{"id":749,"date":"2012-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=749"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","slug":"bass-of-the-week-o3-guitars-palladium","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-o3-guitars-palladium","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: o3 Guitars Palladium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-full-620x196.jpg?resize=620%2C196\" alt=\"o3 Guitars Palladium Bass - full view\" width=\"620\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26788 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>This week we take a look at Spanish custom shop o3 Guitars\u2019 Palladium bass. Available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions, the bass takes its moniker from the chemical element, which is a \u201crare and lustrous silvery-white metal.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>All of o3\u2019s basses are hand made, so each is customized. Standard features include an ebony fingerboard, mahogany body, and a 5-piece maple\/wenge neck. <\/p>\n<p>It comes with a a quilted or flamed maple top, or no top at all. The company uses H\u00e4ussel pickups and offers either a single MM humbucker, dual MM humbuckers, or dual Bassbars. It\u2019s available with passive electronics or an active Aguilar 3-band preamp.<\/p>\n<h2>o3 Guitars Palladium Bass Photo Gallery:<\/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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-Body-in-Case-900x667.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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-Back.jpg?fit=900%2C667&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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-Headstock.jpg?fit=450%2C600&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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-String-View-900x667.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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-Front-Standing.jpg?fit=900%2C649&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\/2012\/12\/o3-palladium-Back-Standing.jpg?fit=900%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we take a look at Spanish custom shop o3 Guitars\u2019 Palladium bass. Available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions, the bass takes its moniker from the chemical element, which is a \u201crare and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2174,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-749","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/749","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\/2174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}