Bass of the Week: Lea Bass Guitars Dumpster Bass
As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s why luthier Scott Sterling of Lea Bass Guitars decided to create the Dumpster bass. Although the bass has a fine fit and finish, the…
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As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s why luthier Scott Sterling of Lea Bass Guitars decided to create the Dumpster bass. Although the bass has a fine fit and finish, the components didn’t start out that way. “This bass started out as an ‘upcycled’ experiment in tonality – all the wood is from dumpsters in my local area,” he wrote on the Lea Bass Guitars Facebook page. “The…
Specs
Body
Recovered Pine with Masonite Tone Wood
Top
Recovered Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
Neck
Recovered Oak
Fingerboard
Recovered Maple
Pickups
Nordstrand Fat Stacks
Electronics
Bartolini Preamp
Bridge
Hipshot A-Style
