AZOLA BASSES Handcrafted in California, USA: LIGHTNING BUG
Lightning Bug with flight case
LIGHTNING BUG
June 2010 Azola is not accepting any new orders. ****************************************
This model is also now available in a hollow-body version! Please see Limited Edition page of the Custom Shop section for details.
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Standard solid-body model features include: * Azola Tru-Acoustic piezo bridge pickup system with active EQ - for optimum versatility and a diverse sonic palette, both pizzicato and arco * Natural satin finish * Solid body (Ash, Mahogany, others) * Maple tilt-adjust neck * Rosewood fingerboard * 41" scale length * D'Addario Helicore Hybrid strings * Black tuners * Adjustable bout & endpin * Bass dimensions=50"H,5"W,6"D (11lbs) * Travel case=54"H,13"W,8"D(17lbs) Not much bigger than an electric bass guitar case!
* Made in California, USA
Optional upgrades & accessories are available. Please see EUB price list for complete information.
Specifications and prices subject to change without notice.
LIGHTNING BUG
The Lightning Bug is also now available in a hollow-body Limited Edition version. Please see the Limited Edition page of the Custom Shop section for details.
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This 41" scale length bass is thoughtfully designed to be dependable, lightweight and easy to handle. Fat Azola tone ... slim, attractive styling. Its SKB case is not much bigger than that of a bass guitar. It is easily checked as baggage when traveling by plane without oversize charges or extra hassle. No set-up time or mechanical skills are required between gigs when touring. The Lightning Bug is an ideal travel solution.
Players who've chosen the Lightning Bug include:
* Juan de Marcos Gonzales & the Afro-Cuban Allstars
* Osama Afifi - WA bassist with Tribal Jazz
* Debra Anderson - Australian bassist
* Eric Baines - Keiko Matsui
* Barry Bales - Alison Krauss & Union Station
* Atilla Bene - Canada
* Massimo Biolcati - NYC bassist (His original bass was stolen!! So he has recently acquired a hollow-body Ltd Ed Ltg Bug to replace it.)
* Matt Bissonette - LA bassist, Boz Scaggs, Joe Satriani, Rick Springfield, many others
* Nelson Braxton - SF Bay Area bassist, currently touring with Michael Bolton
* Steve Coleman (for use with his band)
* Kevin Crosby - WA bassist
* Leonel Duany - Mambochambo(UK)
* Andy Eulau - US State Department Jazz Ambassadors
* Charles Gabriel - Boston area bassist
* James Genus - SNL Band, Brecker Brothers
* Daniel Gomez - So Cal bassist
* Richie Goods - Manhattan Transfer
* Ike Harris - Crystal Gayle, Nashville bassist
* Sid Heilbraun - Asheville, NC bassist
* Alec Henderson - LA bassist
* Ritt Henn - Solo artist & TV host (NYC & LA)
* Tim Hogan - Flagstaff, AZ bassist
* Ben Isaacs - Nashville bassist, The Isaacs
* Donald Jackson - Chicago area bassist
* Andrew Kennedy - Irish bassist
* Rick Kilburn - Canadian bassist / producer
* Conrad Korsch - NYC bassist, Rod Stewart, Manhattan Transfer
* Linda Law - Austin, TX bassist
* Peter Lewton - Troy, MI bassist
* MCAS Miramar - US Marine Base band
* Kelly McCarty - KS bassist
* Peter McCullough - NY bassist
* Chucho Merchan - Jaguares, David Gilmour, many others (UK & Colombia)
* Victor Miranda - Al DiMeola
* Pavel Molina - Los Van Van, (Cuba)
* David Murray - San Diego bassist
* George Packard - New Zealand bassist
* Richard Patterson - David Sanborn, Boz Scaggs
* Gene Perez - NY bassist
* Juan Perez - So Cal bassist
* Eddie Resto - So Cal bassist and educator, Eddie Palmieri
* Ruben Rodriguez - Eddie Palmieri, Lincoln Center Jazz, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Caribbean Jazz Project
* Jim Rojas - So Cal bassist
* Satoru Sakata - Latin bassist(Japan)
* Eric Schlosser - PA bassist
* Kazutoshi Shibuya - Orchesta de la Luz, Orchesta del Sol, and others(Japan)
* Oscar Stagnaro - Boston bassist, Berklee faculty, Calle 54
* Dave Sturt - UK bassist
* Bob Thomson - Australian bassist
* Bert Turetzky - So Cal bassist / educator
* Jorge Uzabeaga - Maria Cuevas y Sabroson Banc (Sydney,Australia)
