Freddy Utrera is a Venezuelan luthier who has been producing some gorgeous basses, including his Ellegance singlecut.
Available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions, the bass is evidence of the luthier’s love of natural finishes and often ships that way, just to display the gorgeous cuts of wood he utilizes.
The Ellegance comes in two flavors: standard and custom. The custom option offers upgraded materials while the standard is built with an alder or swamp ash body, a maple neck, and a maple or Pau Ferro fingerboard. The basses are fitted with Nordstrand or Reed James Custom pickups, which are matched with an Aguilar OBP-3 preamp for tonal flexibility.
The controls are dual volumes, a 3-band EQ, a mini toggle to switch between active and passive mode, a toggle to select the midrange frequency control, and a switch to switch the pickups between parallel, single, and series modes.
The Custom offers a mahogany, walnut, or bubinga body and a wenge or ash neck. Fingerboard options include curly maple, Macassar Ebony, cocobolo, or Macassar Rosewood. The pickups options are the same with an upgrade of wood covers.
Both the Standard and Custom Ellegance can be made as bolt-on or neck-through with a variety of scale lengths. For more info, check out the Utrera Custom Basses website.
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