Luna Guitars has announced the introduction of the Paz Lenchantin Signature Bass. Lenchantin is best known for her playing as a member of A Perfect Circle (with Maynard James Keenan of Tool) and in the super-group Zwan (with the Smashing Pumpkins' founder, Billy Corgan). The bass was a collaboration between the artist and Luna's designers, and the result is a stunning instrument — both sonically and aesthetically — that is as vibrant to look at as it is to play.
Luna approached the artist back in 2006 with the suggestion of a signature instrument, after learning that she was already a fan of the guitars — and in fact owned one of Luna's Henna Oasis Cedar guitars designed by renowned UK henna artist Alex Morgan. Paz flew to Luna headquarters in Tampa last year, along with Luna's artist liaison Carla DeSantis, to begin making her dream a reality, and to sketch out the initial designs with Luna principals: founder and creative director, Yvonne de Villiers, Division Manager, Derek Badala, and CEO Elliott Rubinson.
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Following that initial meeting, miscellaneous mockups were shuttled back and forth via email with Luna designers, and Paz made suggestions merging a hands-on, 'in the trenches' knowledge of the instrument with her natural sense of scale and beauty. Alex Morgan worked her “henna magic” once again on the paisley inspired pick guard. Paz was presented with the prototype at the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA and has been playing it with her band Entrance.
Comprised of a 34″-scale Eastern Mahogany body, the bass features a maple headstock and neck (satin finished), rosewood fingerboard, with chrome appointments, Vintage P Bass-style tuners and pickups and Luna's signature mother-of-pearl moon phase fret markers. The Henna pick guard is cedar with a gloss finish.
Luna Guitars' Paz Lenchantin Signature Bass will be ready for shipping mid August. Future offerings will be in Black Gloss with Henna pick guard and Mahogany with Henna pick guard.
For more information, please visit www.lunaguitars.com
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