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The builder who made this bass has unfortunately passed on, however his legacy remains with this fantastic build, the Guldur bass.
João writes:
I’m a bass player from Brazil, and I play in two heavy metal bands, Darkager and Necrofobia.
The man who made this bass guitar (the ‘Guldur’) is called Raphael Guzzardi, and he was a brazilian luthier and played guitar with me on Necrofobia.
Tragically, he passed away on May 6th after complications in his lungs. We lost a really talented guitarist, and a brilliant luthier.
So, I believe that it’s fair to let his legacy go on, and I can do a little part for it by spreading his work to the most people I can.
And, of corse,some components (including the pickups) were bought at Best Bass Gear.
Thanks for the attention, and I hope you enjoy the pictures! 🙂
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A great piece of work, João! Thanks for sending!
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Beautiful. And condolences.
Very nice. Sorry to hear of your bandmate and builder’s passing. His work was quite nice on this build. Diggin the unique body shape.
first bass guitar exposed here that i really like.
Hi, João here,
Thanks a lot for the kind comments, and I’d like to send a big huge THANK YOU to BEST BASS GEAR, not only for the great online store you got here, but for featuring the Guzzardi’s Guldur!
Kind regards,
João
Truly a Weapon of MASS DESTRUCTION…rock on is his name
Lovely bass! My condolences.
Very cool. Beautiful woods and an interesting shape, not too “metal” looking although very angular.
Well done.
E.
a beautiful instrument which will make many people happy hearing it – best to friends and family
what kind of wood is it?
hi,
the body is a one piece brazilian mahogany with an “imbuia” top.
the neck has three brazilian mahogany pieces and two “purple heart” stringers. the top at headstock is also “imbuia”.