The old adage is true: so many basses, so little time. That’s why we’re bringing you the “Bass of the Week,” a column featuring low-end instruments ranging from beautiful to bizarre. Have a bass you think we should feature? Drop us a note at [email protected]
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Bass of the Week: Meta Guitars Veil Long Scale
France’s Meta Guitars has a bass model called the Veil, which comes in long, medium, and short-scale versions. The unique body shape has an ethereal vibe, which the company gives a great description.
Bass of the Week: Warwick Basses Vampyre NT
This week, we’re checking out a wicked Vampyre NT bass from the Warwick Custom Shop. The bass’s instantly recognizable body shape was crafted from a swamp ash body with a one-inch AAA quilted maple top. Finished in a satin Midnight Blue, the axe has a dark and mysterious aura.
Bass of the Week: Mayones Guitars Comodous Custom Short-Scale Dual Output
The Mayones Custom Shop pumps out some masterful instruments. This week, we’re checking a custom short-scale version of their Comodous model built for young bass phenom Ellen Alaverdyan.
Bass of the Week: Vola Guitars 5 STM J1
This week, we’re checking out the Vola Guitars 5 STM J1, a signature model they designed in collaboration with Steve Tréguier of The Dali Thundering Concept. Its curvy ash body has a sandblasted Olympic White matte finish to show off the wood’s grain.
Bass of the Week: Roger Blake Neo Classic Short-Scale
Bass builder Roger Blake sent us the details of his latest instrument, the Neo Classic Short-Scale bass. The bass features a short 30-inch scale and some incredible mojo.
Bass of the Week: AC Guitars Krell 5/34
It’s been a few years since we featured a bass from AC Guitars in this column, but luthier Alan Cringean has been continuing to produce incredible instruments from his shop in Moffat, Scotland. Case in point: this stunning Krell 5/34.
Bass of the Week: CUTEbass 432
We’ve shared a couple of Atticus Lazenby’s incredible creations in the past, and they just keep getting better. The luthier shared his latest build, the CUTEbass 432, which he says is for himself.
Bass of the Week: Brooks Double Duane Bird
Rob van den Broek shared his latest creation with us and it’s an absolute beast. The Brooks Double Duane Bird, aka the DDB, is a double neck Thunderbird-style bass that features a traditional 34-inch scale four-string neck below a 30.5-inch scale twelve-string neck.
Bass of the Week: Ritter Instruments “Sound of the Deep” R8-Singlecut Concept
Jens Ritter just wrapped up exhibiting at Guitar Summit 2024 in Mannheim, Germany, where he showed off some spectacular instruments. One bass that caught our eye is an R8-Singlecut Concept model dubbed the “Sound of the Deep.”
Bass of the Week: Drake Bass Custom Fretless 4-String
It’s always hard to part ways with a bass that you know may never come back. Bassist Andy Oliver went through that ordeal, but he found a creative solution to get the magic back. His Drake Bass Custom Fretless 4-String is our Bass of the Week.
Bass of the Week: Mensinger Guitars Joker B 5A Hollowbody 3TS
Poland’s Mensinger Guitars has a bass model called the Joker B, and this hollowbody version of it in three-tone sunburst really caught my attention. The five-string bass is built with a medium 32-inch scale length and bolt-on construction.
Bass of the Week: Löwenherz Basses Majesty Clarke 5-String
This week we’re checking out a real stunner. Although it has plenty of amazing features, probably the first thing you’ll notice about this Löwenherz Basses Majesty Clarke 5-string is its custom handmade brass lionhead sustainer bridge.