Torzal Fanned-Fret? YES!
We knew it would happen eventually, and that time has finally come. The first fanned-fret Torzal just left the shop, destined for a good home and steady gigs in Florida. This bass is a 4-string, with scale lengths from 34.5″ to 32.5″. This bass has a 5-piece wenge/maple neck with a stunning Zircote fingerboard. The [...]
Blue Myrtle and the Toone & Townsend Bridges
Luthier Rick Toone has been busy developing some very high quality new hardware for guitar and bass, in partnership with Townsend Machine. He engaged a circle of innovative luthiers to beta test the prototypes before entering into full production. Earlier this year I tested the individual string bass bridges, and while they have made some changes [...]
English Sycamore Torzal 5-33
Here’s a singing 5 string with a slightly shorter 33 inch scale. This bass features a red maple/wenge neck with a wenge fingerboard and an english sycamore body. English sycamore is in the maple family, and although it is hard, it is a buttery pleasure to work. Somehow it sounds the same–articulate, but warm and [...]
Tobacco Sunburst Quilt Bolt-On Torzal 4-34
As usual, I didn’t want to let this one go. The warmth and roundness of the mahogany and quilted maple body, combined with the punchiness of the bolt-on and the snap of the birdseye maple fingerboard…..all brought to life through the Nordstrand Fat Stacks and Aguilar OBP-3 preamp. Apparently Mark, the owner, likes it too. [...]
