UNIQUE FEATURES
Each bass is stained by hand in a detailed process using our unique formulated stains. Colors can be customized. Each piece of wood has it's own character and organic beauty. We take these attributes into account and enhance the beauty in each piece using dynamic staining. The process for our solid color basses requires time and layered application.
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All our basses use Hipshot Hardware. These tuning machine heads are high quality and made in America. We took into consideration all the hardware available in order to make our basses sound as finished as they look. Hipshot resoundingly delivered.
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This insures a lifetime of reliability and strong structure for the bass neck. With carbon reinforced neck, your favorite bass won't warp over time.
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Careful consideration of comfort and weight distribution insures no neck diving,
or strained playing. A comfortable bassist is a happy bassist. |
Quality wood not only looks beautiful it adds warmth to your sound and ages gracefully. Overtime these basses will only sound better as the wood ages.
We start with the best so these basses can live long lives and feel great. |
By investing in a McGrath Bass Guitar you are acquiring a truly boutique bass. These aren't kit basses, each part is our own creation with classic function in mind.
It took 4 years to design from scratch the bass prototype of our dreams and make it as special as our customers deserve. Now we are in business and ready to share the fruits of our labor. The neck, body, nut, fretboard and more, are all our own design. |
Stainless steel protects your frets from tarnishing. By choosing this option you are making sure your bass will age and still sparkle. There's nothing wrong with
a beautiful patina, but some folks like to keep a sleek sparkle to their metal and we are happy to offer this option. |
MEET THE MAKER
Working as a professional Bass player and luthier for over the last 20 years, I’ve learned a thing or two about making a bass guitar more playable. I’ve engineered a Bass that’s reliable, beautiful and fun. All of the features of these bass guitars have been carefully considered and created with actual play in mind. This is more than a beautiful instrument, it will bring back the joy in your life! We take play seriously at McGrath Guitars. |
JOURNEY
Cormac McGrath has been a bassist and luthier for 20 years. Having played thousands of functions, events and festivals he got to thinking about how to make playing bass the most fun he possibly could. If you spend your weekend loading gear and driving for hours, playing music should be the reward. So many mass produced instruments don't solve the little points of friction that take the joy and flow out of playing music.
He talked to his fellow bassists, he assembled a team / expert research and built his first round of machinery on the kitchen counter. Cormac is passionate about gear but knows it's not meant to collect dust in the corner. If it's easy, you will play more. That is the goal of this company. Some basses are designed to be obsolete, some are designed to hang on the wall, these are MADE TO BE PLAYED! Our basses are proudly made in San Diego, California, USA. |