Bass of the Week: May Custom Basses DCM4
This week we’re checking a bass that luthier Shawn May calls a “super secret fun project.” This version of his DCM4 features a medium 32-inch scale and an amazing flame maple and ebony theme.
The dark ebony takes up the right side of the bass with the lighter maple on the left, and every detail that crosses over mirrors the opposite color. That includes the pickup covers, the fingerboard inlays, the headstock logo, and even the solo bass bridges.
Other features include a swamp ash body, fiber optic side markers, Aguilar AG4M/J4HC pickups, and an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp.
May Custom Basses DCM4 Specs:
| Scale: | 32″ |
| Construction: | Neck-through |
| Body: | Swamp Ash |
| Top: | Flame Maple / Ebony |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Fretboard: | Flame Maple / Ebony |
| Inlays: | Flame Maple / Ebony Reverse Block, Fiber Optic Side Markers |
| Pickups: | Aguilar AG4M, J4HC in Flame Maple / Ebony Reverse Covers |
| Electronics: | Aguilar OBP-3 |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Solo Bass Bridges |
| Tuners: | Gotoh |
| Other: | Dunlop Recessed Strap Locks |
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.
I LOVE IT!!!
The basses you dìsplay are amazing. Just wish I could afford to collect em all. Keep up the good work.