STONEFLY™ BASS
THE ESOPUS ARCH TOP CHAMBERED ELECTRIC BASS
Meet the Stonefly™ Bass.
Handcrafted by Stuart Spector in Mount Tremper, NY.
Esopus Guitars is proud to offer the new bass guitar design from the mind and hands of legendary bass luthier Stuart Spector.
Handcrafted by Stuart at the Esopus workshop located in New York's Catskill Mountains, the Stonefly™ bass features a comfortable body (15.5" lower body bout width, 2.15" body thickness measuring from the peak of the carved top) that delivers plenty of New York attitude for all your low-end needs. From its fully carved spruce top (the top is carved on both its exterior and interior surfaces) with a thumb rest that is elegantly carved into the top, to its super hard Carnauba wax finish, every detail of the instrument has been expertly planned and executed to deliver the tones you want - whether you're playing with your band or at home.
Each Stonefly™ bass is hand signed and numbered on the back of the peghead by Stuart Spector.
Sitka Spruce Tops
Sitka Spruce is famous for its well rounded tones, tight grain pattern, and high stiffness.
Stonefly™ Bass with Sitka Spruce Top $4495.00
Cherry Sunburst
Natural
Tobacco Sunburst
Local Spruce Top
Our Local Spruce is from the Hudson Valley, approximately 20 miles from the Esopus Workshop and was brought to the US in the 19th century from Norway.
Local Spruce is softer than Sitka Spruce, providing an excellent sound!
Stonefly™ Bass with Local Spruce Top $4495.00
Antique Violin
Fretless Ebony Fretboard
Reclaimed Redwood Top
Our Reclaimed Redwood was originally used as barn beams in Humboldt County, California and was over 800 years old when harvested! This tree endured centuries of earthquakes, droughts and fires.
Redwood is known for its rich overtones and dynamic complexity.
Stonefly™ Bass with Reclaimed Redwood Top $4495.00
Flat Sawn Reclaimed Redwood
Premium Figured Maple Top
Our newest offering features a Premium Figured Maple Top.
Figured Maple is well known for its beauty. Sonically it adds a little treble, sustain, and attack/note to note clarity.
Stonefly™ Bass with Premium Figured Maple Top $5495.00
Cherry Sunburst
Natural
Tobacco Sunburst
“This is a Masterpiece” -Matt Garrison
Local Spruce Top, Fretless Ebony Fretboard
Stu Hamm and his Stonefly™ Bass
Local Spruce Top, Tobacco Sunburst.
SPECIFICATIONS
Hand Signed and Numbered by Stuart Spector.
Fully Carved Top (inside & outside surfaces)
Unique Esopus Thumbrest Carved into the Top.
Hand Selected Alder Body, finished in our Black Stain.
Featuring a fully Chambered Body with Binding on Body Top.
Esopus TonePort™
A Removable Sound Port on the Back of the Body, held in place by Magnets.
Removing this gives louder and more open sounding acoustic tones.
Three Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck
32" Scale. Rosewood Fretboard with 21 Frets and Esopus Paua Abalone Trout Inlays.
Ebony Bridge, Tailpiece, and Peghead Veneer. Ebony Truss Rod Cover with Esopus Trout Inlay.
Custom-Made Fishman Piezo Pickup in the Bridge, wired directly to the Output Jack.
Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Machines
Dunlop Dual Design Strap Buttons
Graphtech Nut
Body Dimensions : Length 22", Waist 10.25", Upper Bout 11.25",
Lower Bout 15.5", Body Depth 2.15" Top to Rear.
Total Instrument Weight : Approx. Six Pounds.
Basses include Osmo Hand Rubbed Carnauba Wax Finish and Road Runner Highway Series Case.
Available Options are shown below.
Approximate Build Time : 90-120 days.
Deposit required at time of order for New Build Basses.
OPTIONS
Carved Top Wood Stain Colors
Standard Stain Colors including Black Stain and Walnut Stain No Charge
Sunburst Stains including Cherry Burst, Tobacco Burst, Antique Violin Burst $200.00
Body Finish
High Gloss Finish $850.00
INCLUDES ALL STAIN COLORS
Amberburst, Magma, Polar Night, etc.
Fretboard
Ebony Fretboard $300.00
Unlined Fretless (No Trout Inlays) No Charge
Lined Fretless (No Trout Inlays) $150.00
Luminlay Side Dots $150.00
Ghost Frets on side of fretless fretboard $300.00
External Preamps
Use a high quality external bass preamp with your Stonefly's Fishman piezo output.
We suggest and sell the following Fishman preamps :
Platinum Stage EQ/DI Analog Preamp $199.95
Platinum Pro EQ/DI Analog Preamp Pedal $359.95
Mount Tremper New York and the Esopus Creek. Home of the Stonefly™ Bass.
PJ Rubal’s bass audio is from our custom Fishman piezo pickup, connected to a Fishman Stage Pro EQ/DI analog preamp.
Signal Chain : Stonefly™ bass #011 strung with DR Rare Acoustic strings 45-105 ➡️ Fishman Platinum Stage Pro analog preamp ➡️ Sushi Box FX Finally tube direct box ➡️ UA Apollo audio interface ➡️ Logic Pro with no added effects or EQ.
Special Thanks to Ray Scarth for the beautiful drone footage!
We bring creativity and expertise to everything we do.
At the January 2024 NAMM trade show.
No Treble kindly included their photo of PJ Rubal with the prototype Esopus bass
in their NAMM Show Round Up. Thanks again guys!!
Thin Body for Maximum Comfort
Stonefly™ basses are strung with
DR RARE Acoustic Bass Strings 45-105, Dunlop Flatwound Bass Strings 45-105,
or LaBella Low Tension Flatwound Bass Strings 42-100
