{"id":314,"date":"2021-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=314"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","slug":"bass-of-the-week-kriz-lenz-ikejima-four-fretless","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-kriz-lenz-ikejima-four-fretless","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Kriz Lenz Ikejima Four Fretless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-Bass.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kriz Lenz Ikejima Four Fretless Bass\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81376 img-fluid\">This week we\u2019re looking at the Ikejima Four Fretless by Kriz Lenz. The first of the new \u201cIkejima\u201d design series, the bass features simple materials used in a beautiful way. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cInspired by a surf spot on Ikeijima island in Okinawa Japan, it features a unique single cutaway design with a wave shape and signature headstock. The body shape is handcrafted to give it its individual look &amp; feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lenz built the bass with a two-piece swamp ash body, maple neck, and Blackwood fingerboard. The pickups are a pair of Aguilar 60\u2019s Jazz models matched to Aguilar tone controls. Hardware includes Hipshot tuners and a Sandberg bridge. Lenz put the final touch on it with a natural and environmentally sustainable oil and wax finish. <\/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\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-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\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-Bass-Controls-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\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-Bass-on-Table-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\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-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\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-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\/2021\/05\/Kriz-Lenz-Ikejima-Four-Fretless-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>This week we\u2019re looking at the Ikejima Four Fretless by Kriz Lenz. 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