{"id":384,"date":"2019-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=384"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","slug":"bass-of-the-week-sawtooth-rudy-sarzo-signature-acoustic-electric-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-sawtooth-rudy-sarzo-signature-acoustic-electric-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Sawtooth Rudy Sarzo Signature Acoustic-Electric Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rudy Sarzo<\/strong> has played in a variety of situations, from Quiet Riot to Ozzy Osbourne to The Guess Who to Michael Angelo Batio. This week we\u2019re checking out his signature acoustic bass guitar from Sawtooth. <\/p>\n

Available in fretted and fretless versions, the bass is built with flamed maple for the entire body with two bass clef sound holes in the top. It also has a soundhole on its side. \u201cThe teardrop-shaped side soundhole monitor improves the quality of the guitar\u2019s voice for both the player and the listeners and also provides the player a better idea of what the audience is hearing,\u201d Sawtooth explains. <\/p>\n

Other features include 24 frets, an ebony fingerboard, antique-finished tuners, and a Fishman Presys II preamp system. \u201cThe Fishman Presys II preamp systems feature Volume, Tone shaping (Bass and treble), and Phase controls; a pre-wired Fishman Sonicore pickup and low profile control knobs,\u201d the company writes. \u201cIt also includes a built-in tuner, low battery indicator, and a separate battery box.\u201d<\/p>\n

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