March 2009 \ Eye Candy \ Guitar of the Month \ Wilkins Sgt. Pepper’s Bass

Wilkins Sgt. Pepper’s Bass

Wilkins bass with meticulously hand-painted Sgt. Pepper's graphics
Premier Guitar March 2009
Feast your eyes on this—a Pat Wilkins Bass featuring a hand-painted image of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. It took artist Chris Compston two years to finish his rendition; it pays such meticulous attention to detail that it looks like an actual print, until you get very close to it.

The bass has a chambered alder body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard, Nordstrand NJ 4SV pickups and Hipshot bridge and tuners. It is a private work and is not for sale. We encountered it at NAMM.

Click for a larger image of the whole bass.
Detail photos (c)2009 by Chris Compston Guitar photo (c)2009 by Chris Campbell / Civilized World

     

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John Della Selva
on 02/23/2009 		Can you play any Stones tunes w/it?
D.M.
on 02/21/2009 		Compston... rather! typo
Dafydd McKaharay
on 02/21/2009 		A worthy addition to Comspton's amazing portfolio. No one... and I mean no one... can do what Chris does!
Phillie
on 02/20/2009 		Quite impressive!
ricky payne
on 02/17/2009 		If it sounds as great as it looks thats one cool bass.



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