Bass of the Week: Vleck Basses Butterfly
This week we’re checking out a cool design by Vleck Basses called the Butterfly. Built in the Czech Republic, the curvy singlecut bass is crafted with a five-piece ash and wenge neck with an American black walnut body and ash tone block. Its 24-fret fingerboard is made from rosewood.
For electronics, they utilize their own Vleck Basses BS5 SC pickups into an active/passive VBEQ-1 preamp. They also make their own bridge.
Vleck Basses Butterfly Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | American Black Walnut |
| Tone Block: | Ash |
| Neck: | 5-piece Ash and Wenge |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 800mm |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Pickups: | Vleck Basses BS5 SC |
| Electronics: | Active/Passive Vleck Basses VBEQ-1 |
| Bridge: | Vleck Basses Steel |
| Bride String Spacing: | 19mm |
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.
