Blaring Horn!!
With fanfare and flourish, we begin the new year with a fresh series of Skin DEEP, the game of OUTER beauty. Here's where we honour the people who design the actual appearance of the bass guitar. Colours, shapes, trims, inlays, headstocks - it's all about LOOKS here.
All Thunder Row members are welcome to vote! Every week, two basses will go toe-to-toe, head-to-head, and even body-to-body to decide which bass has more to offer the voter in terms of looks. No brand loyalty here, no focus on playability, price, or prestige. Here, we vote only on beauty!
The winner of each round will move on to the next week to face a new challenger. Any bass that wins five rounds in a row retires undefeated and gets to relax until the Medal Rounds, later in the series. When a bass retires undefeated, we feature two NEW challengers the following week.
Our first series features two delightfully unique basses. First up is the Harvey Citron AE5 Swallow Acoustic/Electric Bass (Custom model)
She's a true 5-string beauty!
34" scale
24 frets
2½” body
Neck and body are Mahogany
X-braced Spruce top
Rosewood fretboard
Adjustable Rosewood bridge with bone saddles
Dark top with a natural finish on back
More info and pix on the Citron Website, HERE.
Climbing into the ring to face the AE5 Swallow is the beautiful Stonelake 5-Rings Series Water Bass.
With her gorgeous Ocean Blue finish, the Water bass features...
A handcrafted maple top with kalantas body
34” scale
24 frets
Maple neck (neck-thru)
Ebony fingerboard
12th fret SLG Water custom inlay and dot inlays on the side of the neck
Control knobs: Black metal dome
More info and pix on the Stonelake Website HERE, and pix on their Picassa Page HERE.
And so, without further ado, let's get down to the business of voting! Choose the bass with the prettier face!
The polls are open NOW!
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