This $548 Bass Guitar Nails the Vintage British Look: Meet the Rapier Symphonic
Rapier Guitars has added a few new models to their lineup for 2025 that throw things back to the first British-built guitars of the 1960s. Among those is the four-string Rapier Symphonic Bass, which will come in Firenza Red, Arctic White, and Metallic Silver.
The retro design is crafted with an okoume body, a bolt-on maple neck, and a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. It’s fitted with a pair of Alan Entwistle-designed Astro Sonic VX pickups controlled with independent volume knobs and a master tone. The old school aesthetic is set over the top with a thumb rest and a cover plate over the bridge pickup.
The Rapier Symphonic Bass Guitar will be shipping soon and will cost £429 (approximately $548 at press time).
Rapier Symphonic Bass Guitar Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Solid Okoume |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | 20 jumbo frets plus zero fret |
| Pickups: | Alan Entwistle Astrosonic VX with coverplate over bridge pickup. |
| Controls: | 2 Volume, 1 Tone |
| Machine Heads: | Wilkinson WJBL200 |
| Bridge: | Wilkinson P-Bass |
| Top Nut: | GraphTech |
| Color: | Firenza Red, Arctic White, and Metallic Silver |
| Other: | Thumbrest |
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