To celebrate the re-opening of Regenerate Guitar Works I'd like to offer up a pair of lefty basses at introductory pricing

First up is a Vintage Recording Bass® series Darkstar lefty model VRB-DS4L

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Specs:
- Select Alder 2-piece body finished in Lake Placid Blue metallic (upgraded finish)
- Eastern Maple 21-fret AAA Birdseye neck (upgraded), 12″R AAA Birdseye fretboard (upgraded), satin finish
- 1-1/2″ nut width J-style neck, zero-fret, 6125 alloy frets, dual graphite stiffening bars, black side dots, no face dots
- Hammon Engineering Darkstar pickup (swimming pool cavity allows pickup to be rotated 180 degrees to change pole piece location)
- Hipshot Type A 19mm bridge with thru-body stringing (upgraded)
- Hipshot Ultralight tuners
- White Pearloid pickguard
- Hipshot string retainer
- passive Vol / Tone controls (250k ohm CTS pots, Sprague Orange Drop .047uf cap, Switchcraft jack)
- Chrome hardware
- Soft case included
- 18 month limited warranty


Soundclips of this bass:
- http://regenerateguitarworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vrb-ds4l-sample-meters.mp3
- http://regenerateguitarworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vrb-ds4l-sample-immigrantsong.mp3


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Next up is an Axiom® Series lefty

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Specs:
- Select Swamp Ash 2-piece body with highly figured drop-top, Honeyburst finish
- Maple 21-fret neck, upgraded AAA Birdseye 12″R fretboard, satin finish with gloss headstock
- 1-1/2″ nut width J-style neck, zero-fret, 6125 alloy frets, black side dots, no face dots
- Dual graphite stiffening bars, heel trussrod adjust
- Nordstrand Big Singles pickup set
- 18v Nordstrand preamp with true bypass mode
- Vol (pull for passive) - Blend - Dedicated Passive Tone® (DPT®) - active Bass/Treble stack
- Hipshot Ultralight tuners
- Hipshot Type A 19mm bridge
- Tortoise/W/B/W pickguard
- Chrome hardware
- Hipshot string retainer
- Electro socket side jack
- Soft case included
- 18 month limited warranty
- Total weight: 8.5 pounds


Soundclips of this bass:
coming as soon as I can get into the studio and lay down a few lines

If I can answer any questions on these basses, including special introductory pricing, don't hesitate to drop me an e-mail or simply reply to this thread

all the best,

R

my Nordstrand order came in recently, and the 2-band pre I plan to utilize in an upcoming build just kept staring at me ... so I gave in to temptation this evening and swapped out the OBP-1 for the Nordy 2-band in the Honeyburst Axiom.

after running thru my QC to make sure everything was properly connected, I took a spin thru my reference amp here in the shop ...

I REALLY LIKE THIS PREAMP! :hyper:

I have an identical configuration of Vol (pull passive) - Blend - DPT® - active Bass/Treble stack like I did with the previous configuration, but the Nordy 2-band really works well with the pair of Big Singles this bass is loaded with

I'm looking forward to a little bit of live rehearsal time this weekend to see if it holds as well or better than the Aggie

all the best,

R

Excellent stuff Rod.

The Vintage Recording Bass is awesome, as is the Axiom, but espcially the Vintage Recording Bass. :D

Here is the one time you'll hear me wish I was lefty..........

My dear friend and fellow lefty bassist RUINER SEVERHEAD would probably LOVE these basses!!! ;)

Nice, Rod. As usual, your basses look great. Especially the LPB and neck figuring on the Dark Star model. Glad to hear you are ready to get back to building.

hey nice to see the shop reopen. So you did not move to NC?

due to the current economic scene, the relocation to Charlotte was put on hold for multiple reasons :( I still have the acreage there that we'll eventually relocate to ...

since we are being 'held hostage' here in Seattle :D I decided that I couldn't let my bass building sit idle any longer. we relocated to a new place here that has a private 2-car garage where I've been able to get set-up and running again.

I lost some tooling capacity and customization flexibility in the process, but I have also restructured to incorporate CNC tooling for many of my parts. don't be fooled by myths you may read on the internet - there's still a TON of hand worked craftsmanship needed to detail a rough-cut part off the CNC into a refined bass neck/body worthy of offering up for sale. the CNC is simply a tool helping me keep my costs down while also keeping my quality high


when I eventually get relocated to Charlotte I anticipate incorporating additional CNC tooling so I can set-up for dedicated part stations (i.e. one CNC set-up for body work and one set-up for necks. each CNC would have two stations, one for each side of the component being made)

by having the machines in-house, I can more closely control the costs associated with crafting an instrument from rough materials. the planned set-up for Charlotte would also allow me the capability to craft parts for other builders should there be interest to do so

all the best,

R

the Honeyburst Axiom 4 is currently on hold with its sale all but wrapped up pending final payment

all the best,

R

the Honeyburst Axiom 4 is officially SOLD


I will have a lefty Tribute '55 entering final assembly in the next week or so. Detailed specs when I have images of the first test fit after it returns from the paint shop

all the best,

R

A sneak peek at the first Heritage Tribute '55™ lefty that is currently in final assembly and will soon to be offered up for sale ...

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Specs:
- select Swamp Ash offset seam body, forearm + tummy contours, finished in semi-transparent Vintage White
- Quartersawn Maple/Maple 21-fret neck, 1-5/8" nut width, vintage size fretwire, bone nut, satin finish
- Nordstrand SCPB pickup
- Hipshot Ultralight clovers
- Wilkinson vintage twin saddle thru-body bridge
- polished stainless control plate
- black pickguard
- CTS pots, Orange Drop cap, copper foil shielding, Electrosocket side jack

Estimated completion date: late September 2009

A second unit with 2-tone Vintage burst will be available in late October 2009

More info on this series here: http://regenerateguitarworks.com/?page_id=341