{"id":4528,"date":"2013-08-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=4528"},"modified":"2017-03-30T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T20:22:16","slug":"bass-of-the-week-ergo-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-ergo-bass.html","title":{"rendered":"[Bass of the Week] Ergo Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

See the business listing for this bass builder here<\/a><\/p>\n

This week’s BotW that arrived in the featureme@bestbassgear.com<\/a> inbox comes all the way from New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Rob writes:<\/p>\n

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I got interested in ergonomic guitar and bass design and successfully built and now play a ” Klien” style headless guitar. I found that it was so comfortable stress-free to play over long extended gigs that I decided to build an ergonomic style bass, so here is my first attempt.<\/p>\n

The scale length is 34 inch, 24 frets. The fingerboard is Australian Jarrah as well as the center laminate in the maple neck. Position markers are aluminum.<\/p>\n

The neck is secured to the mahogany body with machine screws which screw into “T” bolts that are embeded in the neck under the fingerboard. <\/p>\n

The neck has a double acting truss rod, the end of which can be seen in the photo of the custom made aluminum string anchor which I designed and made along with the “pullers” (machine heads)  using an ordinary woodworking router and drill press. <\/p>\n

There is a straight-line pull on the strings from head to pullers. <\/p>\n

Pickups are Seymour Duncan SJB-2 Hot with standard “J” bass passive wiring. <\/p>\n

The bass has a nice solid punchy sound with great sustain. <\/p>\n

Weighing in at 9.2lbs (4.1kg) and in combination with the deeply carved back and chambering of the body make it a dream to play. <\/p>\n

The balance is great, completely neutral whether standing or sitting to play.<\/p>\n

I used the Dunlop flush mount Straplock strap retainer system. <\/p>\n

The bass is finished with  hand rubbed oil, giving a very natural wood feel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Very good for a first-attempt at an ergonomic bass design, isn’t it? Well done, Rob!<\/p>\n

To have your bass featured for Bass of the Week (amateur builds are more than welcome<\/em>), send an email with a few photos and the story of your build to <\/strong>featureme@bestbassgear.com<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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