Extended-range basses have become a huge trend in the last few years with instruments having anywhere from five to twenty-four strings. While Russian custom shop Padalka Guitars has built several seven and nine-string basses, they decided to take a more minimalist approach with the Ennea Hotchkiss, a three-string bass with bold contours.
A riff on their flagship Ennea model, the Hotchkiss is a left-handed, single-cut design that features a 36-inch scale complete with 26 frets. It’s built with a two-piece white ash body and a three-piece set hard maple neck. The rosewood fretboard is fitted dot side markers and Jescar stainless steel frets.
The minimal concept is taken a step further with a single Q 2.0 MM-style pickup hooked up to only a kill switch. Hardware includes Hipshot Ultralite with two extenders, individual Hipshot bridge saddles, and Schaller-style straplocks.
For more information, check out the Padalka Guitars website.