Blast cult "Thirty 2"

[jbossolo]

Anyone seen one of these? Interesting.
32" scale, Mahogany body, maple neck, vintage jumbo frets, swamp skunk FB, Graph Tech nut, Ultralite tuners, Hipshot bridge, and an "active upright bass PU" by EMG.

Their website doesn't offer much info:
www.blastcult.com
Their FB page has some eye candy, including one with a Zebrawood body:
https://www.facebook.com/blastcult

Sent them an e-mail asking for info, although for that kind of coin ($2.5G) I'd probably get me a Bruce Johnson SSB:
http://www.xstrange.com/ssbtech1.html

What do y'all think?

[dukeorock]

Haven't had the pleasure of trying one yet, but I do play Blast Cult uprights and can tell you Jason Burns' craftsmanship and detail are among the very best out there...looking forward to hearing one, for sure

[jbossolo]

Me too. I'm very interested.

[jbossolo]

Just got their reply:

Hi Jose,

Thank you for emailing. We are very proud of our Thirty 2 so far everyone that played it loves it. One of the main features is Blast Cult active upright bass pick-up by EMG. This pick-up allows you to get that old Motown sound, and with its active tone, bass, and volume its easy to dial in a perfect eclectic tone. Here are some more specs on the Thirty 2;

"Thirty 2"

• 32” inch scale
• Mahogany body
• Maple neck
• BLAST CULT swamp skunk fingerboard
• Hipshot bridge
• Hipshot ultra light tuners
• BLAST CULT active upright bass pick-up by EMG
• Vintage jumbo frets
• 9.5 fingerboard radius
• Graph Tech tusq bass nut 1.62” width
• Coined BLAST CULT logo on neck pocket
• 41 ½ complete length
• Made in the U.S.A.
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Available fretted or fret less
Optional ebony fingerboard
Available with tremolo



Standard Color $2500.00 (Matte Black, Antique White, Blond w/Black neck)
Deluxe Color $2600.00 (Omen Green, Blood Burst)
Polished $2750.00 (3 color burst, Gloss Black)
Zebra wood $3500.00


Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Thanks,

Miguel Gonzalez
Blast Cult
office 714.974.1802
miguel@blastcult.com



Five fine men providing music for the working class...
www.facebook.com/VinnieAndTheHooligans

[rumblinbass]

been wonderin when this bass would show up on TB.
been followin Blast Cult for a while now.

[mbelue]

That is a fine bass, just purdy. Is that a thunderbird style ridge along the length of the strings?

[dukeorock]

Originally Posted by mbelue

That is a fine bass, just purdy. Is that a thunderbird style ridge along the length of the strings?

Yep!

[jbossolo]

I'm getting that all-too-familiar "gassy" feeling!
Requested more pics.

[Immigrant]

That's totally cool!

The color option "Blood Burst" is cool also. What a name.

[mjac28]

Nice looking bass but no shielding or does that matter anymore with today's pickups? and is that battery just loose in there?

[mr.mow]

Been watching these for a while now.. hadn't seen the price though..
Looks very cool..

[tomydacat]

Man Dukeorock I have been LOVING the uprights and ... these basses look awesome as well ..just dont have the money at this point ..I also love the LOGO .. cant wait to hear the thirty2 as well..

[Zoomie]

Clearly, I have no idea how this sounds or plays BUT............

it is sooooo retro-sexy !

[dukeorock]

Originally Posted by Zoomie

Clearly, I have no idea how this sounds or plays BUT............

it is sooooo retro-sexy !

I'd love to try one, one of these days...Jason Burns does the coolest builds and I love his sense of style, as a rule...very curious what those whacky pickups sound like

I've been playing his uprights exclusively for probably 10 years now...I think I've had 5-6 of 'em...the latest Blast Cult uprights are the best thing he's done to date

[bassfran]

Originally Posted by jbossolo

Anyone seen one of these? Interesting.
32" scale, Mahogany body, maple neck, vintage jumbo frets, swamp skunk FB, Graph Tech nut, Ultralite tuners, Hipshot bridge, and an "active upright bass PU" by EMG.

Their website doesn't offer much info:
www.blastcult.com
Their FB page has some eye candy, including one with a Zebrawood body:
https://www.facebook.com/blastcult

Sent them an e-mail asking for info, although for that kind of coin ($2.5G) I'd probably get me a Bruce Johnson SSB:
http://www.xstrange.com/ssbtech1.html

What do y'all think?

Want.

[RedMoses]

Very cool

[jim777]

Very, very cool looking bass! I could dig that

[Marial]

Love the green, that's extremely cool.

[jbossolo]

I'm feeling the green as well!

[smperry]

Oooh, I like!