Bass of the Week: RG Custom Basses 5-String
This week we’re checking out a slick five-string from RG Custom Basses out of Nashville, Tennessee. Built with neck-through construction, the instrument has a three-piece neck of purpleheart and ovangkol with a tulipwood body. RG fits it with a katalox fingerboard with 24 frets.
The bass is set up to be a slapper with a Brubaker Musicman humbucker matched to a Seymour Duncan three-band EQ with a push/pull “slap switch.” Other features include black hardware and abalone inlays.
RG Custom Basses 5-String Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Neck-Through |
| Body: | 3 Piece Tulipwood, Purpleheart, Ovangkol |
| Neck: | Purpleheart Ovangkol |
| Fingerboard: | Katalox |
| Inlay: | Abalone |
| Nut: | Graphtech |
| Pickup: | Brubaker Musicman Humbucker |
| Electronics: | Seymour Duncan w push pull “slap switch” |
| Hardware: | All Black |
| Weight: | 9 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.
Probably the prettiest bass ever.I love the design.I bet it sounds great.