The Nikki Bass

Description

The Nikki Bass has a double-cutaway, 13” lower bout, solid 2-piece Alder body, and a 1-piece, ¼ sawn Eastern Hard maple neck, with an Ebony fretboard. Its 32” medium scale length, combined with Gotoh’s Res-O-Lite tuners and Hipshot’s A-style bridge in Aluminum, make for a wonderfully balanced bass, with incredible playability, access to frets, and amazing inherent tone. Combined with Garry Beer’s designed Quad Coil pickup, Master Volume, Master Tone, and Blend Control, my neck to body fastening method (1/4” Chrome plated Steel connector bolts, coupled to solid brass threaded inserts), the Nikki is quite honestly one of the most versatile, passive, medium scale basses on the market today. The stock instrument has front and back body contours for playing comfort, and bass justified top markers for ease of visibility.

Specs

Scale Length - 32"
Nut Width – 1.625”
Grip – “C” shape
Frets – 21 (Jescar, Nickle Silver .047”H - .095”W)
Fretboard Radius - 10"
Neck - 1 piece ¼ sawn, HR Maple (4 in-line Peg)
Fretboard - Ebony
Keys – Gotoh Res-O-Lite
Finish - Lacquer
Body – Alder
Pickups – Garry Beers Quad Coil
Electronics - Master Volume, Master Tone, Blend Control (passive)
Hardware – Chrome (bridge – Aluminum Hipshot A-style)
String Mounting – Thru body and top load
Case - Custom, form-fit G&G
*Model shown with custom options

The WG Bass

Description

The WG Bass has a single-cutaway, 14” lower bout, solid 2-piece Alder body, and a 3-piece, ¼ sawn Eastern Hard maple neck, with an Ebony fretboard. It features a 34” scale length, Schaller BML tuners and our own JP Woodtone Deluxe Bass Bridge with Ebony and Stainless Steel saddles. My neck to body fastening method (1/4” Chrome plated Steel connector bolts, coupled to solid brass threaded inserts) not only gives an amazingly strong mechanical bond, but also adds a beautiful complexity to the overtones and harmonics. Combined with a retro Planer Humbucking pickup in the neck position, a single-coil Tele Bass-style pickup in the bridge position, and Master Volume, Tone, and Blend Controls, the WG produces a thunderous bass tone, while still getting plenty of cut. No top position markers add to its clean retro look, but our signature bass justified top markers are available at no extra charge.

Specs

Scale Length - 34"
Nut Width – 1.625”
Grip – “C” shape
Frets – 22 (Jescar, Nickle Silver .047”H - .095”W)
Fretboard Radius - 10"
Neck - 3 piece ¼ sawn, HR Maple (2 + 2 Peg)
Fretboard - Ebony
Keys – Schaller BML
Finish - Lacquer
Body – Alder
Pickups – Planer Humbucking and Tele Bass style single coil
Electronics - Master Volume, Master Tone, Blend Control (passive)
Hardware – Chrome (bridge – JP Woodtone with Ebony saddles)
String Mounting – Thru body
Case - Custom, form-fit G&G
*Stock model shown