{"id":241,"date":"2022-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=241"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:42","slug":"bass-of-the-week-sletch-guitars-boogie-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-sletch-guitars-boogie-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sletch-Boogie-Bass.jpeg?resize=1200%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sletch Boogie Bass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90928 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out the Sletch Guitars Boogie Bass. This particular Boogie Bass is the company\u2019s fifth build and is fully handcrafted. <\/p>\n<p>Its body has a mahogany core with a rich walnut top and a one-piece walnut back that\u2019s adorned with laser engraved artwork. The bolt-on neck is a single piece of quartersawn padauk reinforced with carbon fiber rods and fitted with a Macassar ebony fingerboard. Abalone oval inlays serve as position markers. Sletch continued the walnut theme by using wood for knobs, its control cover, and headstock. <\/p>\n<p>This Boogie Bass has an Aguilar MM-style pickup with a two-band Bartolini preamp. 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