{"id":208,"date":"2023-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=208"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","slug":"bass-of-the-week-iozzo-guitars-lambda-iv","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-iozzo-guitars-lambda-iv","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Iozzo Guitars Lambda IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-Bass-Body.jpeg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Iozzo Guitars Lambda IV Bass Body\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95186 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Agustin Iozzo is a guitar and bass builder based in Argentina that makes some amazing looking instruments. This Lambda IV in particular caught my eye on the Iozzo Guitars Instagram page, so I had to find out more. <\/p>\n<p>The bass has a multi-scale neck with a 34-inch E string and a 32-inch G string. Its neck is a combination of maple and guayubira, which is a native Argentinian wood. He also uses it for the fingerboard. The body is another native wood called Paraiso that\u2019s topped with a Birdseye maple veneer. <\/p>\n<p>Iozzo also kept things close to home for the electronics with a set of DS Pickups Jazz Bass Alnico V pickups and a BassAlto 3-band preamp, all made in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>The bass has some fancy appointments, but its tone is very flexible, Iozzo reports. \u201cThis bass has been designed to be a fashion but still classy bass, all around,\u201d he shares. \u201cIn fact, the owner plays jazz and metalcore with this.\u201d <\/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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-Bass-Upper-Body-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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-Bass-Inlays-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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-Bass-Fretboard-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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-Bass-Cutaway-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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-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\/05\/Iozzo-Guitars-Lambda-IV-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 -->\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>Agustin Iozzo is a guitar and bass builder based in Argentina that makes some amazing looking instruments. 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