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News from our custom shop: the riwa bass .
A customer asked for a lightweight fretless long-scale bass with
- exceptional tuning stability
- easy access to the upper positions
- great tone
- unique appearance
See the result: the Riwa consists of a 2-octave through-body neck made of wenge and padouk (7 strips), a light-weight swamp ash body with a selected walnut top.
2 "Bassbar" pickups by Harry Häussel can be used in humbucking (series or parallel) or single-coil mode.
The Riwa features active electronics with volume, balance, bass, mid and treble controls and an ABM bridge.
Available options: 4, 5 or 6 strings, fretted or fretless, acrylic or wooden body.
Jörg Dumkow performing on his Riwa (click sound)
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DATA riwa bass:
scale: 864 mm
neck: through-body construction, 7 strips of padouk and wenge
fretboard: ebony, 2 octaves, optional dot inlays, fretted versions available
body: swamp ash with selected walnut top, oiled and waxed
pickups: 2 Harry Häussel "Bassbars"
controls: volume, balance, bass, mid, treble, coil split, series or parallel
electronics: active, switchable to passive
bridge: ABM
nut: brass
tuners: Warwick