{"id":761,"date":"2012-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=761"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:47:00","slug":"bass-of-the-week-aural-ii-by-meridian-guitars","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-aural-ii-by-meridian-guitars","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Aural II by Meridian Guitars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Meridian<\/p>\n

Based in Avezzano, Italy, the luthiers at Meridian Guitars know a thing or two about style. That\u2019s evidenced in their Aural II bass, and though each one is built to order, this particular Aural II really struck me. <\/p>\n

The pickups include a pair of Meridian\u2019s magnetic pickups as well as a Roland GK-3 MIDI controller. The control layout, which looks like it was built by NASA, is comprehensive, to say the least. Both pickups and the GK-3 have a volume control, and two buttons serve as up and down controls to change the MIDI sound banks directly from the bass. Meridian also included their preamp that has a 3-band EQ with switches to adjust the frequency for each equalization pot. Check out this demo to hear some of the Aural II\u2019s sounds: <\/p>\n

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While the controls are attention-grabbing, the bass itself is a thing of beauty. The body wood is white korina with a poplar burl top, and the neck is made from a 25-year old piece of American maple. The fretboard is ebony. Meridian supplies their own bridge, which has wooden saddles and strings through the end of the body.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, Meridian does custom work so the Aural II can be ordered with different woods, electronics, and hardware to suit you. For more, check out the Meridian Guitars website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meridian Guitars Aural II Bass Photo Gallery:<\/h2>\n
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Based in Avezzano, Italy, the luthiers at Meridian Guitars know a thing or two about style. That\u2019s evidenced in their Aural II bass, and though each one is built to order, this particular Aural II\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2194,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-761","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/761","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\/2194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}