{"id":67,"date":"2026-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=67"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:35","slug":"bass-of-the-week-a-lacewood-laced-masterpiece-from-beardly-customs","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-a-lacewood-laced-masterpiece-from-beardly-customs","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: A Lacewood-Laced Masterpiece from Beardly Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Customs-Luthier-Rick-Link-with-1-29-26.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beardly Customs Luthier Rick Link with 1-29-26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-113797 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week, we\u2019re featuring a jaw-dropping build from Rick Link of Beardly Customs. Completed on 1\/29\/26, the four-string features a walnut body sandwiched between book-matched ambrosia maple. It also features a Lacewood rear core with a maple veneer, delivering a rich tone and appearance to the back. Link continues the lacewood theme in the neck and fingerboard, which is inlaid with flamed maple blocks to mark its 24 frets. <\/p>\n<p>Even more aspects of the bass are completed with exotic woods: the cavity cover is figured purpleheart, the nut is snakewood, and the walnut headstock is capped with koa. <\/p>\n<p>For electronics, it\u2019s fitted with a pair of Turner multi-coil pickups and a passive volume\/volume\/tone control set. Hardware includes a Hipshot Kickass bridge and Ultralite tuners.<\/p>\n<h2>Beardly Customs 1.29.26 Bass Photos:<\/h2>\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\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Custom-1-29-26-Body-Angle-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\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Custom-1-29-26-1000x667.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\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Custom-1-29-26-Back-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\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Custom-1-29-26-Body-Back-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\/2026\/02\/Beardly-Custom-1-29-26-Headstock-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 -->\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 featuring a jaw-dropping build from Rick Link of Beardly Customs. Completed on 1\/29\/26, the four-string features a walnut body sandwiched between book-matched ambrosia maple. It also features a Lacewood rear core with\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":860,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-67","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/67","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\/860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}