Bass of the Week: Matteo Rufini Precision IV Custom Vintage Series
A few months ago, Jordan Brown sent us some pictures of a bass he was having made. I knew even before it was finished that it was going to be a killer bass, and it…
The Story
A few months ago, Jordan Brown sent us some pictures of a bass he was having made. I knew even before it was finished that it was going to be a killer bass, and it looks like I was right. Brown, who is an active player in London, reached out to Italian luthier Matteo Rufini to build an instrument that would be versatile enough to cover all his gigs. “I saw one…
Specs
- Body
- 2-piece Alder
- Neck
- 1 piece Quartersawn Flame Maple
- Fingerboard
- “Curved board” flame maple
- Scale
- 34″
- Pickups
- Tesla pick-up, Precision PU & MM PU with series-split-parallel
- Electronics
- Passive wiring with 3 way switch, Vol, Tone, series-split-parallel miniswitch for MM pick-up
- Bridge
- Fender vintage aged
- Finish
- Nitro laquer “Fender Daphne Blue” aged
