{"id":793,"date":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=793"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:47:15","slug":"bass-of-the-week-demars-guitars-long-trail-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-demars-guitars-long-trail-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: DeMars Guitars Long Trail Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DeMars<\/p>\n

DeMars Guitars\u2019 Long Trail bass is no doubt an instrument for proud players of the low end. Inspired by Vermont\u2019s hiking trail of the same name, the Long Trail is a a chambered solid-body instrument sporting the company\u2019s patented bass clef soundhole, which the company calls \u201ca stunning visual signature for forward-thinking bassists.\u201d <\/p>\n

We call it righteous. <\/p>\n

The Long Trail comes in 4 and 5-string versions and is built with a basswood body and either a AAA Englemann spruce or AAAAA flame maple top. For an added touch, the bass has rosewood edge binding with contrasting edge purfling around the top. The 3-piece rock maple neck features an integrated headstock and is topped with either a rosewood or ebony fingerboard.<\/p>\n

Hardware on the bass includes Gotoh tuners, a 2-way adjustable truss rod, a TUSQ nut, and an Earvana compensated acoustic saddle, though the 5-string model replaces the Earvana with a TUSQ bridge. The pickups are a pair of piezo transducers placed under the saddle and at the neck heel, with the latter location capturing more of the influence of the neck. These are then fed into a K&K PowerBlend 2-channel 9V preamp. DeMars ships the bass with the \u201csweet spot\u201d already set, but users can adjust each channel\u2019s EQ independently via the preamp board in the control cavity. A rosewood master volume knob is situated on the lower side of the bridge.<\/p>\n

The DeMars Long Trail bass is made in Vermont and carries a list price of $3,300 for a 4-string and $3,600 for a 5-string version. For more info, check out the DeMars Guitars website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DeMars Guitars Long Trail Photo Gallery:<\/h2>\n
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