{"id":249,"date":"2022-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=249"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:42","slug":"bass-of-the-week-lowe-custom-guitars-ridlersonic","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-lowe-custom-guitars-ridlersonic","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Lowe Custom Guitars Ridlersonic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-Bass.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lowe Custom Guitars Ridlersonic Bass\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89856 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a cool bass by Lowe Custom Guitars that combines two of luthier Brad Lowe\u2019s designs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bass came about as a unique collaboration with one of my long-time clients, Aaron Akers of Four Star Riot,\u201d Lowe told us. \u201cThe original plan was for this neck to be mated to a Chromasonic body, but along the way, Aaron decided he\u2019d prefer a Ridler body instead. The result is the world\u2019s only \u2018Ridlersonic.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Its cool shapes are matched by a shocking greenburst finish over its roasted ash body. The green theme continues in the pearloid blocks and binding on its maple neck and fretboard. Lowe fitted the bass with Hipshot lollipop tuners and custom Lowe by Hipshot hardware, including the bridge, pickup rings, and control plate. Finally, the bass is fitted with a pair of TV Jones Thunder\u2019Blade pickups. <\/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\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-Bass-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\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-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\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-Bass-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\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-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\/2022\/08\/Lowe-Custom-Guitars-Ridlersonic-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 -->\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>This week we\u2019re checking out a cool bass by Lowe Custom Guitars that combines two of luthier Brad Lowe\u2019s designs. \u201cThis bass came about as a unique collaboration with one of my long-time clients, Aaron\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1216,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-249","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}