{"id":618,"date":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=618"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","slug":"bass-of-the-week-rob-allen-deep-4-5","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-rob-allen-deep-4-5","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Rob Allen Deep 4\/5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bass builder Rob Allen has a way with creating clean designs that are very playable pieces of art. Our bass of the week is the luthier\u2019s Deep model, a semi-hollow body bass available in four and five-string models that features a classic f-hole. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe body starts out with 3\u2033 thick alder stock and is surfaced down to 2 1\/8\u2033, and routed with large hollow chambers , leaving a 1 3\/4\u2033 wide center block,\u201d Allen writes on his website. \u201cThese large hollow chambers in combination with the f-hole make the body lighter and less rigid, which adds resonance, warmth and overtones. The f-hole does not add much noticeable volume, it is about creating tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Deep\u2019s alder body is topped with Hawaiian curly koa. Its five-piece neck is made of rock maple with ebony stringers and matched with an ebony fingerboard. Allen also uses ebony from the same stock for the bass\u2019s bridge.<\/p>\n

The electronics are designed specifically for the Deep. Allen describes the circuitry as \u201cclean and minimal\u201d with a master volume and stacked treble\/bass control integrated into the bridge. \u201cI\u2019m a purist when it comes to tone and believe an instrument should do one thing really well,\u201d he explains, \u201cas opposed to doing a few things pretty good, and that is my aim with this bass; to give the best, fullest, jaw dropping tone possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information, check out Rob Allen\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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