{"id":11854,"date":"2017-11-29T10:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T15:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=11854"},"modified":"2017-11-29T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T15:02:12","slug":"hilton-6-string-fretless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/hilton-6-string-fretless.html","title":{"rendered":"[Bass of the Week] Hilton 6 string fretless"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a luthier doesn’t reveal his secrets, sometimes amazing things happen.<\/p>\n

Owner Richard Nunez writes:<\/p>\n

Earlier this year I contacted Pete Hilton about a new build that would be his idea of a perfect bass. I wanted a 6 string fretless, but told him I would not give any input because I wanted him to build the bass he wanted for himself. I gave him free control over the budget but I told him I wanted it to be elegant, and fancy over all so don\u2019t worry bout the cash. The man read my mind somehow and built my dream bass…….<\/p>\n

I have purchased 7 Hilton bass guitars and every one of them is unique, but all of them play just as easy\/same as the other Hiltons if that makes any sense. There is a consistency I\u2019ve found in no other builder that is refreshing. Just giving a little backstory since I sound like a mad man just saying \u201ccharge whatever you want\u201d. Pete is a very honest and ethical man.<\/p>\n

Pete had been very secretive about the bass and gave me no real hints. The day finally came he told me my bass was on its way! When I received the bass I opened it right there at the FedEx office. The bass was honestly the bass I would\u2019ve daydreamed about. I rushed home to plug it in and it just sings. It has a voice that is like angels singing……… while battling demons from hell hahahahaha\u00a0 The neck profile is flat,\u00a0 wide and feels closer to 34″ than 36″.<\/p>\n

The bass body is made of:
\nSnakewood
\nEbony
\nWalnut
\nPaduak
\nAnd mahogany<\/p>\n

The neck is:
\nMahogany
\nPaduak
\nWalnut
\nEbony<\/p>\n

Fingerboard:
\nSnakewood<\/p>\n

Scale is :
\n36″<\/p>\n

Bridge and Nut are custom made by Pete himself out of aluminum and brass.<\/p>\n

Pickups:
\n2 Kent Armstrong custom hand wound soap bars<\/p>\n

Active Preamp:
\nAguilar OBP-3<\/a><\/p>\n

Strings:
\nGHS custom set<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Well done!<\/p>\n

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When a luthier doesn’t reveal his secrets, sometimes amazing things happen. Owner Richard Nunez writes: Earlier this year I contacted Pete Hilton about a new build that would be his idea of a perfect bass. I wanted a 6 string fretless, but told him I would not give any input because I wanted him to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}