{"id":704,"date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=704"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","slug":"bass-of-the-week-gold-tone-pbb-resophonic-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-gold-tone-pbb-resophonic-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Gold Tone PBB Resophonic Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, we shared a video from the archives featuring <a href=\"\/buzz\/2012\/11\/04\/la-vague-straight-contrariwise-resophonic-bass-vocals\/\">Alessandro Corsi playing a resophonic bass<\/a>. That was one popular video, and it reminded me of this week\u2019s bass of the week: the Gold Tone PBB Resophonic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Gold-Tone-PBB-620x220.jpg?resize=620%2C220\" alt=\"Gold Tone PBB Resophonic Bass\" width=\"620\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-30653 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>The PBB is built with a mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard, and maple neck. Its aesthetic appeal is rounded out with a antique reddish-brown finish and celluloid binding. <\/p>\n<p>The bass is fitted with a humbucking pickup and passive electronics.<\/p>\n<p>For more info, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldtone.com\/products\/details\/w\/instrument\/444\/Paul-Beard-Bass-PBB\" target=\"_blank\">Gold Tone website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Gold Tone PBB Resophonic 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\/2013\/11\/Gold-Tone-PBB-body-perspective-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\/Gold-Tone-PBB-Back-1000x411.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\/Gold-Tone-PBB-Angled.jpg?fit=756%2C254&amp;ssl=1\" 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\/Gold-Tone-PBB-Guitar-Style-1000x386.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\/Gold-Tone-PBB-Stand-Up-658x667.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 -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n<h2>Gold Tone PBB Resophonic Bass Videos:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">              <\/div>\n<p><!-- .embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">              <\/div>\n<p><!-- .embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/div>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\">    <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Gallery Image\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5AAqt2Oc_nA\/mqdefault.jpg?ssl=1\">&lt;  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\">    &lt;  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago, we shared a video from the archives featuring Alessandro Corsi playing a resophonic bass. 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