[Bass of the Week] Fitz BT4

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This week’s bass guitar of the week gives a nod to Gibson Thunderbird design, but the rest is all custom goodness.

Builder Mike Fitzgerald writes:

I built this 34″ scale left handed bass to hang and play like a P bass, with a nod to Gibson’s Thunderbird, but that is where tradition ends. I angled the fretboard back a couple degrees for a more natural playing position. This bass plays and sounds fantastic. Body is built with a mahogany core, black walnut wings and a book matched zebra wood drop top. The back of the body has a book matched curly zebra wood inlay. Neck is a mahogany core with flamed maple, headstock has front and back ebony laminations. Macassar enony fretboard. 2 way adjustable truss rod, Hipshot Ultralight tuners and bridge, 3 piece ebony and zebra wood nut. No controls, (wide open direct in) and endpin input jack. Bend tradition. I build basses geared toward the metal/hardcore market.

Well done, Mike!

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