New Fretless Bass!

About this episode

Janek discusses the new RKM fretless basses and explores musical concepts related to triads and dominant chords.

The latest short run of basses with RKM, in three new colors, is here! Check out all the specs below and use the contact email at the bottom of the description to enquire about ordering one today. We also get into triads on dominants chords and a recap of the comments section of the now infamous Mantle video from a couple of weeks ago. RKM CUSTOM 5JG Collab 2Scale: 33”No. Frets: 24No. Strings: 5Distance between strings: 17mmBody wood: Mahogany selected 2 pieceNeck: Hard rock Maple w/ carbon fiber reinforcementFretboard: Birdseye maple / Gaboon Ebony (fretted / fretless)Position markers: Luminlay Side dotsPickups: Nordstrand NP5F/NP5Fa (bridge/neck)Preamp: TRICKFISH IPA 3 band 18VTuners: Hipshot Ultralite w/ Bass XtenderBridge: Hipshot Style A 17mm brassStrap buttons: Dunlop StraplokGigbag: MONO Stealth blackOptions available:Body color:Dark Green / Dark gray / Surf BlueStyle:Fretted / Fretless with reference lines / Fretless clean fretboardTuningEADGC / BEADGOrder via email here: batch2@rkmbasses.com More soon, Janek Get full access to Janek's Newsletter at janekgwizdala.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Janek

Topics covered

• fretless bass
• RKM basses
• triads
• dominant chords
• Mantle video

Keywords

• bass guitar
• music theory
• RKM CUSTOM 5JG

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mantle, RKM CUSTOM 5JG Collab 2Scale, TRICKFISH IPA, Hipshot Ultralite, Bass XtenderBridge, Hipshot Style A, MONO Stealth, RKM CUSTOM 5JG

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