{"id":816,"date":"2011-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=816"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:47:15","slug":"bass-of-the-week-kenneth-lawrence-joust-11-string-chamberbrase-i","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-kenneth-lawrence-joust-11-string-chamberbrase-i","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Kenneth Lawrence \u201cJoust\u201d 11-string ChamberBrase I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world of extended-range basses has taken off over the last few years, and if you\u2019ve ever searched for the term \u201cbass\u201d on YouTube, you\u2019ve likely seen this week\u2019s bass of the week: the Kenneth Lawrence \u201cJoust\u201d 11-string ChamberBrase I, built for Nuclear Rabbit and solo bassist Jean Baudin<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

A customization of Lawrence\u2019s models, the bass features a chambered North Eastern Ash body topped with spalted Brazilian rosewood with a matching headstock cap. The body shape was redesigned from Lawrence\u2019s original template to accommodate the size of the wenge neck as well as the multiple scale lengths ranging from 35\u201d to 30.5\u201d, for which fanned frets take care of intonation. Purple fiber-optic lights are installed in the sidedots for visibility, and are turned on by a switch next to the bridge. The 11 strings are all tuned in fourths: F#, B, E, A, D, G, C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab. <\/p>\n

For pickups, the Joust has two custom Seymour Duncans, spec\u2019ed out by Lawrence, which are covered with Brazilian rosewood and Katalox. The preamp was custom made by the builder. Hardware includes Hipshot Ultra-Lite tuners and katalox knobs by THG.<\/p>\n

The bass gets its name from the classic Joust video game logo inlayed into the Katalox fingerboard. <\/p>\n

Baudin, who is a video game fanatic, says the bass weighs 14-15 pounds, but balances well due to a lead counterweight under the tail. He used this bass to record the the Super Mario Brothers theme, which has been viewed over 10.5 million times:<\/p>\n

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Kenneth Lawrence \u201cJoust\u201d 11-string ChamberBrase I Photo Gallery:<\/h2>\n
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Kenneth Lawrence \u201cJoust\u201d 11-string ChamberBrase I Specs:<\/h2>\n