535SC

ash

This bass marked the start of using new, laser cut templates for the wings. In going with the laser cut templates instead of the MDF I’d used previously, I was able to achieve better accuracy and consistency in control layout and cover positioning than before.

This was also a first for Better Mousetrap Guitars in that it was the first production unit of the single-cut shape that has become the mainstay of the brand.

components

preamp

pickups

hardware

strings

specifications

  • Single-cut, 5-string, 35″ scale, 24 frets
  • Ash wings with purpleheart rail
  • Maple and purpleheart neck
  • Curly purpleheart fretboard
  • Nordstrand DC pickups 
  • Aguilar 3-band preamp
  • Hipshot Ultralite tuners
  • Hipshot A-Style bridge