style reminiscent of a Jimmy Haslip (Lefty strung righty),” the builder explains. “[It also has] ultra-low action for easy playing and tapping.”
Erizias crafted the instrument with a basswood body and a 50-year-old piece of quilted maple. Its three-piece tapered core ash neck meets the body at a mahogany and walnut tone block. The Gaboon ebony fingerboard holds 24 frets marked with abalone inlays. Its Nordstrand Dual Coil pickups each have a switch to toggle the coil selector (front, both, back). It also has an on/off switch in addition to a Nordstrand 3-band EQ.
Erizias Basses SingleCut Custom 5 Bass Specs:
Construction: | Set Neck |
Scale: | 33″ |
Body: | Basswood |
Top: | Quilted Maple |
Neck: | 3-piece Tapered Core Ash Neck With Mahogany and Walnut Tone Block |
Fretboard: | Gaboon Ebony |
Frets: | 24 |
Inlays: | Abalone Fret Markers |
Pickups: | Nordstrand Dual Coils with Coil Tap Switches |
Electronics: | Nordstrand 3 band EQ |
Controls: | On/Off Switch, Volume, Blend, Passive Tone, Bass, Mid, Treble, Passive-Active Switch, Mid Frequency Selector Switch |
Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
Bridge: | Recessed A style Hipshot Ultralite |
Weight: | 6.8 lbs |
Other: | Inlaid Output Jack, Straplocks |
It is lovely, but it is not a real lefty
Would be great if the “bass of the week” had an audio clip with it..!!
Lovely finish.Too many strings for me.
Ugly as hell