Bass of the Week: Wahlbrink Ray Bass
We’ve featured a few Wahlbrink instruments before, and they’ve typically feature bodies with dramatic features. This week we’re checking out a custom bass they built that shows they can nail the traditional styles, too.
The Ray is a custom one-off built with a swamp ash body, a flamed maple top, and a quilted Canadian hard maple neck. Its transparent black finish is contrasted by a stunning piece of royal white ebony used for the fretboard as well as the pickup cover, which houses a Hausel MM pickup. Other features include a Noll TCM2 preamp, Schaller BM Light tuners, and Sounder hardware.
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Wahlbrink Ray Bass Specs:
Body: | Swamp Ash |
Neck: | Quilted Canadian Hard Maple |
Fretboard: | Royal White Ebony |
Frets: | 21 with zero fret |
Pickup: | Hausel MM |
Electronics: | Noll TCM2 |
Tuners: | Schaller BM Light |
Hardware: | Sounder |