Steam Artist – the furthest we’ve ever gone
One of the key secrets of the sound of the Steam bass has always been our use of thermally aged rock maple as the neck material. It gives the Steam bass its unusually long sustain and even response across the whole fretboard, despite being a bolt-on bass. With the Steam Artist we wanted to explore what happens when we use the same exact material in a neck-through-body design? The result is: Similar, but not the same. It is more modern with super smooth frequency response from top to bottom, without losing the Steam bass character that you (and we) love so much.
Obviously, we couldn’t quite stop there – we also had to find out what happens if we power the Steam Artist up with the Valvebucker? Well, this is that bass – the first-ever Steam Artist bass with the Valvebucker pickup. Our first impression? It is the furthest we’ve ever gone in our bass exploration for a new sound with sustain, clarity, and transparency. It is literally the Steam bass you’ve learned to love—with a notch more sophistication and sonic depth unlike you’ve heard before.
If you’re seriously interested in this bass, please contact me for an offer. Or, if you have any questions about the instrument, I’m more than happy to answer!
Specifications
Amount of frets: 22
Back colour: Aqua
Back finish: Glossy
Body construction: Solid
Body wood: Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata)
Bridge: Gotoh WB2P
Fret marker style: Mother-of-pearl R inlay with dots
Fret material: Stainless Steel
Fret size: Medium
Fretboard: Ebony (Diospyros Crassiflora Hiern)
Fretboard finish: Oil / Wax
Fretboard radius: 12″
Hardware: Nickel plated
Headstock colour: Matching colour
Knob type: Dome
Neck construction: Neck-thru-body
Neck profile: J-style (39mm width at nut)
Neck wood: Thermally Aged Rock Maple (Acer Saccharum)
Nut: Moose Shin Bone
Pickup set: Valvebucker Mk2
Scale length: 34″
Strap buttons: Gotoh Straplocks
String gauge: Elixir Nanoweb 045-105
Top colour: Aquaburst
Top finish: Glossy
Top wood: Flamed Arctic Birch
Tuners: Gotoh GB11
Tuning: Standard
Wiring: Valvebucker Custom
Weight: 4.06kg / 8.95lbs
Hiscox custom hard case included
Warranty: 20 Years
Price: 9 230€