4, 5-string · Bolt-on
Multiscale (fanned-fret) bass; example build is a 5-string with mahogany body and custom 10-coil slim W-bucker multicoils (poles angled 20 degrees) and an EAST Uni-Pre 5K preamp. Handbuilt to custom order by Bert Gerecht (Hot Wire Bass, Desloch, Germany, est. 1999); woods, pickups, electronics and scale configurable. Starting price EUR 2,798 (ex-VAT export price); custom builds quoted individually.
| Construction | Bolt-on |
| Strings | 4, 5 |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Maple/mahogany/hornbeam multi-strip |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Neck Pickup | Hot Wire W-Bucker multicoil |
| Bridge Pickup | Hot Wire W-Bucker multicoil |
| Controls | EAST Uni-Pre 5K active |
| Bridge | Custom multiscale bridge, individual string riders |
| Made In | Germany |