The Story
This week, we’re checking out the Anka Custom Basses Noumeno HL, a headless six-string with a lot of attitude. The bass sports a light purple color under a poly high-gloss finish, which nicely complements the birdseye maple fingerboard.
Anka built the bass with an alder body and a neck layered with maple and purpleheart. Although the neck is wider to accommodate six strings, the scale is shortened to 33 inches. Paired with a headless design, it makes the bass quite compact for a six-string.
The Noumeno has plenty of sonic versatility for its size, too. It features a pair of Nordstrand NJ6s around an NP6 split-coil. All three pickups are fed into a Trickfish 3-band preamp.
Hear the bass in action with a demo from the company:
Anka Custom Noumeno HL 6-String Photos:
