{"id":387,"date":"2019-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=387"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:47","slug":"bass-of-the-week-sugi-guitars-nb5-dream-catcher-33-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-sugi-guitars-nb5-dream-catcher-33-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Sugi Guitars NB5 Dream Catcher 33 Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you look at this bass, you might suspect it was built in the Southwest due to its design and turquoise coloring. However, the NB5 Dream Catcher 33 is a custom bass made by Japan\u2019s Sugi Guitars for bassist Takumi \u201cFire\u201d Matsuda<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Built with a 33-inch scale, the unique instrument has a Native American theme. \u201cThe eye-catching woodwork and fretboard inlays were designed based on the [American] Indian dream of the Ojibwa tribe, the dream catcher and rug pattern,\u201d Sugi writes. \u201cThe model is named after its dream catcher. The head is equipped with a pierced earring made by DiA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Its five-ply neck is made of maple, some of which is supplied by Aqua Timber, a company that supplies old-growth lumber recovered from under water. The body back is mahogany, while the ebony fingerboard is inlaid with abalone feathers. Other features include Sugi custom shop single-coil pickups, Gotoh hardware, and a lacquer finish. <\/p>\n

While this clip is a demo for an amp, you can hear Matsuda digging into his bass:\n<\/p>\n

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When you look at this bass, you might suspect it was built in the Southwest due to its design and turquoise coloring. However, the NB5 Dream Catcher 33 is a custom bass made by Japan\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1520,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-387","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}