CB Bass Guitars
Here is another great Bass Guitar. The owner says:
''My drive to make the best basses anywhere comes from being a bass player myself. From the design and construction methods, to the set-up and the finish that is applied. Every step is taken to make the best sounding and most comfortable basses possible. All in all it is my opinion that the attention to the smallest details makes a difference in an instrument. The way it sounds, feels, plays, and to ensure that it will last a lifetime.''
Chris Wood
And to see some action: (on the first video, it's the owner, Chris Wood)
www.cbbasses.com
CB Bass Guitars
Yamaha Bass Guitars
Yamaha's Founder, Torakusu Yamaha Since 1887, when it began producing reed organs, the Yamaha Corporation in Japan (then Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.) has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of a full line of musical instruments, and a leading producer of audio/visual products, semiconductors and other computer related products, sporting goods, home appliances and furniture, specialty metals, machine tools, and industrial robots.
In America
Established in 1960, the Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), then Yamaha International Corporation, offers a full line of musical instruments and audio/visual products to the U.S. market. YCA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, Japan, and is the largest of all global subsidiary companies.
YAMAHA RBX374 and 375
They provide bassists with a powerful sound a great look. These basses are built to take the abuse of the road with their Alder bodies and bolt-on 24-fret, 34" scale maple necks. They are also equipped with two newly designed, high-output ceramic hum-canceling pickups that can beef up any rig, a 2-band active EQ, a master volume control, and a pickup blending control to dial in massive tone!
Technical Info
Body: Alder
Neck: Bolt On, Maple
Frets: 24
Scale: 34 in.
Pickups:
High Output Ceramic Hum Canceling Pickups
Master Volume Control
2 Band EQ
Here's a good deal for beginners, and others...
One of the top-selling basses in the music industry, the Yamaha RBX170 bass guitar is unparalleled in quality, features, and value. Add to it a powerful 20-watt bass amp and superior accessories, and the GigMaker Bass is one unbeatable package!
Finishes: Black, Metallic Dark Blue, Metallic Red
Warranty: Limited Lifetime
Package contents:
-- 20-watt Drive bass amp
-- Protective gig bag
-- Qwik Tune digital chromatic tuner
-- Guitar cable
-- Instructional DVD
-- Guitar strap
www.yamaha.com
Jackson Bass Guitars
Jackson Guitars has become known for its slender and elegant models, often with an aggressive look popular with harder rock and metal music.
Almost all Jackson (and many Charvel) guitars share the typical Gibson Explorer-like pointy drooped headstocks, originally designed by Randy Rhoads.[citation needed] Various models feature a reversed pointy headstock with the tip pointing upwards. Another trademark are their so called "shark fin" fret inlays
Charvel/Jackson was the target of many copyright lawsuits from Fender which ended the use of Stratocaster styled headstocks for Jackson and Charvel guitars until recently.
C20 Concert™ Bass
The C20 Concert Bass brings legendary Jackson tone to the bass guitar!
Built to lay rock's solid foundation, earth-shaking Jackson basses deliver low end with serious attitude.
C20 Concert Bass guitar features a contoured Indian cedro body (with flame maple veneer on trans finishes), bolt-on maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard, Jackson JB100J (bridge) and JN100P (neck) pickups, fixed bridge and chrome hardware.
Specifications:
- BODY Indian Cedro
- NECK Bolt-On Rock Maple
- NECK DIMENSIONS 1st Fret: .810”, 12th Fret: .918”
- TUNING MACHINES Die-Cast Mini Tuners
- FINGERBOARD Rosewood
- NO. OF FRETS 24 Jumbo Frets
- BRIDGE PICKUP Jackson JB100J
- MIDDLE PICKUP Jackson JN100P
- NECK PICKUP N/A
- CONTROLS Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
- BRIDGE RBB10 Adjustable 4-Saddle
- PICKUP SWITCHING None
- HARDWARE Chrome
- STRINGS NPS, Gauges: .045, .065, .085, .100
- CASE Not included
- PICKGUARD None
- SCALE LENGTH 34”
- WIDTH AT NUT 1-3/4”
- UNIQUE FEATURES MOTO Dot Position Inlays, 12” Fingerboard Radius
Phil Collen, Mark Morton, Rob Cavestany, Metal Mike, Carlos Cavazo, Chris Caffery...
www.jacksonguitars.com
Spector Bass Guitars
Inspiration comes in many forms. For Stuart Spector, it was a banjo. "One day in 1974 I was sitting in my friend Mike Kropp’s apartment," recalls Spector. "Mike is a fabulous banjo player, and he was playing a pre-war Gibson ‘hearts & flowers’ Mastertone flathead banjo. I’m listening to him play and thinking, Wow, that’s a beautiful banjo. And Mike says, ‘It’s not the original neck—it’s a reproduction made by my college friend, Kix Stewart.’ Mike tells me that Kix—who’s now the Stewart of Stewart-MacDonald’s Guitar Shop Supply—had made the neck in about a week and spray-painted it in his bathroom. I heard this story and thought, Well, if he can do that, I can make a guitar or a bass."
Today, Stuart makes eight to ten Spector neck-through basses a month in his shop near Woodstock, New York, and he also offers production instruments built under contract in the Czech Republic, Korea, and China. ("We’re our own little mom-and-pop multinational corporation," he says with a chuckle.)
Spector Legend 4:
- special set-neck design
- quilted maple or figured bubinga tops with 3 ply rock maple neck and 24 fret rosewood fingerboard
- original NS curved body style with deluxe cast gold bridge and hardware
- high impedance, passive, USA EMG-HZ pickups with 3 band EMG active tone circuit
- naturall matte finish
- bubinga top
Artists playing on Spector:
Mike Kroeger (Nickelback), Robbie Merill (Godsmack) , Dennis Pepa (Death Angel), Chuck Rainey, Leigh Fox (Blondie), Aaron Julison (Kid Rock), Rex Brown (Pantera), Rachel Bolan (Skid Row), Mike Inez (Alice in Chains), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Traa Daniels (P.O.D.), Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)....
www.ssdbass.com
Höfner Bass Guitars
A Hofner bass is said to create a woody, smooth sound that is reminiscent of an orchestral double bass, or bass violin. Since the original Hofners are in great demand, but short supply, the company has begun to reissue them. The violin shaped basses are available in several different models, which range in price from around $2000 to $4000.
If you get a chance to purchase an original vintage Hofner bass guitar or guitar, the number of the model will indicate how fancy the instrument was. The higher the number, the better the quality. The numbers in the '50s ranged from 449 to 470. Smaller and thinner guitars were the rule as the '60s progressed.
The company became famous becauseof The Beatles bassist Paul McCartney, who used their left-handed 1962 500/1 model. Today it is known as the "Beatle Bass" or "Cavern Bass".
www.hofner.com
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