{"id":296,"date":"2021-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=296"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:44","slug":"bass-of-the-week-algan-guitars-custom-fretless-multiscale-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-algan-guitars-custom-fretless-multiscale-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Algan Guitars Custom Fretless Multiscale Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Twist.jpeg?resize=960%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Algan Guitars Custom Fretless Multiscale Bass Twist\" width=\"960\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83687 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out an incredible bass by Algan Guitars from Turkey. The company shared photos of their latest creation on Instagram, stating \u201cthe twisted infinite fingerboard meets multiscale fretless for the first time in the world!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Algan crafted the instrument with a one-piece ash body, a one-piece roasted ash neck, and a one-piece padauk fingerboard. As they wrote, the fingerboard has a 14-degree twist while the neck itself has a 33\u201d to 35\u201d multi-scale and an asymmetric profile. <\/p>\n<p>Electronics include a hidden reverse P-style magnetic pickup and a piezo bridge pickup that feed into a piezo\/magnetic buffered preamp. Other features include a brass bridge, brass nut, and LED side dots. <\/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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Body.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Knobs.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-End-of-Fingerboard.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Fingerboard.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Sculpting.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/2021\/09\/Algan-Guitars-Custom-Fretless-Multiscale-Bass-Headstock.jpeg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" 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<p>Hear it in action in this sound sample cover of Victor Bailey\u2019s \u201cLow Blow\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channelid=\"UCuHKXHw5P891LFZOmrpFWEw\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we\u2019re checking out an incredible bass by Algan Guitars from Turkey. 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