Horn Bass
The Horn bass is available as a through neck, set neck or bolt on design. Solid bodies made from Swamp ash, Alder, Mahogany, Black walnut and others. It is available with a figured wood drop top and many finish options.
The neck is a 5 or 7 piece laminate of maple and wenge or maple and black sycamore veneers, other options are available. The headstock is angled back and a head veneer of matching body wood is finished the same. A large choice of fretboard wood, maple, birdseye maple, rosewoods, ebonies, etc.
INDIVIDUAL STYLE
“Versatile and high performing.”
Well balanced and unhindered access to the upper frets makes this model a versatile and high performing bass. Rear rib contouring and a minimal heel aids comfort and playability.
A choice of hardware and Pickups from the most respected and highest quality manufacturers, such as Schaller, Gotoh, Hipshot and EMG, Seymour Duncan, Aguilar. Options on custom wound pickups from Aaron Armstrong and Mojo. Active preamps from John East, Aguilar, Seymour Duncan available in 2 and 3 band. All go together to produce a tonally versatile and expressive instrument.
Available in all string formats and several scale lengths, nut widths and necks carved to customers requirements. Hardwearing stainless steel fret wire and brass nuts.
Necks are finished in either gloss or satin lacquer for super smooth feel, bodies in polyester base coat and polyurethane topcoats, satin or gloss.
Recently Built
4 String bolt-on Horn Bass
Flamed maple drop-top on mahognay body, laminated maple and walnut neck. Fishman multi-voice pickups and eq. Gotoh bridge, black hardware.
Build Diary
A bolt-on neck Horn, laminated paduak and wenge neck with an ash scarf headstick, maple board. Ash body with a stained maple burr drop-top.
Specification Options
Set / Through or Bolt-on Neck.
33″, 34″ or 35″ scale and multiscale
Options on nut width and string spacings
24 frets and fretless option
Small, medium & jumbo stainless steel fretwire
5, 7 or 9 piece laminated neck – maple / black veneers / wenge / walnut and many others
Scarf jointed angled back headstock
Ebony, Macassar, Maple or Rosewood fingerboards
Position dots / inlay options and Luminlay
Matching headstock facings front and rear
Brass, Bone or Graphite nut
Two way truss rod, carbon fibre reinforcement
Satin neck lacquer, gloss headstock face, finish as body
Schaller M4 light or Gotoh GB707 tuners
Wide choice of figured facing woods
Swamp ash, white ash, mahogany, black walnut and other body woods
Polyester basecoat, satin or gloss polyurethane topcoats
ABM, Schaller, Hipshot and Gotoh bridges
Wide choice of pickups – custom wound, Delano, EMG, Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio, Aguilar
2 or 3 band eq – Shuker, EMG, Delano, Seymour Duncan, East UK. Ghost acoustiphonic piezo / midi option
Chrome, black or gold hardware
