{"id":2321,"date":"2012-09-25T11:54:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T11:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2012-09-26T09:54:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T09:54:56","slug":"fabien-gilberts-headless-5-string","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/fabien-gilberts-headless-5-string.html","title":{"rendered":"Fabien Gilbert’s Headless 5-string"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s BotW comes from Fabien Gilbert of Lutece Guitars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I wanted to share with you my last creation, a headless 5 string bass that I designed 15 years ago and finally built this summer. This is the third bass I ever made and that is including the 2 previous prototypes.\u00a0It is a well balanced instrument thanks to the headless design and it sounds fantastic too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Featuring:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Bartolini Pickups<\/a>
\n– Barolini Preamp<\/a>
\n– Ebony fretboard with mother of pearl inlay
\n– 5 piece neck-thru construction
\n– 2 truss rods<\/a>
\n– Walnut body with book-matched quilted maple inlay
\n– ABM headless system<\/p>\n


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Think your bass has what it takes to be a Bass of the Week? Send it in! Give us some pictures, a little background about it, and give us some specs on the gear.\u00a0Check out this quick guide for\u00a0submitting\u00a0for BotW<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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