{"id":229,"date":"2022-12-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=229"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:41","slug":"best-of-2022-top-10-reader-favorite-bass-of-the-week-features","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=best-of-2022-top-10-reader-favorite-bass-of-the-week-features","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2022: Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass of the Week Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

For over ten years, Kevin Johnson has been publishing his Bass of the Week series. His goal since the beginning was to feature \u201clow-end instruments ranging from beautiful to bizarre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 reader-favorite BoTW\u2019s for 2022.<\/p>\n

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1. Bass of the Week: Prophecy Instruments PLASMA-4<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nThis week we\u2019re checking out one of the most evocative basses I\u2019ve seen in a while. The Prophecy Instruments PLASMA-4 has an aesthetic design that pulls from both organic and synthetic themes. <\/div>\n

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2. Bass of the Week: KIO Extraordinary String Instruments Design Waldeinsamkeit<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nWe have featured a lot of unique and interesting basses over the eleven years since we started this column, but this extended range bass will certainly go down as one of the most amazing. <\/div>\n

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3. Bass of the Week: Sitar Bass \u201cMountain\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nToday we\u2019re featuring an instrument the likes of which I\u2019ve never seen before. Invented by Miles Schelling, the Sitar Bass fuses elements of the traditional Indian instrument with a bass. <\/div>\n

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4. Bass of the Week: Igor Krsticevic KIXX Bass<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nI love finding new instruments and builders I\u2019ve never heard of before, and our bass of the week is a great gem from Croatia. Luthier Igor Krsticevic shared his latest bass with us. <\/div>\n

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5. Bass of the Week: Egilegor Basses Bidai Multi-Scale 7-String<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nThis week we\u2019re taking a look at a less-than-traditional design with this Egilegor Basses Bidai, with its wide 7-string neck headless multi-scale design. <\/div>\n

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6. Bass of the Week: Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nThis week, we\u2019re checking out the Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass. This particular Boogie Bass is the company\u2019s fifth build and is fully handcrafted. <\/div>\n

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7. Bass of the Week: T\u00fci Instruments Mammoth Slayer<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nThis week we\u2019re checking out a brand new ancient bass by T\u00fci Instruments. Gert Simso shared his latest creation with us, which he calls the Mammothslayer. The spear-shaped body is made from bog oak while the lower bout features a deer horn for a leg rest. <\/div>\n

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8. Bass of the Week: Daddy Mojo Electrics BeeKay Bass<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nInspiration can strike from anywhere if you\u2019re open to it. That\u2019s just what happened to Lenny Robert of Daddy Mojo Electrics, and it led to the creation of this cool version of his BeeKay bass model. <\/div>\n

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9. Bass of the Week: Davie504\u2019s Diamond Play Button Bass<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nPopular YouTuber Davie504 recently passed 10 million subscribers on his channel, earning him a Diamond Play Button from the company. The creative bassist knew just what to do with it: turn it into a bass. <\/div>\n

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10. Bass of the Week: Stradi Apollo Symphony<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n

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\nLuthier Marek Dabek of Stradi Basses has been wowing us for years, and this week we\u2019ve got another jaw-dropper. David Sutkin shared his new Stradi Apollo Symphony Bass that is an evolution of the standard Stradi model. <\/div>\n

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Corey Brown is the founder of No Treble and serves in an advisory role. He\u2019s also Head of Editorial at Muse Group<\/a>. Learn more about Corey on his website<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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