{"id":386,"date":"2019-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=386"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","slug":"bass-of-the-week-carbonetti-guitars-constantine","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-carbonetti-guitars-constantine","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Carbonetti Guitars Constantine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mitch Friedman<\/strong> recently shared photos during the creation of his new bass by Carbonetti Guitars. Even in its rough forms, I knew it was going to be a monster. Now the bass, dubbed \u201cConstantine,\u201d is finished. <\/p>\n

It all began when Friedman picked up a vintage instrument that had tons of mojo, but it was missing the right sound. \u201cThe concept around this bass began when I played an old Kay that looked and felt awesome but sounded like garbage,\u201d he explains. \u201cI asked [luthier James Carbonetti] if he could make me something like that, and he just happened to have this similarly shaped body cutout lying around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Constantine features a hollow body design comprised of a mahogany back, roasted alder sides, a roasted ash heel block, and a quilted maple top. Its stunning roasted birdseye maple fingerboard has an eye-popping turquoise inlay, plus it continues down the body to also form the pickguard. Continuing the old school vibe, Carbonetti and Friedman agreed on a short scale but came up with a unique plan to extend the string length.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea happened to float the strings through the body to get more string length on the 30\u201d scale, and it worked! The rest just kinda developed organically as we went along, and it came out unbelievably good,\u201d Friedman tells us. <\/p>\n

For electronics, it\u2019s fitted with three of Carbonetti\u2019s mini-humbuckers with a five-way pickup selector. You can get an idea of its sound in this quick Instagram video of Friedman trying out the possibilities:<\/p>\n

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As if the bass isn\u2019t cool enough, Friedman shared that session legend Willie Weeks came into Carbonetti\u2019s shop and tried it out before ordering one for himself. <\/p>\n

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