Bass of the Week: Meet the 37-Inch Swiss-Made Bass That Pushes Design Boundaries
This week, we’re checking out a killer bass from Switzerland’s Saitenkraft Guitars. The Interceptor5 is a five-string bass with a multi-scale design that stretches the lowest string to a full 37 inches, with the top string being a standard 34-inch scale.
The bass has a smoked oak body topped in a flamed maple top and matching headstock. The gorgeous maple figuring is accented in a blue transparent finish. Its neck is also made from smoked oak with a pau ferro block. A squid inlay centers on the 12th fret of the ebony fingerboard.
Other features include a set of Nordstrand Audio’s “Dingstrand Nordwall” pickups matched with a Darkglass Tone Capsule preamp. Finally, Saitenkraft fits the Interceptor5 with Duesenberg Z tuners and an ABM single-string bridge system.
You can see the Saitenkraft Guitars Interceptor5 bass in action in the video for Mindcollision’s “Rising Spade”:
Saitenkraft Guitars Interceptor5 Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Scale: | 37″-34″ |
| Body: | Smoked Oak |
| Top: | Flamed Maple |
| Neck: | 5-piece Smoked Oak/Pau Ferro |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Inlay: | Squid at 12th Fret |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand Dingstrand Nordwall 5 |
| Electronics: | Darkglass Tone Capsule Preamp with Blend and Volume Pot |
| Bridge: | ABM Single-String |
| Tuners: | Duesenberg Z |
| Finish: | Blue |
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