4, 5-string · Bolt-on
Short-scale bass (SM-AXE), 76 cm (~30") scale; swamp ash, alder or mahogany body, customer-choice pickups and passive or active electronics. Handbuilt to custom order by Bert Gerecht (Hot Wire Bass, Desloch, Germany, est. 1999); woods, pickups, electronics and scale configurable. Starting price EUR 1,798 (ex-VAT export price); custom builds quoted individually.
| Construction | Bolt-on |
| Strings | 4, 5 |
| Body | Swamp ash, alder or mahogany |
| Neck | Maple (or mahogany) |
| Fingerboard | Maple, rosewood or ebony |
| Neck Pickup | Hot Wire (customer choice) |
| Bridge Pickup | Hot Wire (customer choice) |
| Controls | Passive or active |
| Bridge | Schaller and/or Hipshot |
| Made In | Germany |