There is some demand for sixstring basses, so we are glad to help out and also respond to the players needs! Let´s start here right away with a very special project!
HWDG FRETLESS SIX
Dann Glenn was one of the very first in the vanguard of bass players to
embrace the contra bass guitar when Anthony Jackson turned heads in the
early 80's with his new concept in bass guitar.
Longing for the subsonic rush of a low B string, and the guitar-like range
of a high C string, DG requested the HotWire Team allow him to design
a dream bass never before seen or heard.
We told him, "Whatever Danny boy wants, Danny boy gets!" Not
long after this DG presented Bert Gerecht with a design for Master luthier
Magnus Krempel no one was expecting...
Instead of bells and whistles, incredibly hot preamps, hidden piezo pickups, and any number of possibilities available to the virtuoso's whims; he went the opposite direction. DG handed us a design for an incredibly simple, yet beautiful fretless contra bass guitar. He asked for a swamp ash amber burst body, German flamed maple neck, ebony fingerboard, all black hardware, only a single wooden-covered Jazz bridge pickup with the silence of a humbucker, and no knobs! No knobs? That's right...no knobs. It's DG's contention that the tone and volume knobs are nothing more than a redundant set of controls already on the front of the preamp. By taking pots, resistors, wires, and all the rest of the electrical components stuffed into even a passive bass` cavity...a hotter, more pure, and ultimately quieter signal could be realized. The HotWire Team took great pride in casting preconceived notions to the wind, and giving DG one of our most beautiful basses ever, which Dann has proudly named "Mars."
FLASH VI
The Hot Wire Flash VI Bass is the latest addition to the Flash range answering
the demand for a six string bass, Jazz-style. The low B supplies a heavy
yet defined rumble, and the high C gives this bass a throaty solo sound.
The handling is superb, as this model is extremely light-weight for a
six, with a German flamed maple neck that ’s very playable despite
the width of 53 mm at the nut and 76 mm at the 12th fret. The Flash VI
features coil-tapped Bartolini humbuckers along with the TC2 active electronics
with a mini switch for "hi boost" and "hi&bass boost"
. The Hipshot bridge gives you the option of stringing thru the body.
Click here to hear Freedare Gottwald on the Flash VI!
Body Swamp Ash
Finish Matt Red
Neck flamed Maple
Fingerboard flamed Maple
Pickups HotWire in wooden cover
Machines Hipshot black
Bridge Hipshot black
Electronics passive
This six string features the best neck we have made to date! The Hotwire
pickups have wooden covers, soapbar size to match the neck. Lots of space
in the control cavitiy for active electronics of the customer´s
choice!
Click to hear the Red Six Bass!
BIG APPLE VI
You name it, we make it! The proud owner of a HWB Vintage 5 requested
a six string with Vintage looks... so we came up with the Big Apple VI!
This special bass offers you Jazz looks and Jazz handling pumping out
a solid and serious Jazz tone, but also gives you low notes for that special
groove plus lets you make your musical statement by soloing in the higher
register. This one has our bordeaux matt finish. Bartolini Soapbars combined
with TC3 electronics are guaranteed to give you a strong sound. The Hipshot
bass bridge gives you the option of stringing thru the body.
