Grez Guitars Releases The Grez Grand Tour Bass

The model is a short scale semi-hollowbody with a carved top

Grez Guitars Releases The Grez Grand Tour Bass

The model is a short scale semi-hollowbody with a carved top

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Grez Guitarsย announces the release of the Grez Grand Tour Bass, a short scale, 16โ€ semi-hollow carve-top.

The Grez Grand Tour Bass, designed in collaboration with bass powerhouse Ian Martin Allison is, like all Grez instruments, a modern sleek interpretation of the classic instruments from the 50โ€™s and 60โ€™s.

Barry Grzebik explains: โ€œI love process of design instruments, marrying acoustical, electrical, visual and ergonomic engineering with industrial and artistic design.  In this case creating something that artfully balances the desire for a robust acoustic voice with the need to hold up to professional touring and stadium stage volumes.  One small notable detail is that although this is a short scale instrument, because of the after-length of string past the bridge, it uses standard long scale strings which dramatically increases sting options and availability.โ€

Ian Marin Allison shares, โ€œIโ€™m inspired by the unique character of vintage hollow and semi-hollow basses, but they donโ€™t always live up to our modern expectation of stability, playability, versatility and QUALITY. Iโ€™m proud to have helped create something that doesโ€.

The Grez Grand Tour Bass, is available now from Grez Guitars and their dealers. Light customization is welcome with delivery times as little as 8 weeks.  

Street price starting at $5,999    Available for Order Immediately.  

Pictured here in custom Toasted Marshmallow finish, many other finishes available.

โ— Carved Spruce Top                                                          

 โ— 2.0″ Thick, 7.0lbs, 30″ Scale, 21 Jumbo Frets

โ— Honduran Mahogany Body and Neck                  

โ— Curtis Novak Bisonic/Darkstar Pickups with Coil Tap

โ— Macassar Ebony Fretboard, 12โ€ Radius             

โ— Halon Bridge with Grez String Anchor

โ— Nitro Finish                                                                           

 โ— LaBella Deep Talkinโ€™ Long Scale 45-105 Flats

ABOUT GREZ GUITARS

Grez Guitars is a limited-production builder of unique guitars and basses based in Northern California. Luthier and owner Barry Grzebik, an acoustician and product designer by trade, crafts distinctive instruments with an eye towards sustainability, utilizing local reclaimed Old Growth Redwood, windfall Sitak Spruce and FSC certified Mahogany. Grez Guitars plants a Redwood tree for every guitar sold. His custom and limited production guitars are available at www.grezguitars.com.  

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