Wednesday, February 27, 2008


Pickups, Pickups, Pickups!

Can you guess the topic of our latest post? So as many of you may already know Sage has had a wonderful relationship with Aero pickups and it's founder Larry Pollack over the years. Aero's have long been a top shelf option on all our basses, offering what we consider the ultimate in an uncolored voice of our basses. Pickups that let your bass's voice speak clearly. There's a little magic in these babies, and we always wished every Sage came equipped with them. After hours of long talks on construction topics from pole-pieces, to windings, and more now they do. The standard Sage pickup will be based on a single coil design that won Aero a "Top Tone" award by Bass Player Magazine, but with a few tweaks here and there. We will of course still offer the Aero humbuckers we have always used in the past as an upgrade. In a world of cheaper, faster, better it's really nice to know we're adding something that is boutique quality to all our basses, a micro brew if you will. Stay tuned for more info and pics on this topic.

Monday, February 25, 2008


Some months are better than others February has been great! We have had record sales and lots of new incoming projects. We're pleased to report that our 5 string Utilitarian prototype sold over the weekend to a great local bassist named Larry Lefebvre (he also owns the Cocobolo 5 in the gallery), we know in Larry's hands the bass will get a great workout. As you can see from the photo its neck building time. We build our necks in batches of 8, usually we need a few while the others sit on the shelf ready for the next customer order. In the next couple of updates we'll show you basses ordered by Carlos Peniche of Mexico, and Cliff Davies of California. Carlos Ordered a Chambered Singlecut fretless 4 with a 33" scale, and Cliff ordered a Long Horn bolt-on 4 with all the trimmings. These are just two of the very special basses in the fold. So keep your eyes peeled.

Friday, February 22, 2008


Here's the latest 4 string ready to leave the nest. It's our standard body shape with set-neck construction. It features a beautiful piece of Spalted Flamed Maple for the top, Wenge tone plate, and Mahogany body. Married to a Rock Maple neck with a Ziricote fingerboard. Last but not least the heart of the bass features a set of Aero humbuckers with an Aguilar OBP-2 Preamp. This bass is a tone arsenal for sure. Holla!

Thursday, February 21, 2008


OK the latest batch to be leaving the nest soon are these three. The 4 is going to our good friend Theron, while the 5 and 6 will be off to Sleek Elite in Japan. Stay tuned for some pics of the finished pieces.

Friday, February 08, 2008





OK so this is what's new these days. Our new Utilitarian line developed with our close friend Jeff Caxide's needs for a killer sounding bass, with minimal frills, and plenty of moxie. These basses have been an instant hit at the shop, and all the artists who have graced us at the shop during the development of these basses have given major praise. Look for a full gallery of photos and specs in the coming weeks.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Holey smokes is this section in need of some major updates! No worries they're on the way. We just recently got back from the NAMM show in Anaheim, Completed the prototypes for the new Utilitarian basses, gave a shop tour and hung out with Liam of Dillinger Escape Plan, and a whole host of other stuff. We should have more content soon in terms of bass gallery photos, and eventually some restructering of the web site in general, so keep an eye out. 2008 is poised to be a sweet year for Sage.