{"id":469,"date":"2018-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=469"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:50","slug":"bass-of-the-week-the-bace","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-the-bace","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: The Bace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite movie quotes has always been a bit of a thorn, as well: In the School of Rock<\/em> scene where Jack Black converts the cellist into a bassist, he says, \u201cIt\u2019s the exact same thing, but instead of playing it like this, you tip it on the side\u2026 \u2018cello\u2019, you got a bass.\u201d <\/p>\n

Of course, that\u2019s not the case as the cello is a different instrument altogether, but now that statement is a little closer to the truth. Mark Zandveld has found a happy medium with the Bace, which blends the cello and electric bass for a specific purpose. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bace is an instrument designed for bass guitar players looking for an upright sound while keeping the familiar feel of a traditional bass guitar,\u201d he writes on the Bace website<\/a>. \u201cIt can be played horizontally sitting down, but also upright like a contrabass. It can\u2019t be bowed though, because of the flatter fingerboard radius and much lower bridge and smaller neck angle. The sound is probably as close to an upright as you can get with a 34? scale cello-sized instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zandveld experimented with different cello bodies and necks. He also custom designed the electronics to get a woodier tone with two types of pickups plus a microphone. A three-channel preamp blends the sounds together to get just the right balance of \u201cwoodiness, focus, and ambience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out Zandveld\u2019s demo, where he A\/B\u2019s it against a few other basses:\n<\/p>\n

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