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Sparkle King Standard It’s not enough for your instrument to look and sound great, it has to hold up. It has to be able to take the abuse of a 40 show tour and have the same quality of sound at the last show, as it did on your first. www.kingdoublebass.com It’s an old maxim: If you want it done right, do it yourself. SPECIALIZING IN BUILDING CUSTOM UPRIGHT BASSES “When I was touring with an upright bass, I could not keep it together and when I got it to stay together I could not get it loud enough to be heard over the rest of the band. So I decided to make my own,” says Jason Burns of the modest beginnings of what has become one of the hottest companies specializing in building custom upright basses. While touring over the years, Burns developed and refined the product line, which has catapulted his company to the top of the industry. “I gathered input from players like Lee Rocker and Jimbo Wallace, they have been playing on the road and in studios long enough to have a really good idea of what needs to go into the design and crafting of professional quality instruments.” It’s not enough for your instrument to look and sound great, it has to hold up. It has to be able to take the abuse of a 40 show tour and have the same quality of sound at the last show as it did on your first. www.kingdoublebass.com A King instrument is built to last. King uses premium quality woods, steel reinforced necks, and proprietary crafting techniques to ensure that the instruments durability standards match those of their unique look and sound. The result is an instrument of unparalleled quality, which has become the bass of choice for some of the best musicians in the world. Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat), Lee Rocker (Lee Rocker Band, Stray Cats), Christian Olde-Wolbers (Cypress Hill, Fear Factory, Cush), Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army) and John Hatton (Brian Setzer Orchestra, Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett) play King instruments. The product line has become popular among many professional players for their great tone, solid build and head-turning appearance. As King Doublebass grows and expands its distribution network, Burns remains committed to building each instrument with the 331 AVOCADO #C COSTA MESA, CA. 92627 #C COSTA 331 AVOCADO same care and quality that has made his company a success. He says, “I still oversee the production of every single instrument that comes out of here. I want everybody who orders a King instrument to rest assured that they’re getting the best instrument available.” Players of King basses remain satisfied in knowing that somebody JASON BURNS finally got it right. MODEL Sparkle King Flamejob www.kingdoublebass.com KING DOUBLEBASS SPECS We use the coolest pearls, candies and MODEL Unless noted, all of our Doublebass models come base coats to finish our basses. Each King Sparkle King Standard with the following features: Doublebass comes with hand painted pinstriping to accentuate the • TOP GRADE MAPLE AND SPRUCE PLYWOOD • NINE PLY MAPLE LINER REINFORCEMENT color of the bass. This ensures that each King bass has a custom • HAND-CARVED STEEL REINFORCED MAPLE NECK • ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD (OPTIONAL: EBONY) look and no two are identical. King Doublebass also has a custom shop that is • KING SIGNATURE CHROME TAILPIECE equipped with expert luthiers and artisans ready to create special finishes, hand-painted • CHOICE OF PIEZO PICKUP SYSTEM WITH FINGERBOARD TRANSDUCER OR MAGNETIC SYSTEM WITH FINGERBOARD pinstriping and one of a kind creations. TRANSDUCER • CHOICE OF GUT OR STEEL STRINGS makes and models • PRECISION TUNING MACHINES COLORS • HAND PAINTED CUSTOM PINSTRIPING 1 METAL FLAKE SILVER WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING (SHOWN) • EVERY KING DOUBLEBASS ARRIVES PROFESSIONALLY 2 METAL FLAKE CANDY RED WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING SET UP, READY TO PLUG IN AND PLAY 3 METAL FLAKE KING TANGERINE WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING 1 1 2 3 MODEL Road King Flamejob COLORS 1 ANTIQUE WHITE WITH RED FLAMES (SHOWN) 2 JET BLACK WITH TRADITIONAL HOT ROD FLAMES MODEL 1 2 Sparkle King Sunburst COLORS THE ROAD KING BASS IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING MODEL 1 ORANGE TO RED CANDY FLAKE WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING Road King Standard 2 RED TO BLACK CANDY FLAKE WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING 3 COBALT BLUE TO BLACK CANDY FLAKE COLORS WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING 1 ANTIQUE WHITE WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 JET BLACK WITH CUSTOM PINSTRIPING THE SPARKLE KING BASS IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING MODEL FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO OBTAIN A KING DOUBLEBASS Sparkle King Flamejob BRAD JOHNSON 909.353.8861 818.292.2021 COLORS 1 1 2 1 contact 1 RED CANDY FLAKE WITH TRADITIONAL HOT ROD FLAMES (SHOWN ON COVER) OR STOP BY www.kingdoublebass.com JEZAIRA KNIGHT accessories MODEL MAGNETIC PICKUP SYSTEM MODEL Studio King PHOTOGRAPHY • FOUR MAGNETIC PICKUPS DESIGNED AND • HAND-CARVED BASS MADE WITH THE FINEST SPRUCE AND Road King Sunburst BUILT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMG • FINGERBOARD TRANSDUCER HIGHLY FIGURED FLAMED MAPLE COLORS • VOLUME AND TONE FOR MAGNETIC PICKUPS • EBONY FINGERBOARD AND SLAP TRANSDUCER 1 COBALT BLUE TO BLACK • KING’S SIGNATURE CHROME TAILPIECE 2 BURNT ORANGE TO RED SUNBURST • CHOICE OF GUT OR STEEL STRINGS 3 BLONDE TO BURNT ORANGE SUNBURST (SHOWN) CHROME TAILPIECE • PRECISION TUNING MACHINES 4 BURNT ORANGE TO RED SUNBURST • CAST OUT OF AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM • TRIPLE CHROME PLATED COLORS AMELA ESPOSITO 323.655.1027 1 2 3 4 P 1 BUTTERSCOTCH 2 BURNT ORANGE (SHOWN) 3 BRANDYWINE DESIGN.
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