{"id":702,"date":"2013-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=702"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","slug":"bass-of-the-week-becker-martian-basses-mantis-4-string","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-becker-martian-basses-mantis-4-string","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Becker\/Martian Basses Mantis 4-String"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-body-tilt-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Martian Basses Mantis Cherry Alder Bass - body\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30819 img-fluid\">My Facebook friend Dusty Mulholland shared a picture of a Becker\/Martian Bass a couple weeks ago, and I\u2019m glad he did. It led me to find this fine specimen of a bass, known as the Mantis \u2013 a bass with a body shape that you might expect from an other-worldly bass company. <\/p>\n<p>While they can be made to order, this particular Mantis is a four-stringer made from alder and finished in a gorgeous cherry stain. It has a ziricote fingerboard with a matching bridge, pickup cover and controls. The pickup itself is an active Bartolini.<\/p>\n<p>Martian Basses are built in the US by Ryan Martin of the Becker Guitars team. For more info, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beckerguitars.com\/martian-basses\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becker Guitars website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Martian Basses Mantis 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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-body-back-tilt-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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-body-back-tilt-vertical-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-front-vertical-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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-back-vertical-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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Basses-cherry-alder-mantis-headstock-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\/2013\/11\/Martian-Bassescherry-alder-mantis-headstock-front-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 --><\/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>My Facebook friend Dusty Mulholland shared a picture of a Becker\/Martian Bass a couple weeks ago, and I\u2019m glad he did. 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