Renaissance SCB

American made, Lucite Bass of undetermined age. Same features as described below. Two Volumes, Two Tones, phase switch, pickup selector switch and active passive switch. Pups are twin Precision DiMarzio's in an "inverse" arrangement i.e. the lower string pups are oriented towards the bridge NOT the neck. Body is clear lucite with a quasi Alembic feel. Bridge, electronics covers and tuners are all brass or gold. Neck is birdseye maple with Mahogany stripe down the center. Grover tuners that are outstanding. Medium scale neck, think frets, easy as hell to play. Lots of features on a bass almost 30 years old.

The layout of this bass allows it to be quite versatile if you take the time to set it up. It can be as punchy and clear as a late model Alembic or as smooth as a Fender Jazz depending on how you arrange the knobs and switches. It's quiet as a mouse pissin on cotton. I think the bass is equally good for studio or gig.

Lucit has held up well for 30 years. All the metal has as well except for the electronics cover. It has tarnished badly over the years but all else is fine. I had the boys at Parkway Music in Clifton Park, New York give me the hook up and I got a nice playing medium scale bass for my trouble. Don't know how it was setup from the factory.

Duh, the sucka's almost 30 years old, I think it holds up well. Strap buttons needed replacing as they'd gotten thin and sharp over the years. It's lucite, either it's cracked or scratched and this baby's neither. Dependable as Gibralter. Gig with it forever without backup.

N/A company out of business.

A real collectors item that you can play out live without risking thousands. So rare folks don't even bid on it. A far more usable and versitile bass than the Dan Armstrong's of the same ilk. Bought this sucka on the bay, never played it and tried to sell it. Then I practised with it one night and boy was I sold. Phenomenal fit, finih and durablility. And you can't beat it's "what kind of bass is that" factor. Players come from miles around to see just what the hell you've got there. Vintage American Plastic.

This Lucite body bass was built in 1978 in Malvern PA. The body shape is a bit like a telecaster guitar with a single cutaway. The 34"scale neck is 3 piece figured maple with a walnut stripe, it has a 22 fret ebony fingerboard and jumbo frets with out markers but it does have brass side dots.It also had Gold Grover tuners and a Gold Badass I bridge, brass nut, truss rod cover and control cavity cover. There are 2 DiMarzio PAF P-bass pickups a 3 way pickup selector, volume controls for each pickup, a phase switch and an active/passive switch for the 2 band EQ all mounted on a gold anodized control plate.

This bass has a wide range of tones, the neck pickup is right up close to the end of the fingerboard great for dark swampy tones, the bridge is back at the bridge and sounds great for punchy solos. With both pickups selected you get a big kind of full but open sound a lot like an Alembic. Having both a pickup selector and seperate volumes allows for tonal colors and quick changes not possible with one or the other or a blend. The EQ while not as broad ranging as contemporary on board EQs does a fine job for this bass and it is quiet.

The Lucite body has fared well over the years no scratches or discoloring, the fit and finish is quite good. The quality of the hardware shows as the Gold is all in tact and still beautiful. I'm still refining the set up but it plays fine with great high fret access. The neck is a little clubby but still comfortable.

Sounds great live, sounds fine in the studio. As far as reliability it was already 23 years old when I got it and I think it will easily last forever or until the plexiglass breaks down.

The company has been gone for 21 years now and little is known outside some historical info. I am trying to contact some of the company owners and designers for info we'll just have to see. I did have to replace the phase switch as it was broken out of phase that was no problem for my repair buddy.

This bass is HEAVY about twice as heavy as my other basses. The layout of the pickups makes slapping a touchy thing but still possible. This bass is a wonderful addition to my already unusual working collection. It always gets comments when I pull it out. Considering the rarity and unusual features of this bass it was a real bargain for what I paid.