Bass Gear
Reverend Basses (LEFT) –
Left to right: the Mercali
5-FM 5-string, Decision,
Justice, Thunder Gun, and
short-scale Dub King have
solid korina bodies and new
Reverend pickups.
reverendguitars.com
Noguera Yves Carbonne Signature 8-String Fretless
(RIGHT) – This 34"-scale, left-handed wonder features a chambered
mahogany body, spruce top, ebony fingerboard, ebony
bridge with brass saddles, thumb rest, and Volume, Bass,
Mid, and Treble knobs.
noguera-basses.com
Henman Rolla Prototype –
The Rick Turner-built Rolla has ’60s
Hagstrom-style humbuckers, a Hipshot
bridge, a 5-piece African sapele
neck, 24-fret Makassar ebony fretboard,
a chambered African mahogany
body, and a figured-maple top.
henmanguitars.com
Ken Bebensee Fretless
Semi-Hollow 4-String
(LEFT) – This earthy, elegant beauty features a
walnut top and back, a fl amed-maple body
core, a lined fretless fingerboard, Bartolini
humbuckers, a piezo-equipped bridge, and
Hipshot tuners.
kbguitars.com
Fender Custom Shop
1960 Jazz and
P-Bass Pro (RIGHT) –
These basses both feature
an alder body with a
maple neck and a 1960
U-shaped carve. The
Jazz has a 7.25"-radius
rosewood fretboard with
vintage-size frets, vintage-voiced
J pickups, and
stacked controls. The PBass
Pro has a 10"-radius
rosewood fretboard with
medium-jumbo frets, a P
pickup under the chrome
cover, a J pickup in the
1970s P-bass position,
and a Badass bridge.
fendercustomshop.com
Aquilina Shelby 5-String (LEFT) –
This 34.5"-scale tribute to the Ford Shelby
GT350 Mustang has a sycamore neck, alder
body, Indian rosewood fretboard, Delano
single-coils, and E-PRO BTB-01 electronics.
aquilinabasses.free.fr
Danelectro Mid ’60s (MIDDLE) –
Dano’s latest has dramatically
curved horns, lipstick-tube pickups,
dual-concentric Volume/
Tone knobs, and a 3-position
pickup selector.
danelectro.com
Brubaker MJX-4 Brute (RIGHT) –
Luthier Kevin Brubaker’s new import
line features his famous “bolt-on
neck-thru” design, a humbucker
and a single-coil, and Blend,
Volume, Bass, and Treble knobs.
brubakerguitars.com