{"id":14,"date":"2026-07-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=14"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:34","slug":"this-creston-electric-creature-bass-is-a-short-scale-monster","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=this-creston-electric-creature-bass-is-a-short-scale-monster","title":{"rendered":"This Creston Electric Creature Bass Is a Short-Scale Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Creston Electric Instruments Creature Bass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116711 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a monstrous short-scale from Creston Electric Instruments. The Creature Bass was built for Brian Saunders with a salvaged spruce body, quartersawn maple neck, and an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. It has a short 30-inch scale that matches its retro burst finish and offset body. <\/p>\n<p>Creston fitted the bass with a pair of Curtis Novak Hofner Staple pickups with a simple volume\/volume control layout. The bass also has custom artwork by Sarah Ryan, who painted a dog on the heel of the neck. <\/p>\n<p>Creston Electric Instruments are made in Burlington, Vermont.<\/p>\n<h2>Creston Electric Brian Saunders\u2019 Creature Bass Photos:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass-Body-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass-Back-of-Body-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass-Detail-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass-Back-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Creston-Electric-Instruments-Creature-Bass-Headstock-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we&#x2019;re checking out a monstrous short-scale from Creston Electric Instruments. The Creature Bass was built for Brian Saunders with a salvaged spruce body, quartersawn maple neck, and an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. It has\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":827,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-14","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}