4-String Bass V—SHORTSCALE

4-String 32" scale, fretted electric bass.

Ebony fingerboard, sapele neck, mahogany body core. Spalted walnut, ebony, and juniper (aromatic cedar) top with scroll details in sycamore, dyed spruce, and juniper. The back is walnut, ebony and pau ferro (morado) with a pau ferro control plate.

Featuring a Delano Xtender pickup and a Delano Sonar 3 active EQ preamp. Hipshot tuners, Hipshot Kickass bridge, and Q Parts abalone and acrylic knobs.

This customer requested an art deco look, which influenced the choice of design, and I thought the black and pink stripes, reminiscent of antique hotrods, fit this customer’s aesthetic.

Photos by Adrian Buckmaster