{"id":610,"date":"2015-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=610"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","slug":"bass-of-the-week-matteo-marziali-the-bad-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-matteo-marziali-the-bad-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Matteo Marziali \u201cThe Bad\u201d Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we\u2019re checking out an awesome instrument built by Italian amateur bass builder Matteo Marziali, who started building basses after being inspired by the work of Carl Thompson. His latest creation, which he dubbed \u201cThe Bad\u201d bass, brings has a dark theme that draws on the work of several of his favorite luthiers. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI started to design this bass during the spring of 2011, and finally it\u2019s finished,\u201d he tells us. \u201cThe idea was to make a \u2018metal-looking\u2019 bass, inspired by the \u201977 [Carl Thompson] style, [as well as] the Ritter Roya bass and the works of Prometeus guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five-string bass featured a fanned fret design with a scale ranging from 36 inches to 34 inches. It\u2019s constructed entirely of wenge with a quartersawn one-piece fingerboard\/neck and a chambered body accented by layers of red veneer. Marziali says the bass weighs in at 7.25 pounds without neck dive. <\/p>\n

And how does it sound? \u201cIt has a unique voice that pushes the mid-range frequency with lots of growl and harmonics,\u201d he says. \u201cIt reminds my the sound of [Antrhax\u2019s] Frank Bello in Among the Living<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more, check out the Talkbass thread<\/a> where Marziali documented the whole process.<\/p>\n

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