{"id":367346,"date":"2019-05-21T18:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=367346"},"modified":"2019-05-21T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T11:00:28","slug":"strandbergs-new-line-of-basses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/strandbergs-new-line-of-basses\/","title":{"rendered":"Strandberg&#8217;s new line of basses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Who wins the award for the <strong>weirdest looking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/electric_guitars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guitars<\/a><\/strong>? Well, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/strandberg.html?ref=search_prv_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strandberg<\/a>,<\/strong> of course! But what about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/electric_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basses<\/a>?<\/strong> We must admit that Strandberg would undoubtedly earn this hypothetical title too with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/strandberg_electric_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>new line of multi-scale basses<\/strong><\/a>. But why are their shapes and designs so <strong>unconventional<\/strong>? Their main reason is <strong>ergonomics,<\/strong> and if you know the definition of <strong>&#8220;ergonomic&#8221;<\/strong> and you&#8217;ve ever held one of these basses you will know exactly what we mean.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367347\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-367347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ergonomic-define.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/ergonomic-define.png 485w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/05\/ergonomic-define-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(source: Google)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These basses are design with <strong>comfort<\/strong> and <strong>playability<\/strong> in mind; the <strong>cut of the body<\/strong> and the very noticeable\u00a0<strong>light weight<\/strong>\u00a0play a major role here. Their\u00a0<strong>multi-scale<\/strong> design, including <strong>fanned frets<\/strong>, also add a lot to the beautiful\u00a0<strong>low end<\/strong> of the basses&#8217; <strong>tone<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Julia<\/strong> explains it quite well in the <strong>video below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iU3RyYW5kYmVyZyYjMDM5O3MgbmV3IGxpbmUgb2YgYmFzc2VzIHwgR2VhcmNoZWNrIHwgVGhvbWFubiIgd2lkdGg9IjUwMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyODEiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS1ub2Nvb2tpZS5jb20vZW1iZWQvQzNzdDY3RnF3aTQ\/ZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZTsgd2ViLXNoYXJlIiByZWZlcnJlcnBvbGljeT0ic3RyaWN0LW9yaWdpbi13aGVuLWNyb3NzLW9yaWdpbiIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPjwvaWZyYW1lPg==\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-367355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2222\/05\/strandberg.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"62\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Available in 4-string or 5-string models, Brown or Natural<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-367346 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-5-Brown-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-367353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-5-Brown-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-5-Brown.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-367353'>\n\t\t\t\tBoden Bass Prog 5 Brown\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-5-NA-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-367352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-5-NA-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-5-NA.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-367352'>\n\t\t\t\tBoden Bass Orig. 5 NA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-4-Brown-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-367351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-4-Brown-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Prog-4-Brown.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-367351'>\n\t\t\t\tBoden Bass Prog 4 Brown\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-4-NA-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-367350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-4-NA-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2222\/05\/Orig.-4-NA.png 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-367350'>\n\t\t\t\tBoden Bass Orig. 4 NA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you think of Strandberg&#8217;s new line of basses? Would you ever play one of these? Why or why not? Which one would you choose? Let us know in the comments below or on the Facebook post.\u00a0?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strandberg&#8217;s new line of multi-scale basses look &#8220;different&#8221; but wait till you try them. More info here&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":368298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tblog_post_audio_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1083],"tags":[3837,7012,6199,7538,7010,7534,7536,7542,7540,7546,3204,7544],"class_list":["post-367346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","tag-bass-en","tag-bass-guitar","tag-basses","tag-comfort","tag-electric-bass","tag-ergonomic","tag-ergonomics","tag-fanned-frets","tag-headless","tag-lightweight","tag-music","tag-shape"],"category_colors":{"color_key":"gear","css_classes":{"text":"cat-gear","text_light":"cat-gear-light","bg":"cat-bg-gear","bg_light":"cat-bg-gear-light","border":"cat-border-gear","text_on_bg":"cat-text-on-gear"}},"reading_time":{"minutes":1,"formatted":"1 min"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}