{"id":476,"date":"2018-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=476"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:51","slug":"bass-of-the-week-millimetric-instruments-mb4","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-millimetric-instruments-mb4","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Millimetric Instruments MB4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Millimetric-Instruments-MB4-Bass-full-1500x530.jpg?resize=1500%2C530\" alt=\"Millimetric Instruments MB4 Bass\" width=\"1500\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53346 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a cool minimalist design from Millimetric Instruments called the MB4. The four-stringer is their first bass model and shows some Travis Bean influence in its neck. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bass was made seeking efficiency in sound and playing,\u201d the company writes. \u201cThe tone lies in the neck construction, pickups and the use of maple. MB4 sound is aiming tones of the 90\u2019s noise, such as Shellac and Jesus lizard, etc. This bass will provide you sustain, large frequency response and the punch and clarity you need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though options are available, the MB4 is crafted from maple as a standard. 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