Electric Basses · Models

De Gier BeBop

The BeBop is the De Gier model that established the Schiedam, Netherlands workshop, an offset Jazz-style bass whose prototype was bought by Marcus Miller and whose first production order came from Richard Bona. It blends vintage Jazz-bass voicing with builder Sander de Gier's own refinements.

Warwick Buzzard

Electric bass · Germany

A distinctively shaped neck-through electric bass made by the German manufacturer Warwick, originally designed for Cream bassist Jack Bruce. Its angular, asymmetric body and long sustain make it one of the most recognizable Warwick designs.

De Gier Soulmate

The Soulmate is a De Gier bass that takes the vintage Precision-bass vibe and adds builder Sander de Gier's signature tweaks for added versatility and comfort. It is handmade in the Netherlands and followed the BeBop within a year of that model's debut.

Warwick Corvette

Electric bass · Germany

A double-cutaway electric bass family made by the German manufacturer Warwick, introduced in 1992 and now one of its most popular ranges. Offered in bolt-on Standard and Proline forms and the twin-humbucker Corvette $$ (also in neck-through), it is the most versatile and widely played Warwick, spanning warm, round tones to bright, aggressive attack. Built with woods such as swamp ash or bubinga bodies, ovangkol necks and wenge fingerboards.

Atelier Z Beta

Electric bass · Japan

The Beta is Atelier Z's more modern, aggressively shaped bass with a deep treble-side cutaway and a 24-fret neck, on a 34 in scale with a two-piece ash body and the Atelier Z AZ-3B 3-band preamp.

Overwater J Series

Electric bass · United Kingdom

The J Series is Overwater's traditionally inspired UK-built electric bass line, pairing classic Jazz-style looks with Overwater craftsmanship. It uses bolt-on construction, Overwater JJ or PJ noiseless pickups with copper-shielded cavities, and is offered in 4-string (34 in) and 5-string (35 in) versions.

Fender Precision Bass

Electric bass

Introduced in 1951, the Precision Bass was the first mass-produced electric bass guitar and effectively defined the instrument. Its fretted neck let players fret notes precisely, and the split single-coil pickup adopted in 1957 gives the deep, punchy tone that anchors recordings across nearly every popular genre.

Höfner 500/2 Club Bass

Electric bass

A short-scale hollow-body electric bass made by the German maker Höfner, a single-cutaway sibling of the famous 500/1 violin bass. Introduced in the late 1950s, the 500/2 Club Bass shares the violin bass's light hollow body and warm, thumpy short-scale tone and is associated with the early-1960s Beatles/Hamburg era. Höfner continues to offer Club Bass reissues.

G&L L-2500

Electric bass · United States

The five-string member of G&L's L-Series, the L-2500 packs the L-2000's feature set into a 34-inch-scale five-string. It carries dual G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers, the Tri-Tone control system with active/passive and series/parallel switching, a hard-rock maple neck, and the Saddle-Lock bridge.

Fender Frank Bello Bass

Electric bass · Mexico

A signature Jazz Bass built for Frank Bello, bassist of the thrash metal band Anthrax. It is based on the four-string Jazz Bass platform, set up for the fast, aggressive playing his style demands.

F Bass AC Classic

Canada

The AC Classic is a fretless bass developed with Alain Caron and billed as 'the upright reinvented,' built in Canada to deliver an acoustic, upright-style voice. It pairs a chambered figured-maple body with a redwood top and extra chambering under the bridge, a three-piece maple neck, a Gabon ebony fingerboard, and LaBella black-nylon tapewound strings, voiced by an F Bass stacked single-coil bridge pickup and a Fishman piezo system in a handmade ebony bridge. It is offered fretless in four-, five-, and six-string versions.

Marleaux Votan

Electric bass · Germany

The Votan is a traditionally voiced Marleaux electric bass with a balanced outline, offered in 4- and 5-string versions on a 34 in scale. It uses two Delano-made Votan Xtender pickups with serial/parallel/single-coil switching and the Marleaux V2 2-band EQ.

