{"id":697,"date":"2013-12-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=697"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","slug":"bass-of-the-week-scott-walker-guitars-california-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-scott-walker-guitars-california-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Scott Walker Guitars California Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scott Walker is an independent luthier based in North Carolina. Though his primary focus is electric guitars, his California Bass is more than an after thought. Its construction includes a long tenon design, laminated hard woods, and multiple bolt coupling to eliminate dead spots and promote resonance. <\/p>\n

The bass starts with a body of Alder or Swamp ash and a bolt-on laminate neck of maple with hardwood stringers. The neck is capped with a rosewood fretboard. Pickups on the bass are customizable, but it\u2019s typically fitted for a pair of single coils. <\/p>\n

Standard electronics includes an active\/passive Aguilar preamp with bass, mid, and treble knobs that have push\/pull functionality to adjust the frequency. Walker uses different pieces of metal to create eye-catching control plates.<\/p>\n

Scott Walker Electric Guitars California Bass Photos:<\/h2>\n
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For more info, check out the Scott Walker Guitars website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scott Walker Electric Guitars California Bass Details:<\/h2>\n
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  • Body: Alder or Swamp ash<\/li>\n
  • Neck: Bolt on Maple<\/li>\n
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard<\/li>\n
  • Scale: 35\u2033 Scale<\/li>\n
  • Hardware: Hipshot bridge and tuners<\/li>\n
  • Electronics: Aguilar preamp<\/li>\n
  • Pickups: Single coil pickups of choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Scott Walker is an independent luthier based in North Carolina. Though his primary focus is electric guitars, his California Bass is more than an after thought. Its construction includes a long tenon design, laminated hard\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2079,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-697","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/697","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\/2079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}