Bass of the Week: This Boutique Bass Will Stop You In Your Tracks
This week, we’re checking out another bass that brought my scrolling to a screeching halt. This Locus bass by the Nichols Guitar Company is built with a Black Limba body and a Buckeye Burl top.
The carbon-reinforced neck is built with wenge and purpleheart. Luthier Evan Nichols made it with a multi-scale design from 33 to 34.5 inches. Its fingerboard is wenge with buckeye burl block inlays. Look closely and you’ll notice it has a whopping 26 frets!
Nichols ties things together by using wenge for its custom bridge with Hipshot saddles and the covers over the Nordstrand Big Single pickups.
Nichols Guitar Co. Locus Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 33″-34.5″ |
| Body: | Black Limba with Purpleheart Veneers |
| Top: | Buckeye Burl |
| Neck: | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Wenge and Purpleheart |
| Fingerboard: | Wenge |
| Inlays: | Buckeye Burl Blocks |
| Frets: | 26 |
| Side Dots: | LED |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand Big Single |
| Bridge: | Wenge with Hipshot Saddles |
| Tuners: | Hipshot |
| Other: | Wenge Pickup Covers |
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.