Laurus Zen

A handmade electric bass by the Italian luthier Laurus, featuring a clean ergonomic body and the shop's traditional Italian construction methods. It is offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions.

Fender Bass VI

Electric bass

Introduced in 1961, the Bass VI is a six-string bass tuned a full octave below a guitar, built on a short 30-inch scale with an offset body, three single-coil pickups, and a floating tremolo. Its tight, trebly voice sits between guitar and bass, and it was used by players including Jack Bruce and members of the Beatles.

Dingwall Super P

Canada

The Super P is Dingwall's multiscale (fanned-fret) reinvention of the classic P-style bass, built in the company's Canadian shop. It comes standard with an alder body, a one-piece maple neck, a wenge fingerboard, and a handmade Dingwall Dual-P split pickup, with an optional bridge pickup and passive or active electronics. Offered in four- and five-string versions, it uses a shorter fan than Dingwall's long-scale models; the five-string runs from a 35-inch low B down to a 32-inch G.

Stradi Dorado

Poland

The Stradi Dorado is an electric upright bass handbuilt by luthier Marek Dabek of Stradi in Poland. It is part of the workshop's named electric upright bass lineup alongside models such as the Symphony and Starlit. Each Stradi instrument is made by hand in small numbers.

Music Man Bongo

Electric bass · United States

A modern electric bass with a bold, sculpted body styled with help from BMW's design studio. The Bongo pairs that distinctive look with powerful active electronics and a flexible onboard equalizer for a wide range of contemporary tones.

AC Guitars Micro Krell

The Micro Krell is AC Guitars' very-short-scale bass, using a 26.5-inch scale while retaining standard bass tuning. Standard specifications include a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard and a Hipshot Type B bridge with 17 mm string spacing.

Fender Jaguar Bass

Electric bass

A bass built on the offset Jaguar body shape, introduced in 2006. It typically carries a Precision/Jazz pickup pairing and active/passive switching, blending the look of the Jaguar with a versatile modern bass voice.

Atelier Z M#265

Electric bass · Japan

The M#265 is the five-string version of Atelier Z's M-series Jazz-style bass, built on the Original J Body with a 34 in scale, two-piece ash body, two JBZ J-style pickups at 18 mm spacing, and a Bartolini XTCT preamp.

Ritter Cora

Germany

The Cora is an electric bass body design by Jens Ritter Instruments, hand-built in Germany and developed in collaboration with bassist Josh Dunham. It reflects Ritter's signature flowing, sculpted body shapes and premium materials.

Fender Mustang Bass

Electric bass

A short-scale student bass introduced in 1966, the Mustang Bass has a compact offset body, a 30-inch scale, and a split single-coil pickup. Its small size and warm, round tone have made it a favorite for younger players and for studio work.

Gibson EB-0

Electric bass · United States

A short-scale electric bass introduced in 1959 that soon adopted the slim, double-horned SG body shape. A single large humbucker mounted near the neck gives it a deep, round, bass-heavy tone.

Sandberg California T Series

Electric bass · Germany

The California T Series is Sandberg's flagship dual-pickup offset (Jazz-style) bass family, built bolt-on with a Canadian hard-rock maple neck. It spans the TT (two Delano J-style pickups), TM (J + MM-humbucker), and TM2 (dual humbucker) layouts with Sandberg 2-band active/passive electronics, in 4- and 5-string versions at 34 in or 35 in scale.

F Bass VI

Canada

The F Bass VI is a bass VI: tuned E-A-D-G-B-E like a guitar but an octave lower, built on a 30-inch scale. Made in Canada, it has a black walnut body, an East Indian rosewood fingerboard, Lollar pickups, a Mastery M1 bridge with vibrato, and simple master volume and tone controls. It is offered in two pickup configurations, HSS and HSH.

