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.

Laurus Quasar T-900

Handmade electric bass

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Millimetric MB4

Four-string electric bass

A four-string electric bass handmade by Millimetric Instruments of Montreal, with a bold symmetrical body offered in 30-inch or 33-inch scale. It is a custom build featuring the shop's own pickups and hardware.

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.

KLOS Apollo IV Bass

Carbon-fiber-neck electric bass

The Apollo IV is KLOS Guitars' four-string electric bass, pairing a wood body with the company's carbon-fiber bolt-on neck. It uses a 34-inch scale, 24 frets and a roughly 40 mm nut width, and is offered in standard, custom and short-scale configurations.

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.

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.