Mayones Custom Pi Bass, Wojtek Pilichowski Signature, Eye Poplar Top, Bartolini/Aguilar Electronics
Player's Perspective
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Aptly named after one of the best slap artists around, this bass will leave you in awe! Wojtek Pilichowski is world renowned for his slap technique, but just because you're a master at your craft, doesn't mean that you don't need tools to help you execute more easily. But let's say you want to do more than just slap away like a funk machine, then this original Pi design will give you that extra little bit of darkness (compared to the new "slap machine" Pi 3) to help you stay punchy and defined when playing fingerstyle. This bass just absolutely smokes! Slapping on it is truly effortless. The strings bounce off the fretboard and provide tight and punchy lows with crisp and sizzling highs. But make no mistake about it, this is FAR from a one-trick-pony. The bass sounds great with fingerstyle playing too. You can get a barky and throaty bridge pickup tone or dial in the neck pickup a to round it out for a sound that is massive but never muddy. The Bartolini soap bars sound awesome and have just a touch of natural compression and darkness to them, which is great when slapping, and also really shines when playing fingerstyle. The Aguilar pre-amp is open and edgy so you never have to worry aboburieding burried at the bottom of a mix and it counteracts the Bart pickups nicely. So although this bass absolutely is the Ferrari of slap basses, make no mistake about it, this is a versatile axe that could very well be the last bass you ever need to show up to a gig with. It won't hurt that you'll also have an instrument that looks thoroughly bitchin'!
Manufacturers Details
Mayones presents the signature bass lines built under guidance of and inspired by Wojtek Pilichowski, one of the most popular Polish bass players, world-renowned for his superb slapping techniques, the author of 7 solo albums (over 70 000 copies), 4 guides and lessons for bass guitar and a contributor on more than 120 CDs of other artists.
Wojtek Pilichowski signature bass follows the basic specs of our top of the line active basses, with neck-thru construction, profiled Swamp Ash body, Bartolini Soapbar pickups, Aguillar built-in electronic & Schaller hardware. Signature special features in standard of this version are: Wenge-Padouk neck, Eye Poplar top (natural color, gloss), which both add up to the modern deep warm sound & exclusive look of this instrument. The model is outlined with an acrylic pearl Pi sign between 11-13 fret of the Ebony fingerboard. Available only in 4-stringed version, fretted.
Mayones guitars and basses are hand-crafted in Poland using traditional European luthier techniques and the finest components available. Professional musicians worldwide depend on their Mayones to provide stunning sound and consistent playability night after night. Mayones artists include Between The Buried And Me, Korn, Katatonia, Limp Bizkit, Paradise Lost, Keith Merrow, Periphery, Jimmy Haslip and many more. Reserve your Mayones today and see how it inspires your own creativity.
Overall Condition
Specs
- Mayones Custom Pi - Wojtek Pilichowski Signature
- Natural Gloss Finish
- Profiled Swamp Ash Body Wings w/Wenge Middle
- Eye Poplar Maple Top
- Neck-Thru Construction
- 5-Ply Wenge-Padouk Neck
- Ebony Fretboard
- 20" Fretboard Radius
- 34.25" Scale
- 24 Med Jumbo Frets
- Pi Symbol Inlay (Frets 11-13) + Side Dots
- Schaller M4 Tuners
- Mayones X2 Two-Piece Bridge
- Bartolini Soapbar Pickups
- Aguilar OBP-3 Active Preamp
- Controls: Volume, Blend, Middle, Treble/Bass (stacked)
- Ebony Nut
- Schaller Security Straplocks
- Mayones Hardshell Case Included
- 100% Handcrafted
Our in house guitar tech has inspected, tested, and cleaned all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.