Sandberg California V Series

Electric bass · Germany

The California V Series is Sandberg's offset bass family built around Precision-derived pickup layouts: VS (single split-coil), VM (split-coil + humbucker), VT (Jazz + Precision), and Central (single humbucker). It is bolt-on with a Canadian hard-rock maple neck, in 4-string (34 in) and 5-string (35 in) versions.

Hofner 500/1

Electric bass

The famous "violin bass," a hollow, violin-shaped electric bass made by the German maker Hofner. Lightweight and short-scaled with a warm, thumpy tone, it is inseparable from Paul McCartney, who has played one throughout his career.

Fender Jazz Bass Special

Electric bass

A Japanese-built bass of the 1980s combining a Precision-style body with a slim Jazz Bass neck and a Precision/Jazz pickup pairing. Its punchy, versatile voice is closely associated with Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, whose later signature models grew out of it.

F Bass BN Series

Canada

The BN is F Bass's flagship handcrafted bass, built in Canada with a three-piece quarter-sawn maple neck and a body of Northern ash or alder. It carries two F Bass stacked single-coil pickups with a noise-cancelling mode and the company's own active 9V three-band preamp, feeding an aluminum Hipshot bridge. The BN is offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions.

AC Guitars Krell

The Krell is AC Guitars' signature bass, handmade by luthier Alan Cringean in Moffat, Scotland. It has an aggressive body shape with bevelled edges, a lowered horn for seated comfort, and an extended upper horn for strap balance, and is offered in 4-, 5- and 6-string and single-cut configurations.

Gibson Thunderbird

Electric bass · United States

The bass companion to the Firebird, introduced in 1963 with the same reverse-offset body and through-body neck construction. Its mini-humbucking pickups give it a deep, growling tone that has anchored countless rock recordings.

Dingwall NG-3

The NG-3 is Dingwall's Adam "Nolly" Getgood signature multiscale (fanned-fret) bass and is the three-pickup version of the NG line, while the NG-2 carries two pickups. It uses an alder body and a bolt-on five-piece maple neck with three Dingwall FD3n neodymium pickups feeding a Darkglass Tone Capsule preamp that has an active/passive switch. Offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions, its bodies and necks are made in China and finished with fret-leveling and setup in Canada; the five-string fans from a 37-inch low B down to a 34-inch G.

Fender Jazz Bass

Electric bass

Launched in 1960 as a more refined companion to the Precision Bass, the Jazz Bass uses a slim, offset body, a narrow tapered neck, and two single-coil pickups. The result is a punchy, growling tone with a wide range of blended sounds that made it a studio and stage standard across countless genres.

Dingwall D-Roc

China

The D-Roc is a Canadian-made multiscale (fanned-fret) Dingwall bass built around a stripped-down, fully passive setup. It pairs a khaya (African mahogany) body and matching wood pickguard with a five-piece maple neck, a wenge fingerboard, and a single handmade Dingwall FDV pickup wired to a master volume, a four-position pickup selector, and a master tone. Offered in four- and five-string versions, it uses Dingwall's long fan, with the five-string running from a 37-inch low B down to a 34-inch G.

Warwick Star Bass

Electric bass · Germany

A semi-hollow electric bass made by the German manufacturer Warwick, a departure from the brand's modern solidbody designs. Its single-cutaway semi-hollow body draws on the classic Guild Starfire bass, giving a thick yet decisive tone with an airy, vintage-flavoured voice.

Marleaux Consat

Electric bass · Germany

The Consat is Marleaux's flagship handcrafted electric bass, a bolt-on, ergonomically shaped model offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions on a 34 in scale. It pairs two Delano quad-coil humbuckers with the Marleaux BC3 3-band active/passive preamp and an ebony fingerboard with zero-fret.

G&L L-Series

United States

G&L's flagship bass family, launched with the L-2000 in 1980. L-Series basses pair dual G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with the flexible Tri-Tone control system offering pickup selection, series/parallel routing, and active/passive operation. The family includes the four-string L-2000 and the five-string L-2500.

Laurus Quasar T-900

A professional electric bass handmade in Schio, Italy by Laurus (master luthier Pierluigi Cazzola). Part of the flagship Quasar line, it is built to order in four-, five-, and six-string configurations with figured-wood tops and active electronics.

