Models
Every model, most significant first.
47 models
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Fender Jazz Bass
Fender model of bass guitar
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.
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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.
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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.
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Hofner 500/1
Violin-style hollow-body electric bass family
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.
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Atelier Z M#245
Jazz-style electric bass model
Electric bass · Japan
The M#245 is Atelier Z's flagship active Jazz-style 4-string bass, built on the company's Original J Body with a 34 in scale, two-piece ash body, maple neck and fingerboard, and a Bartolini XTCT preamp with Spectrum Boost.
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Sandberg California T Series
Offset (Jazz-style) electric bass model line
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rickenbacker 4001
Electric bass guitar
Electric bass · United States
Rickenbacker's classic electric bass, the 4001 features through-body neck construction and a bright, cutting tone with strong treble definition. It was played by influential bassists including Paul McCartney, Chris Squire, and Geddy Lee.
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Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass
Electric Bass
Electric bass · Mexico
A signature Jazz Bass for blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus, built around stripped-down simplicity. It uses a single split-coil pickup in the middle position with one volume control and no tone knob, delivering a punchy, focused pop-punk sound.
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Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass
Electric bass guitar which typically has both "jazz" and "precision" style pickups
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.
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Fender Frank Bello Bass
Electric bass model
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.
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Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass
Electric Bass
Electric bass · Japan
A signature model based on Rush bassist Geddy Lee's prized 1972 Jazz Bass, typically finished in black with a maple fingerboard, block inlays, and vintage-style pickups. Long offered at an accessible price, it became one of Fender's most popular signature basses.
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Fender Jazz Bass Special
Electric Bass
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.
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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.
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Warwick Star Bass
Semi-hollow electric 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Squier Paranormal Jazz Bass '54
Jazz Bass-style electric bass model
Electric bass · Indonesia
The Squier Paranormal Jazz Bass '54 is a hybrid bass that pairs a 1950s-style appearance with the Jazz Bass body shape. It has a poplar body with ash top and back, a maple neck and fingerboard, a 34-inch scale, 20 frets, two Fender-Designed alnico single-coil pickups with dual concentric volume and tone controls, and a vintage-style bridge.
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Rickenbacker 4003
Neck-through electric bass model family
Electric bass · United States
The long-running successor to the 4001, introduced around 1979 and still in production, the 4003 is Rickenbacker's signature neck-through 'cresting wave' bass. It carries two single-coil pickups, a maple body and neck, full-length skunk-stripe neck-through construction, deluxe triangular inlays, and mono/stereo output, delivering the ringing sustain and treble punch heard on countless rock recordings.
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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.
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Höfner 500/2 Club Bass
Short-scale hollow-body electric 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.
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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.
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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.
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Gibson Thunderbird
Electric bass
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.
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Fender Precision Bass
Bass guitar
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.
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Danelectro Longhorn Bass
Short-scale Masonite-body electric 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.
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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.
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Atelier Z M#265
Jazz-style 5-string electric bass model
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sandberg California V Series
Offset electric bass model line
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.
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Overwater J Series
Traditional J-style electric bass model line
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.
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Music Man Bongo
Model of bass guitar
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.
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Music Man Sterling
Bass guitar model
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.
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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.
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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.
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Maruszczyk Jake
Precision-style electric bass model line
Electric bass · Poland
The Jake is Maruszczyk's Precision-Bass-style classic, offered in 4- and 5-string versions on a 34 in scale with a 21-fret neck. It uses an alder or ash body with a maple neck and configurable active or passive electronics, plus a weight-saving matched headstock.
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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.
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Fender Mustang Bass
Bass guitar
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.
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Fender Prophecy II Bass
Electric bass model
Electric bass
The Prophecy II is an electric bass that Fender sold in the early-to-mid 1990s, built in Japan under Fender's short-lived Heartfield line. It has a double-cutaway body, a bolt-on maple neck, active electronics, and a P/J pickup pairing, with a more modern, sculpted look than Fender's traditional basses.
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Gibson EB-0
Bass guitar
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.
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Fender Jaguar Bass
Electric bass guitar
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.
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ESP LTD TA-200
Electric bass model
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.
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Fender Bass VI
Electric bass
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.