{"id":600,"date":"2015-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=600"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","slug":"bass-of-the-week-lambdin-guitars-35%e2%80%b3-scale-four-string","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-lambdin-guitars-35%e2%80%b3-scale-four-string","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Lambdin Guitars 35\u2033 Scale Four-String"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a 35\u2033 Scale Four-String model by luthier Ben Lambdin of Lambdin Guitars. The California-based builder opened shop recently, but he\u2019s no new-comer to the industry. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-e1446432932722-620x225.jpg?resize=620%2C225\" alt=\"Lambdin Guitars 35-Inch Scale Four-String\" width=\"620\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40954 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter nearly a decade of working for and learning from some of the most respected guitar manufacturers in the world, such as the Santa Cruz Guitar Co, Zon Guitars, and the Hill Guitar Co, I am proudly building guitars bearing my own name,\u201d Lambdin writes on his website. \u201cAll my instruments are handmade from scratch by one person with two hands and a few power tools \u2013 wood is sourced locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an emphasis on locally harvested and sustainably salvaged hardwoods \u2013 components used are made in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This bass is tuned B-E-A-D for the low end of a five-string bass with the familiarity of a vintage P-bass neck. It\u2019s built with a Honduran Mahogany body, a quarter-sawn Bocote neck, and a Macassar Ebony fingerboard. Lambdin fit the bass with a pair of Ulyate handmade B90 pickups as well as Hipshot hardware. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Body-2-684x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Back-of-Body-757x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Body-e1446432919834-1000x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-InchScale-Four-String-Neck-Plate-768x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Neck-768x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Headstock-768x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-Back-of-Headstock-696x667.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\/2015\/11\/Lambdin-Guitars-35-Inch-Scale-Four-String-In-Case-1000x659.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 --><\/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<p>For more information, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/lambdinguitars.com\/35er#\/id\/i10462540\" target=\"_blank\">Lambdin Guitars website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we\u2019re checking out a 35\u2033 Scale Four-String model by luthier Ben Lambdin of Lambdin Guitars. The California-based builder opened shop recently, but he\u2019s no new-comer to the industry. \u201cAfter nearly a decade of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1922,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-600","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/600","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\/1922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}