{"id":184,"date":"2023-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","slug":"bass-of-the-week-adil-sabit-guitars-db340-dombyra-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-adil-sabit-guitars-db340-dombyra-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Adil Sabit Guitars DB340 Dombyra Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass.jpeg?resize=1200%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Adil Sabit Guitars DB340 Dombyra Bass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-98226 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>In Kazakhstan, they have a lute-style instrument called the dombyra, which is widely played in Kazakh orchestras and folk bands. There is a very large bass version of the instrument, but it\u2019s often troublesome, so Adil Sabit created a solution with the ASG DB340 Dombyra Bass. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKazakh orchestras and bands of folk instruments have a problem with basses,\u201d Sabit tells us. \u201cThe authentic bass is called the Dombyra bass. It is not efficient enough, has a large size, and is inconvenient to use. Many bass players from these orchestras use regular bass guitars. But they sound and look not very harmonious in combination with the folk music of my people. In 2014, I designed a fretless bass that looked like a Kazakh folk instrument. Today, it successfully works in one of the best folk bands in Kazakhstan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bass is built with a three-piece semi-hollow body of Bolivian ash and torrified elm with a bear-claw Sitka spruce top. Its two-piece quartersawn maple neck has a standard 34-inch scale, while the Gabon ebony fretless fingerboard has a compound radius for playability. Other features include KTS Titanium reinforcement rods in the neck, a pair of EMG X Jazz Bass pickups, and Gotoh hardware. <\/p>\n<h2>Adil Sabit Guitars DB340 Dombyra 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Body.jpg?fit=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Body-Angle-1000x667.jpeg\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Back-1000x667.jpeg\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Body-Back-Angle-1000x667.jpeg\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Bolts-1000x667.jpeg\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Headstock-1000x667.jpeg\" 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\/2023\/11\/Adil-Sabat-Guitars-DB340-Dombyra-Bass-Back-of-Headstock-1000x667.jpeg\" 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 --><\/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>In Kazakhstan, they have a lute-style instrument called the dombyra, which is widely played in Kazakh orchestras and folk bands. 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