THE SOUTHLAND
My favourite bass and possibly yours too.
INSPIRATION
Solid Rock
Australia - The Great Southland. At the heart of Australia, known as the Red Center, rises one of Australia's most iconic attractions: a huge red rock known as Uluru. This impressive monolith is made of sandstone and stands 348 meters high and has a circumference of 9.4km. Uluru is at its most stunning around sunrise and sunset, when the golden light makes the rock’s colours come alive.
THE SOUTHLAND
Uniquely Iconic
There is nothing quite like Uluru and there is nothing quite like this bass. Introducing the Southland series. Hand crafted from select tone woods, it comes in your choice of scale lengths.
At the center of the body rises a monolithic monster by Turner Pickups - the Gordo Duo. From a clear, bell-like tone when played softly, to an aggressive grind when digging in, there is nothing quite like this pickup! Paired with a 4 way rotary knob, you can select series, parallel, neck coil and bridge coil wiring options. The passive wiring harness features the legendary Grease Bucket tone control that rolls off the treble without muddying the low frequencies - creating a warm, dark tone while maintaining clarity in the low end.
If you want more more than one pickup, or if you're after a 5 string Southland, you you can choose a set from LeCompte Pickup's extensive lineup of unique pickups.
Available in two models: Southland 4 and Southland 5 with options. Your choice scale length, tone woods, pickups, hardware, and your choice of fretted or fretless.
Not your typical bass! This is my favourite bass and possibly yours too.
AVAILABLE IN 4 OR 5 STRINGS WITH CUSTOM CHOICES
Southland 4 - four string
Southland 4F - four string fretless
Southland 5 - five string
Southland 5F - five string fretless
Your choice of tone woods
Your choice of scale lengths: 30” or 30.5" or 31” or 32" or 33" or 34" or 35"
20" fretboard radius
Slim 2 way truss rod
2 x carbon fibre stiffening rods
Your choice of headstock layout: 2+2 or 3+1 or 4 inline and 3+2
Your choice of fretless or fretted (Fretless unlined with side fret dots)
Your choice of frets: Narrow or Medium or Jumbo
White or black side dots, depending on your choice of wood combinations
Zero fret & nut
The lightest hardware on the market to reduce overall weight and eliminate neck dive
Guyker ultralight aluminium CNC machined bridge 19mm string spacing for four strings
18mm string spacing for five strings
(in your choice of colour: silver or gold or black or red or green)
Gotoh Res-o-lite tuners
(in your choice of colour: chrome or black or gold)
Or
Guyker Dopamine Colour Locking tuners
(in your choice of colour: silver or gold or black or red or green)
String tree retainer
Dunlop strap lock pins
(in your choice or black or gold or chrome)
Your choice of pickups: The Gordo Duo by Turner Pickups OR
Any set by LeCompte Pickups
Premium solderless passive wiring harness with legendary Grease Bucket tone control​
Electro-socket side jack (in your choice of colour: black or gold or chrome)
Aluminium knobs
Elixir Stainless Steel strings
Wood wax/oil finish
Heavy duty polyfoam bass case
