{"id":317,"date":"2021-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=317"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","slug":"bass-of-the-week-beardly-customs-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-beardly-customs-the-beast","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Beardly Customs \u201cThe Beast\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass.jpeg?resize=579%2C323&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beardly Customs The Beast Bass\" width=\"579\" height=\"323\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80980 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>You can never be too safe these days. So for your consideration is a bass by Beardly Customs called \u201cThe Beast,\u201d which they say doubles as a bass and a deadly weapon for slaying zombies. <\/p>\n<p>The mammoth six-string has a multi-scale neck ranging from a 35-inch B-string to a 32-inch C string. Its body is made from walnut and flamed maple with a zebrawood top while the neck is comprised of stripes of walnut and purpleheart. The fingerboard is a gorgeous piece of pale moon ebony. <\/p>\n<p>The Beast gets its firepower from a pair of Nordstrand Big Split pickups and a Darkglass Electronics preamp. Luthier Rick Link pulls it all together with Hipshot hardware.<\/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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Body.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Body-2.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Back.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Back-of-Body.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Headstock.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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\/04\/Beardly-Customs-The-Beast-Bass-Back-of-Headstock.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can never be too safe these days. 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