{"id":190,"date":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=190"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","slug":"bass-of-the-week-omer-al-katibs-double-neck-bass-tar","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-omer-al-katibs-double-neck-bass-tar","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Omer Al-Katib\u2019s Double-Neck Bass-Tar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Omer-Al-Katib-Bass-Tar.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Omer Al-Katib Bass-Tar\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97467 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Double-neck instruments have captured the imagination of rock fans for decades. Today, we\u2019re featuring a bass that\u2019s also a dream come true. <\/p>\n<p>Forty years after he saw one in a Toto music video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notreble.com\/buzz\/2023\/04\/08\/reader-spotlight-omer-al-katib\/\">Omer Al-Katib<\/a> took matters into his own hands and crafted his own double-neck \u201cbass-tar,\u201d and it\u2019s our bass of the week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn late 2022, I undertook a project to build a double-neck \u2018bass-tar\u2019 where I took a double-neck body from Warmoth and a Squier Classic Vibe 60\u2019s Strat and Squier Classic Vibe 60\u2019s Precision bass for parts and assembled the absolutely absurd instrument that I have coveted for my entire life (well at least since 1982 when I saw David Hungate play one in the \u2018Hold The Line\u2019 video and Geddy Lee on a \u2018Moving Pictures\u2019 poster I had in my bedroom),\u201d he wrote to us. \u201cI documented the process on my Facebook page with it all culminating in an \u2018Omer Plays Bass\u2026\u2019 video of the song from Toto that started the whole dream for me of this instrument on my YouTube channel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out the bass in Omer\u2019s playalong for \u201cHold The Line\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channelid=\"UCuHKXHw5P891LFZOmrpFWEw\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\n<p>If you want to see more about his process, be sure to check out his series of posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oalkatib\/posts\/pfbid0W2vwc2v1XBVnfApipzevpjzdiLCPkKdqjQnXa52eiMKftz697RoHjku82dB2GrUJl\">documenting its creation<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2>Omer Al-Katib\u2019s Double-Neck Bass-Tar Photo Gallery:<\/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\/09\/Omer-Al-Katib-with-Bass-Tar-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\/2023\/09\/Omer-Al-Katib-Bass-Tar-Bass-Side-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\/2023\/09\/Omer-Al-Katib-Bass-Tar-Guitar-Side-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\/2023\/09\/Omer-Al-Katib-Bass-Tar-Back-of-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 -->\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>Double-neck instruments have captured the imagination of rock fans for decades. 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