Bass of the Week: Conway’s MPS Gets the Ghost Burst Treatment
This week we’re checking out a new bass from Australia’s Conway Guitars. The MPS is the Mark Peric Signature bass, and this latest build is the model’s next evolution.
It’s built with a semi-hollow black walnut body and a flame maple top with matching pickup covers, all treated with a “Ghost Burst” open-pore pre-catalyzed lacquer finish. Sporting a 32-inch scale, its five-piece Queensland walnut and hard maple neck is complemented by a New Guinea ebony fingerboard with 24 frets marked with sterling silver hollow dot inlays.
Conway fitted the MPS with a pair of Bartolini Candybar pickups separated by a matching ramp and a Mike Pope preamp. Other features include a Hipshot A-style bridge and Schaller M4 locking tuners.
Conway Guitars MPS Bass Photos:
Conway Guitars MPS Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 32″ |
| Body: | Semi-Hollow Black Walnut |
| Top: | Flame Maple |
| Neck: | 5-piece QLD Walnut and Hard Maple |
| Fingerboard: | New Guinea Ebony |
| Frets: | 24 plus Zero Fret |
| Inlays: | Sterling Silver Hollow Dots |
| Pickups: | Bartolini Candybars |
| Electronics: | Mike Pope Preamp |
| Bridge: | Hipshot A-Style |
| Tuners: | Schaller M4 Locking |
| Finish: | Open-Pore Pre-Catalyzed Lacquer, ″Ghost Burst″ |
| Other: | Ramp and Binding, Matching Flame Maple Pickup Covers |
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