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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Laurus Zen

Handmade electric bass

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.

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.

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.