{"id":626,"date":"2015-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=626"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:55","slug":"bass-of-the-week-new-york-bass-works-cremona-5","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-new-york-bass-works-cremona-5","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: New York Bass Works Cremona 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week we check out a custom Cremona 5 by New York Bass Works. Built by luthier David Segal for bassist Sean Joynes<\/strong>, the instrument is based around a rare wood from central Africa called Moabi. Joynes gave us the scoop:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new Cremona 5 bass is made of Red Alder with a Moabi Pommele (African Pearwood) top,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe fingerboard is birdseye maple along with a 3 piece graphite reinforced maple neck.\u201d The 35.5-inch scall bass also has a nut made of lignum vitae, a hard wood that is naturally oily and wear resistant.<\/p>\n

Besides incredible exotic woods, the Cremona 5 also has an interesting set of pickups. \u201cThe pickups installed are the renowned out-of-production Bartolini 9w5,\u201d Joynes said. \u201cThis particular set was re-casted in NYBW soapbars originally for Richard Bona\u2019s Cremona 5. Even though Richard loved the sound (he went on 2-3 tours with it), he felt it would be best to switch to a pickup with a higher output. Dave swapped Richard\u2019s 9w\u2019s with his custom NYBW pickups; thus, making the out-of-production 9W5\u2019s available for this bass.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York Bass Works Cremona 5 Bass Photos:<\/h2>\n
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