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24-27th January 2019

Booth 3941 Blast Cult Launches Two New Guitar Models at NAMM 2019 The Batavia and The Spellcaster

Blast Cult preaches the gospel of a Sonic Religion to upright bass players and guitarists the world over. Be it out of wood, metal or cloth Blast Cult products speak for themselves; turning the highest quality raw materials into durable, practical pieces of art.

This year at NAMM, Blast Cult will be launching two new guitar models to add to their repertoire of custom made and unique musical instruments, The Batavia and The Spellcaster guitars.

The Batavia is a single cutaway hollow body guitar. The body is contructed from maple with spruce and mahogany bracing, maple neck, and pau ferro fretboard inlayed with mother of pearl.

The Batavia guitar was conceived and inspired by Jason Burns’ favorite hollow body guitars from the fifties and it comes in two color versions, a two-toned gold and ivory with cream binding, and a gloss black with a nitrocell perloid binding.

Another special addition to the Batavia model are the New Blast Cult 1580 pickups. The Spellcaster guitar is a tribute to the god of electric guitars. Its 1.5' hemlock body, maple neck and pau ferro fretboard makes it especially lightweight with tons of vintage tone. It comes equipped with a pair of TV Jones Starwood pickups and a nitro cellulose lacquer finish.

It also comes in two color versions, a dark brown burst with gold pin striping with black pick guard, and in institution pink with black striping and black pick guard.

The Batavia Guitar

The Spellcaster Guitar For more press information and/or high res images please contact us on

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for inspiration and place a custom order. ABOUT BLAST CULT

Committing to quality over quantity you won’t find BLAST CULT instruments in big box stores for the unwashed masses; instead, we cater to touring musicians and the collector’s market.

Every aspect of the company is a unique experience from the cast of misfits that contribute to the crafting of each guitar to the bespoke nature of the production process itself.

Jason Burns is from Louisiana; he talks slow and plays fast. A luthier and master craftsman, Burns rolls 20 years of experience building quality instruments that can take a beating on the road. No second fiddle to the Stand-Up, Jason is a touring musician that understands it is critical to have an instrument that can stay in one piece until the end of the tour. There's innovation and quality that go into every instrument that leaves his bench.

“There’s not a lot of glory in this job, but there’s a lot of satisfaction,” Burns says.

Devotees of the CULT includes Miles Mosely (not inconsequentially named after Miles Davis) a vocalist, composer, upright bass player and a founding member of the acclaimed collective, The West Coast Get Down. If Jimi Hendrix played upright bass - you'd have Miles Mosely.

Djordje Stijepovic is a Serbian-American double bass player, singer, and composer. He is best known as the bassist for the psychobilly band Tiger Army. He is also a former member of Lemmy Kilmister’s (Motörhead) side project The Head Cat with Stray Cats’ Slim Jim Phantom on drums. His eclectic playing style contributes generously to the cauldron that is BLAST CULT.

All Blast Cult instruments are custom made; if you don't find what you are looking for on our web store, please check out the archive sections or get in touch with us.