Tribe – Swiss Custom Basses

When he founded the company Tribe Guitars, the experienced instrument maker Davide Garbujo had a precise vision for his basses. They should be of high quality, visually appealing, reliable in everyday life as a musician and affordable for everyone. Tribe Guitars has remained true to this credo to this day. Contact and exchange with his customers beyond the purchase is also particularly important to Davide. At Tribe Guitars , in addition to the various series models for every taste, you will also find a custom shop where you can have a bass made exactly according to your ideas by experienced instrument makers. It should definitely be mentioned that you can get Tribe basses in Germany exclusively from session !

Model overview

Spike

Under the name Spike, Tribe present their version of a real electric bass classic. An American alder body meets a Canadian maple neck , with a choice of Pau Farro or maple fretboard. Further features include a handy C- neck profile, a 38 millimeter bone nut and a dynamic Alnico 5 split coil pickup. The spike is painted with a thin layer of matt varnish and is available in Tobacco Burst, Vintage Blond and Fiesta Red, and of course a gig bag is also included.

SF 4 & 5

The SF series is the Swiss army knife from Tribe. The body is made of American basswood, the neck is made of Canadian maple with a purpleheart or maple fretboard . The average weight of 3.8 kilograms and the material thickness of just 26 millimeters at the thinnest part of the body make the SF basses light and comfortable instruments. The fluorescent Luminlay fingerboard inlays and side dots enable easy orientation on the fretboard, even in dark environments. In addition to the Alnico 5 split coil pickup, there is also a humbucker on board, which can also be operated as a single '60 or single '70 using a switch.

This results in seven different pickup combinations. All of these features make the instruments from the SF series flexible and versatile basses that are ideal for practicing at home and in the rehearsal room, as well as in the studio and stages of any size . The instrument is available as a four- and five-string version in black and red, and a high-quality gig bag is included.

Wizard 4 & 5

The Wizard series is basically similar to the models in the SF series, with a body made of American basswood and a maple neck with a Purpleheart fretboard as well as a 3-way switchable humbucker and fluorescent Luminlay inlays. The Wizard basses impress with some additional finesse, such as a graphite-reinforced neck with a D-profile, a beautiful glued-on ash top and weight-reducing ultralight tuning machines. The four-string version is available in white and seafoam green, the five-string Wizard comes in Tobacco Burst. Of course, a high-quality gig bag is also including here.

Headless

The Tribe Headless is recommended to anyone looking for a compact and easy-to-transport bass. Because the basswood body and the maple neck with D-profile and Purpleheart fretboard with a 16'' radius measure just over a meter. Otherwise, you will also find fluorescent Luminlay inlays, a 3-way switchable humbucker and a split coil pickup. The Tribe Headless comes in modern racing Orange and including with a high-quality gig bag.