{"id":3768,"date":"2013-04-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2017-03-30T12:48:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:48:08","slug":"bass-of-the-week-graham-diesel-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-graham-diesel-71.html","title":{"rendered":"[Bass of the Week] Graham Diesel 71"},"content":{"rendered":"

See Ian’s business listing here<\/a><\/p>\n

This week’s BotW arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com<\/a> inbox as just a description but with no title. The headstock says “Graham” (the last name of the person who sent it in,) and since the color was inspired by a Detroit diesel 71 Series, it seemed only appropriate to name the bass the Graham Diesel 71.<\/p>\n

Ian writes:<\/p>\n

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Cut the body out of a piece of ash years ago, and it sat for quite a while before I figured out the right color to paint it. I was walking by a marine diesel mechanic shop and saw a Detroit diesel 71 series engine being worked on and thought it was the perfect color for this bass, after that the building took off… Since I had the engine color going on I decided to continue with a sort of hot rod feel, lots of chrome, racing stripes polished aluminum pickguard. Went with a mahogany\/wenge laminate for the neck, strong and lighter than maple. Hipshot bridge and tuners, with detuner on the E. Basslines musicman style pickups and a Bartolini 5.2 preamp. So there it is, I couldn’t be happier with it, hopefully others will dig it as well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The visual appointments on this bass were definitely done right, and the competition stripe totally fits the look.<\/p>\n

(Additional note: While this has nothing to do with the bass itself, the fact the photos were taken against a plaid backdrop makes the bass look just that much cooler.)<\/p>\n

Well done, Ian!<\/p>\n

If you would like to have your bass or pedals or amp featured, send us an email with photos and a small story to featureme@bestbassgear.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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