{"id":456,"date":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=456"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:50","slug":"bass-of-the-week-ajr-guitarmods-swift-lite-lightweight-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-ajr-guitarmods-swift-lite-lightweight-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: AJR Guitarmods Swift Lite Lightweight Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve featured a couple of instruments<\/a> by AJR Guitarmods over the past couple years, and now we\u2019re checking out their lightest bass yet: the Swift Lite 34-inch four-string bass. The inspiration came to luthier Andy Rogers while thinking of the first time he picked up a bass. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that surprised me the very first time I took hold of an electric bass guitar \u2013 and I don\u2019t think I\u2019m alone \u2013 was JUST how heavy it was!\u201d Rogers shares. \u201cAnd the older I get, the more I ask the question, \u2018Tell me again\u2026just why ARE electric guitars and basses so heavy?\u2019. And I could never get a fully convincing answer. And it\u2019s quite an important question because, nowadays, I struggle in long gigs. And then I started noticing that so do a lot of my aging friends. And so do young players. And so do the increasing number of female players. And that\u2019s a lot of \u2018And\u2019s!\u201d<\/p>\n

His solution was the Swift Lite, a full-scale bass that has a conventional look and balance but weighs in at just 6 pounds and six ounces. Rogers built it with a swamp ash body and poplar burl top with redwood veneer demarcation lines. Its three-piece neck is crafted from maple and walnut while the maple fretboard is adorned with ebony block inlays. He also included glow-in-the-dark Luminlay side dots for visibility. Other features include Nordstrand NJ4 pickups, a Schaller 2000 bridge, and Schaller M4S light tuners. Interestingly, the control knobs, cover, and headstock plate were all made from body offcuts. <\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve featured a couple of instruments by AJR Guitarmods over the past couple years, and now we\u2019re checking out their lightest bass yet: the Swift Lite 34-inch four-string bass. The inspiration came to luthier Andy\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1659,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-456","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/456","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\/1659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}