Bass of the Week: Swan Custom Basses Omicron Brutus “Concept”
This week we’re checking out a beautiful bass that Swan Custom Basses brought to the 2023 NAMM Show. The Swan Omicron Brutus “Concept” has a singlecut body design with a cutout where you’d normally find controls. Its knobs are instead hidden in the top edge of the body.
Swan builds the bass with an ash body topped with flamed bubinga, a 3-piece hard maple neck, and an ebony fingerboard. It has two Lake Triple Agente pickups, each with a three-position switch for its modes: Fat Humbucker, Modern Humbucker, and Single Coil.
Other features include a Hipshot headless system, aluminum position inlays, and a brass nut.
Swan Custom Basses Omicron Brutus “Concept” Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Ash |
| Top: | Flamed Bubinga |
| Neck: | 3-piece Hard Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Inlays: | Dot Abalone |
| Position Inlay: | Aluminum |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 20 |
| Pickups: | Lake Triple Agente |
| Strap lock: | Dunlop flush |
| Nut Material: | Brass |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Headless 18mm |
| Tuner: | Hipshot Ultralite 3/8 Black |
| Weight: | 9.7 lbs |
| Finish: | Satin |
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.
