Free Reed Instruments

The Ashbury range of acoustic basses covers 4 and 5 string models, fretted and fretless, all with solid spruce tops and good 4 band EQ systems.

Bass guitars usually have four strings, tuned to E A G D (one octave below the bottom four strings of a guitar). Five string (and occasionally six string) basses are becoming more common lately. They are either played with a plectrum (some players prefer a bass pick which is larger than a normal plectrum) or by finger picking. Can have either an acoustic hollow body or a solid electric one.

We stock strings for both acoustic and solid electric basses.

We stock acoustic basses in all our shops. Canterbury is our main stockist of electric basses and the staff there are players and enthusiasts. We recommend Ashbury for acoustic basses and Fender, Cort...