Bass of the Week: Wreck Guitars Hope 6
Today we’re featuring a gorgeous bass sent in by its owner, Apok Folken. His Wreck Guitars Hope 6 is the second instrument he got from the builder.
“I had already worked with this luthier from Croatia for an 8-string guitar,” he shares. “So then o decided to go further by asking him to build me a special bass with some original specs I listed. We worked in collaboration with a team, and Danijel listened and followed my ideas as well as gave me lots of advice.”
Folken opted for a walnut and alder body with a master grade buckeye burl top. Built with neck-through construction, the seven-piece neck is crafted with padouk, maple, and wenge with a Macassar ebony fingerboard. The bass has three custom Dolezal pickups under padouk covers that are matched to a Bartolini NTMB preamp.
“This bass has a beast of a sound, loads of punch, devastating attack, and clarity,” Folken states. “It is not versatile and not easy to dial in, but it has a real personality. It is very comfy to play with, perfect neck shape, and really well built.”
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Wreck Guitars Hope 6 Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Neck-Through |
| Scale: | 35″ |
| Body: | Walnut/Alder |
| Top: | Buckeye Burl |
| Neck: | Padouk/Maple/Wenge |
| Fingerboard: | Macassar Ebony |
| Pickups: | 3x Dolezal |
| Electronics: | Bartolini NTMB 18v Preamp |
| Controls: | 3 On/Off Pickup Switches, Bass, Mid, Treble, Volume, Tone |
| Bridge: | Hipshot |
| Tuners: | Hipshot |
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.
