“A fresh, sporty, orange Fender Jazz style custom replica. Just for fun.”…. Let’s Play

• Body: swamp ash 
• Neck: roasted maple
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Radius: 14″
• Diapason: 34″ 
• Nut: 42 mm 
• Pickup: ESP
• Bridge: Fender
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Finish: acrylic glossy
• Weight: 3,9 lbs

L'articolo H&M proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

L'articolo SCRAMBLE proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

“I had no hesitation when I glimpsed that block of marbled ash, more unique than rare. I bought it and took it to the lab without knowing what to do with it, I just decided it would become a 5-string bass and so it was. The combination with padouk wood came naturally when the black satin finish was decided. Red and black, and I had no more doubts.”… Let’s Play

• Body: ash flamed, one piece
• Neck: ash/padouk 5 pieces, bolt on
• Fretboard: padouk, 24 frets jumbo
• Radius: 14″
• Nut: 1″ 3/4
• Diapason: 34″ 1/2
• Pickup: alnico V custom handwound
• Bridge: Shaller 3D – String spacing 16-17,5 mm
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Wiring: Bartolini 3 bands NTMB-918F
• Finish: acrilic satin
• Peso: 8,5 lbs
• State: new product

L'articolo BURN proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

“I’ve always found it quite interesting to imagine being able to explain what might arise from the relationship between body and mind in an individual. I try many times, I can’t. My sport, yes.”… Let’s play.

• Body: padouk/maple neck thru
• Neck: padouk/maple neck thru
• Fretboard: ebony, 24 frets medium jumbo
• Radius: 12″
• Nut: 45 mm
• Diapason: 34″ 1/2
• Pickup: Nordstrand MM 5.4 – NJ5
• Bridge: Gotoh
• Tuners: Kluson
• Finish: polyurethane satin
• Status: new product

L'articolo SPORTY proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

“It meant to be a joke, but a very serious one. An instrument to play with, but at the same time, a reliable work tool for a professional called to tread the boards all over Italy. Dario Jacuzzi, bassist of “The Kolors”, is a cheerful and playful musician, always willing to joke, but at the same time a very serious professional while interpreting his role on stage. His proposal was to design a bass with a gaudy appearance, but extremely thoughtful, in terms of performance on stage. It was thus that the choice of material for the body, was very seriously, directed on plexiglass. A very original body, an RGB LED controller, to get endless colour combinations, a pair of custom in-house pick ups and a nicely shaped maple neck. The final result, a great instrument to play with … to work. In my opinion, a good compromise”. …Let’s Play

L'articolo PLEXIBASS proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

 We have just released the table. Let’s Play.

L'articolo LAY proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

“I was joking with a friend, a colleague of mine and a luthier. He was mocking me saying that an ebony keyboard for a bass would not have been good. That the instrument’s attack would have been too “aggressive”, he used to tell me with a knowing smile. Well, “Loctite” produces a cyanoacrylate that here in Italy is called “Attack”. The name for the bass came out in that very moment. And the attack it has, well, I am hearing it now. And it is no joke. Phony.”… Let’s Play.

L'articolo LOCTITE proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

 The rest – what you need to make a light ash 5-string bass with a blue-dyed textured poplar top – had little value. Only at the end, when everything was ready for painting, I knew that the only thing that would really matter for Giacomo, who had asked me to make the instrument, was that hidden symbol. A simple letter, his personal “G”. A badge that until that moment had been hidden by something. A sleeve, a dress or who knows what, if it is a tattoo. Not anymore. 5-string basses often have this effect, they reveal something more. Let’s play.

L'articolo G-BASS proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.

 America, the land of opportunities – so they say – and of new experiences, dreams, music on the streets and in everybody’s soul. I found my new experience in a 5-string active tenor bass made of poplar briar root on ash ended up in the hands of Michael Shiono, bass player from Oakland who embodies the spirit of passionate musicians like very few others do. Gabriele found music on the street with my Shank bass on his shoulders to deliver to his friend Michael. Music is really in the soul of everybody. Who knows if those 5 strings will nurture somebody’s dreams… Let’s play.

L'articolo SHIONO proviene da Shank Instruments Milano: Chitarre, Bassi, Batterie.