Best of 2022: Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass of the Week Features

For over ten years, Kevin Johnson has been publishing his Bass of the Week series. His goal since the beginning was to feature “low-end instruments ranging from beautiful to bizarre.”

Here are the top 10 reader-favorite BoTW’s for 2022.

Bass of the Week: Prophecy Instruments PLASMA-4

1. Bass of the Week: Prophecy Instruments PLASMA-4

This week we’re checking out one of the most evocative basses I’ve seen in a while. The Prophecy Instruments PLASMA-4 has an aesthetic design that pulls from both organic and synthetic themes.
Bass of the Week: KIO Extraordinary String Instruments Design Waldeinsamkeit

2. Bass of the Week: KIO Extraordinary String Instruments Design Waldeinsamkeit

We have featured a lot of unique and interesting basses over the eleven years since we started this column, but this extended range bass will certainly go down as one of the most amazing.
Bass of the Week: Sitar Bass “Mountain”

3. Bass of the Week: Sitar Bass “Mountain”

Today we’re featuring an instrument the likes of which I’ve never seen before. Invented by Miles Schelling, the Sitar Bass fuses elements of the traditional Indian instrument with a bass.
Bass of the Week: Igor Krsticevic KIXX Bass

4. Bass of the Week: Igor Krsticevic KIXX Bass

I love finding new instruments and builders I’ve never heard of before, and our bass of the week is a great gem from Croatia. Luthier Igor Krsticevic shared his latest bass with us.
Bass of the Week: Egilegor Basses Bidai Multi-Scale 7-String

5. Bass of the Week: Egilegor Basses Bidai Multi-Scale 7-String

This week we’re taking a look at a less-than-traditional design with this Egilegor Basses Bidai, with its wide 7-string neck headless multi-scale design.
Bass of the Week: Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass

6. Bass of the Week: Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass

This week, we’re checking out the Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass. This particular Boogie Bass is the company’s fifth build and is fully handcrafted.
Bass of the Week: Tüi Instruments Mammoth Slayer

7. Bass of the Week: Tüi Instruments Mammoth Slayer

This week we’re checking out a brand new ancient bass by Tüi Instruments. Gert Simso shared his latest creation with us, which he calls the Mammothslayer. The spear-shaped body is made from bog oak while the lower bout features a deer horn for a leg rest.
Bass of the Week: Daddy Mojo Electrics BeeKay Bass

8. Bass of the Week: Daddy Mojo Electrics BeeKay Bass

Inspiration can strike from anywhere if you’re open to it. That’s just what happened to Lenny Robert of Daddy Mojo Electrics, and it led to the creation of this cool version of his BeeKay bass model.
Bass of the Week: Davie504’s Diamond Play Button Bass

9. Bass of the Week: Davie504’s Diamond Play Button Bass

Popular YouTuber Davie504 recently passed 10 million subscribers on his channel, earning him a Diamond Play Button from the company. The creative bassist knew just what to do with it: turn it into a bass.
Bass of the Week: Stradi Apollo Symphony

10. Bass of the Week: Stradi Apollo Symphony

Luthier Marek Dabek of Stradi Basses has been wowing us for years, and this week we’ve got another jaw-dropper. David Sutkin shared his new Stradi Apollo Symphony Bass that is an evolution of the standard Stradi model.

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