Bass of the Week: MG Bass Africa 5 Andy Irvine Signature
This week we’re checking out the Africa 5 bass by MG Bass, which is a signature model for bassist Andy Irvine. “We worked together on the design of this instrument, selecting the wood specs, the…
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This week we’re checking out the Africa 5 bass by MG Bass, which is a signature model for bassist Andy Irvine. “We worked together on the design of this instrument, selecting the wood specs, the electronics, and the hardware,” Irvine says, adding that the wood specs are what he calls a “blend of functional tone woods and eye candy.” The bass is built with a mahogany body that topped with a stunning…
Specs
Body
Mahogany
Top
Buckeye Burl
Neck
Maple
Fingerboard
Birdseye Maple
Scale
34″
Pickups
Nordstrand Big Blademan
Electronics
Nordstrand 2-band (volume – volume pushpull active-passive / bass / treble) with 2 Switch parallel/series pickups
Bridge
Hipshot Brass B-Style
Tuners
Hipshot Ultralite
Finish
Super Gloss
