{"id":174,"date":"2024-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=174"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","slug":"bass-of-the-week-burls-art-burst-5-string-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-burls-art-burst-5-string-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Burls Art Burst 5-String Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blake Burley of Burls Art states on his website that all of his instruments begin as an idea, \u201cwith some ideas being more daring than others.\u201d This week we\u2019re checking out a super cool build called the Burst 5-string bass. <\/p>\n

Burley made the instrument using 2,000 colored pencils for the body. It\u2019s not the first time he\u2019s used the medium for a body. In fact, he\u2019s been building one guitar per year with colored pencils. Every year is a chance to refine his methods, and clearly he\u2019s getting it down pat. <\/p>\n

The bass came together with a roasted flame maple neck and ebony fingerboard. Burley also utilized colored pencils for the headstock and fretboard inlays. Other features include a G&L L-Seires pickup and preamp, a Hipshot KickAss bridge, and Gotoh tuners. But instead of read about all that, just watch this mesmerizing build video. <\/p>\n

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