Oakhurst Fretless Bass with Vine Inlay

This bass was built in 2007. The basic specs are:

  • Alder body with a curly burl maple top
  • Cyr Guitars Oakhurst body design
  • Oakhurst headstock with curly maple overlay
  • P/J pickup configuration - pickups hand-wound by Kent Armstrong
  • Curly maple 2-octave neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard with a mother-of-pearl and abalone vine inlay by Bruce Wei Arts of Taiwan
  • 3-band EQ preamp made in China
  • Narrow, slim neck 1-1/2" wide at the nut
  • All gold hardware
  • A set of Carvin black tape-wound strings (made by LaBella)

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The Completed Bass:

 

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Last updated May 5, 2010

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