{"id":351,"date":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=351"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:45","slug":"bass-of-the-week-beardly-customs-fretless-five-string","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-beardly-customs-fretless-five-string","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Beardly Customs Fretless Five-String"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-Bass.jpg?resize=640%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beardly Customs Fretless 5-String Bass\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76234 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Rick Link of Beardly Customs shared his latest fretless build with us, and it\u2019s a killer. The 35-inch scale bass features neck-through construction with a three-piece maple and purpleheart neck topped by a cocobolo fingerboard with maple fret lines. Its body is even more intricate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has a 10 piece Zebrawood\/maple, walnut\/maple, cedar\/maple, walnut\/maple, zebrawood\/mahogany body with wenge\/flamed maple cats eyes,\u201d Link tells us. \u201cWenge back center piece and wenge control cover. The headstock has padouk on the outer sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bass is completed with Hipshot hardware, a Bartolini DL5CBC pickup, and a three-way coil selector switch. <\/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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-Bass-Angle.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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-Bass-Bridge-View.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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-Bass-Body-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\/2020\/08\/Beardly-Customs-Fretless-5-String-Bass-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>Rick Link of Beardly Customs shared his latest fretless build with us, and it\u2019s a killer. 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