{"id":191,"date":"2023-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=191"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:40","slug":"bass-of-the-week-mister-mikev-fish-on-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-mister-mikev-fish-on-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Mister MikeV \u201cFish On\u201d 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\/09\/Mister-MikeV-Fish-On-Bass-Body.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mister MikeV Fish On Bass Body\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97330 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re sharing a tribute instrument built by Mister MikeV. His fretless \u201cFish On\u201d bass takes some pretty obvious cues from legendary luthier Carl Thompson to celebrate one of his favorite players. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOriginally, the idea was to take the classic maple\/purpleheart motif and build a tribute to one of my fav players \u2013 Les Claypool,\u201d he shared with us. \u201cI\u2019ve always needed \u2018training wheels\u2019 on my fretless basses, so that\u2019s where the idea for maple fret lines originated.  Somewhere along the way, I got the idea in my head that adding a piezo was an option I couldn\u2019t live without\u2026 so I designed and schemed to build my own bridge for the bass.  I christened the build the \u2018Fish On\u2019 \u2013 a nod to one of my favorite Primus songs \u2018Fish On,\u2019 and the sturgeon fish inlay was a further nod to the lyric from that song: \u2018caught a hundred-pound sturgeon on twenty-pound test.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The purpleheart and maple theme runs throughout the entire bass: its body, neck, fingerboard, bridge, and more. Its top is a stunning piece of flamed maple. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Artec piezo under the bridge, MikeV fitted the Fish On with EMG J5L and J5S active pickups. The magnetic pickups have a volume control and a three-way toggle, while the handmade piezo preamp has volume, treble, and bass controls. <\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Mister MikeV for his great build!<\/p>\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\/Mister-MikeV-Fish-On-Bass-Inlay-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\/09\/Mister-MikeV-Fish-On-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\/09\/Mister-MikeV-Fish-On-Bass-Body-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\/09\/Mister-MikeV-Fish-On-Bass-Back-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 -->\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>Today, we\u2019re sharing a tribute instrument built by Mister MikeV. 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