Models

Music Man StingRay Bass

Solid-body electric bass model family

Electric bass · United States

Introduced in 1976 by Leo Fender's post-Fender company, the StingRay was among the first production basses with active electronics. Its large humbucking pickup and powerful onboard equalizer produce a punchy, scooped tone that became a standard for funk, rock, and slap playing.

Streamer Bass

Bass guitar produced by the German Warwick company

Electric bass · Germany

A bass from the German maker Warwick built on a sculpted, contoured body derived from the classic Streamer shape. With its dense tonewoods and through-body or bolt-on neck construction, it produces the growling, mid-rich tone Warwick is known for.

Dingwall NG-3

Adam 'Nolly' Getgood signature multiscale electric bass model

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.

Marleaux Consat

Custom handcrafted electric bass model line

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.

Overwater Progress

Through-neck electric bass model line

Electric bass · United Kingdom

The Progress (Series IV) is Overwater's flagship UK-built electric bass line, using multi-laminate through-neck or bolt-on construction with Overwater SB4 pickups and an active 3-band preamp. The current series consolidates the earlier Perception and Evolution ranges and is offered in 4- to 7-string versions, with 34 in (4-string), 34.5 in (6-string), and 35 in (5-string) scales.

Maruszczyk Elwood

Lightweight electric bass model line

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.

F Bass BN Series

Flagship handcrafted electric bass model

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.

Warwick Corvette

Versatile double-cutaway electric bass family

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.

Warwick Buzzard

Jack Bruce signature electric bass

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.

Warwick Dolphin

Neck-through electric bass

Electric bass · Germany

A neck-through electric bass made by the German manufacturer Warwick, one of the brand's original German-built designs. Known for a deep, full low end and long sustain, it is associated with players such as Stuart Zender and John Patitucci.

Warwick Thumb Bass

Ergonomic solid-body electric bass family

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.

Dingwall Combustion

Multiscale electric bass model

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.

Maruszczyk Frog

Ergonomic set-neck electric bass model line

Electric bass · Poland

The Frog is Maruszczyk's ergonomic set-neck electric bass, offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions in Alpha, Beta, and Omega variants that differ in tonewoods and electronics. It uses an alder or ash body with a three-piece maple set neck and configurable active or passive electronics.

Le Fay Herr Schwarz

Electric bass guitar

The Herr Schwarz is a flagship Le Fay electric bass, available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions as well as a headless variant. Like all Le Fay instruments it is built in Kiebitzreihe, Germany, with the company's own pickups, saddles and bridges.

Vigier Passion

Solid-body electric bass model line

Electric bass · France

The Passion is Vigier's flagship electric bass line, sharing the 10/90 carbon-reinforced maple neck and zero-fret design. It uses a flamed maple and alder body, an active 3-band EQ, and a single bridge saddle per string, offered in 4- and 5-string versions on roughly a 34 in scale.

Marleaux Votan

Traditional-outline electric bass model line

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.

Marleaux Diva

Fretless electric bass model line

Electric bass · Germany

The Diva is Marleaux's avant-garde fretless electric bass, offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions on a 34 in scale. It uses a glued-through neck, a single Delano Xtender pickup with passive electronics, and a three-octave ebony fingerboard; it won Best Bass at NAMM 2014.

Le Fay Singer

Electric bass guitar

The Singer is a Le Fay electric bass offered in 4-, 5- and 6-string configurations, handcrafted in Germany by the Dobbratz brothers using Le Fay's own electronics and hardware.

Steinberger Spirit XT-2

Headless electric bass model

Electric bass · United States

The Spirit XT-2 is Steinberger's headless, lightweight 4-string electric bass on a 34 in scale, with a basswood body, three-piece maple neck, and dual humbuckers (HH). It uses the patented DoubleBall double-ball-end string bridge and 40:1 Direct-Pull tuning.

AC Guitars Skelf

Multiscale electric bass guitar

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.

Atelier Z Beta

Modern electric bass model

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.

Music Man StingRay 5

Five-string active humbucker solid-body electric bass model family

Electric bass · United States

The five-string member of the StingRay family, the StingRay 5 brings the StingRay's active preamp and powerful humbucking tone to a 34-inch-scale five-string. Current Special versions feature a lightweight ash body, roasted maple neck, stainless-steel frets, neodymium pickups, and an 18-volt three-band preamp for added headroom.

G&L L-2000

Active/passive solid-body electric bass model family

Electric bass · United States

Introduced in 1980, the L-2000 is G&L's flagship four-string bass. It pairs two G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with the Tri-Tone control system, whose mini-toggles select pickups, switch series/parallel routing, and toggle active/passive operation, plus active treble and bass controls. It uses a bolt-on neck and the Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock bridge.

G&L L-2500

Five-string active/passive solid-body electric bass model family

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.

Dingwall D-Roc

Multiscale electric bass model

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.

Dingwall Prima Artist

Flagship multiscale electric bass model

Canada

The Prima Artist is Dingwall's Canadian-made flagship multiscale (fanned-fret) bass, conceived as the company's no-compromise instrument. It uses a dual-density body with figured walnut on the bass side and figured maple on the treble side, a neck laminated from five to seven pieces of exotic wood, and handmade Prima Artist pickups available in J-style (PA1), mid-focused (PA2), or three-pickup (PA3) layouts. Offered in five- and six-string versions with passive or active electronics (Glockenklang, Darkglass, or Rupert Neve Designs), it rides on the Dingwall Z bridge and uses the long fan, running from a 37-inch low B down to a 33.25-inch top string.