{"id":775,"date":"2012-06-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=775"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:47:00","slug":"bass-of-the-week-surine-basses-regency-8-string-rainbow","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-surine-basses-regency-8-string-rainbow","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Surine Basses Regency 8-String \u201cRainbow\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surine Basses decided to go all out on their Regency model with this \u201cRainbow\u201d 8-string bass. The hollow-body bass has a stunning 32-strip laminate top and matching headstock with a variety of exotic woods. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string--620x233.jpg?resize=620%2C233\" alt=\"Surine Regency 8-string Rainbow Bass\" title=\"Surine Regency 8-string Rainbow Bass\" width=\"620\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24639 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Equally impressive is the 7-piece thru neck made of rock maple and purple heart, which is topped by an ebony fingerboard. And if that\u2019s not enough, the fingerboard has intricate mother of pearl inlays with a larger lion inlay at the 12th fret.<\/p>\n<p>The pickup and electronics are made by Bartolini, and the bass\u2019s gold hardware includes a Hipshot detuner on both E strings. <\/p>\n<p>For more, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surinebasses.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surine Basses website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Surine Regency 8 string \u201cRainbow\u201d 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\/06\/389694_10150451065493385_1965991088_n.jpg?fit=432%2C327&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-12th-fret-Inlay.jpg?fit=432%2C336&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-Back.jpg?fit=432%2C287&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-Body.jpg?fit=432%2C440&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-Full-Back.jpg?fit=720%2C282&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-Headstock.jpg?fit=432%2C366&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-Headstock-Back.jpg?fit=432%2C367&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\/06\/Surine-Regency-Rainbow-8-string-No-Hardware-Up-neck-shot.jpg?fit=432%2C324&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 --><\/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>Surine Regency 8 string \u201cRainbow\u201d Specs:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hollow Body<\/li>\n<li>32-piece laminate top<\/li>\n<li>Neck-thru construction<\/li>\n<li>7-piece rock maple\/purple heart neck<\/li>\n<li>Ebony fingerboard<\/li>\n<li>Mother of Pearl inlays<\/li>\n<li>Bartolini pickup<\/li>\n<li>Bartolini electronics<\/li>\n<li>Gold hardware<\/li>\n<li>Hipshot detuner on both courses of E-strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-callout\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surine Basses decided to go all out on their Regency model with this \u201cRainbow\u201d 8-string bass. The hollow-body bass has a stunning 32-strip laminate top and matching headstock with a variety of exotic woods. 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