Dingwall Super J

Canada

The Super J is Dingwall's multiscale (fanned-fret) reinvention of the classic J-style bass, made in the company's Canadian shop. It comes standard with an alder body, a one-piece maple neck, a wenge fingerboard, and two handmade Dingwall neodymium pickups in traditional J spacing, with an optional third pickup and a choice of passive or active electronics (Darkglass, Glockenklang, or Rupert Neve Designs). Offered in four- and five-string versions, it uses Dingwall's shorter fan, with the five-string running from a 35-inch low B down to a 32-inch G.

Danelectro Longhorn Bass

Electric bass

A short-scale electric bass made by the American brand Danelectro, introduced in the late 1950s. Its dramatic twin long horns let a two-octave neck sit on a compact body, and its lightweight Masonite construction and lipstick pickups give a warm, woody tone. An early favourite of players such as John Entwistle.

Dingwall Combustion

China

The Combustion is Dingwall's most affordable multiscale (fanned-fret) electric bass, using the brand's angled frets so each string sits at its own scale length for clearer, tighter low notes. It has a swamp ash body, a bolt-on five-piece maple neck, and two Dingwall FD3n neodymium pickups feeding a three-band preamp with an active/passive switch. It is offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions; the bodies and necks are made in China and each instrument receives a final fret level and setup in Canada, with the five-string fanning from a 37-inch low B down to a 34-inch G.

Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass

Electric bass · Japan

A Japanese-built take on the Jazz Bass with a bound body that omits the usual forearm and belly contours, most often finished in gloss black with a matching painted headstock. Instead of two Jazz single-coils it uses a Precision/Jazz pickup pairing, giving a more aggressive, modern voice while keeping the slim Jazz neck profile.

ESP LTD TA-200

Electric bass

A signature bass for Tom Araya, the bassist and vocalist of Slayer, built as an aggressive metal-oriented instrument for fast, driving thrash playing.

Maruszczyk Elwood

Electric bass · Poland

The Elwood is Maruszczyk's lightweight, back-friendly electric bass, offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions, typically on a 34 in scale. It features a weight-saving matched headstock and fully configurable active or passive electronics and pickups, with an alder body and a maple neck reinforced with carbon rods.

Ritter Roya

Germany

The Roya is a high-end electric bass by Jens Ritter Instruments of Deidesheim, Germany, offered in 4- and 5-string versions. The Roya Concept is carved entirely from a single piece of flamed maple, exemplifying the sculptural bodies and luxury appointments for which the Ritter workshop is known.

F Bass VF Series

Canada

The VF is F Bass's vintage-inspired model, pairing 1960s-70s styling with the Canadian shop's modern construction. It uses a Northern ash or alder body, a maple neck, and Aguilar pickups (P-60 and/or J-HC) with F Bass's own 9V three-band preamp and a Hipshot bent-plate bridge. It is built on a 34-inch scale and offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions.

Meridian J-24

Italy

The J-24 is a J-style electric bass from Meridian Guitars, the Italian workshop of luthier Davide Cardone in Avezzano. It is one of the maker's core bass models, hand-built to order.

AC Guitars Skelf

The Skelf is an AC Guitars bass designed around a fanned-fret (multiscale) fingerboard, with the scale running from 36 inches on the low string to 33 inches on the high string. Like all AC Guitars instruments it is custom-built in Scotland from a choice of exotic and domestic woods.

Music Man Sterling

Electric bass · United States

A slimmer sibling to the StingRay bass introduced in 1993 and named after Sterling Ball, with a smaller body and a narrower neck. It offers StingRay-style punch with added switching flexibility in a more compact package.

Warwick Thumb Bass

Electric bass · Germany

A signature Warwick design with a compact body and dense exotic woods such as bubinga and wenge. The Thumb Bass is known for its punchy, growling midrange and, in its neck-through form, a notably neck-heavy balance.