{"id":570,"date":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=570"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","slug":"bass-of-the-week-jersey-girls-goose-bordeaux","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-jersey-girls-goose-bordeaux","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Jersey Girls Goose Bordeaux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-620x407.jpg?resize=620%2C407\" alt=\"Jersey Girls Homemade Guitars Goose Bordeaux Bass\" width=\"620\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44329 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a Goose bass by Jersey Girls Homemade Guitars. This particular bass \u2013 built by the team of luthiers Kaz G, Akiko Oda and Eiko Goto \u2013 is called the Bordeaux for the lovely wine colored finish over its light ash body.<\/p>\n<p>Its hard maple neck is topped by a fingerboard made from Karin, also known as Burmese rosewood. The P\/J pickup configuration is housed under a lighter wood to make a beautiful contrast. Each pickup has a separate volume. The Bordeaux is also fitted with an active 2-band preamp featuring bass and treble controls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-Body-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-Closeup-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-Pickups-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-with-Strap-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jersey-Girls-Homemade-Guitars-Goose-Bordeaux-Bass-Neck-Joint-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a Goose bass by Jersey Girls Homemade Guitars. This particular bass \u2013 built by the team of luthiers Kaz G, Akiko Oda and Eiko Goto \u2013 is called the Bordeaux\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1873,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-570","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/570","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\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}