Manufacturing fine custom basses in Vienna, Austria, since 2019
All BITE basses carry original BITE 1000mV passive high-output pickups.
That's a record 1000 millivolts of undistorted bass power biting right through your mix.
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Selection of over 100 basses including in-stocks and hot deals
Thousands of additional choices
5-string, 2734 sound options, shorties, lefties, lightweight, hand-painted and digital artwork ...
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QUICK TIPS
- Build your bass online, add to cart, also add your additions if any, and insert your delivery address at checkout to see your tax-adjusted price incl. shipping costs. Export prices (USA, UK, CAN, AUS, etc.) are tax-free.
- Happy to send you a technical drawing if your configuration is not available in the configurator.
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- We ship worldwide within weeks, mostly via UPS. Shipments are insured against damage or loss until safe delivery at your doorstep.
- Mail or call us if you're lost, we'll guide you to your dream bass.
BITE PERKS
- In case of questions just select Risk-Free Dummy Order at checkout. No payment data, no commitment, no hustling (we're not selling cars nor insurances) we'll get back to you.
- Return policy: Build your bass in our configurator, cancel your purchase up to 14 days after delivery, no questions asked. Yes, return an individually built custom bass. This is unheard of.
- Greenlighting: We seek your OK before dispatch.
- Hold for pickup: We send your bass to a parcel shop near you for pickup.
- Making-of: We send you pics and videos from our workbench to keep you informed of the manufacturing progress.
WHY A BITE BASS?
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CUSTOMER RATINGS
What do others say about their BITE basses?
Read 150 reviews.
HIGH-OUTPUT PICKUPS THAT BITE THROUGH YOUR MIX
More bang for your buck! The 1000-millivolt sound explained (11 min video)
CUSTOM QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Watch how we make BITE basses (6 min video)
SUSTAINABLE WOOD
- Non-tropical substitutes
- FSC certified origin
- Managed harvesting
- Shipping with carbon offset
ARTISTS
Stage, studio or bedroom - BITE's 1000 millivolts take artist ground by storm
"Superb, we all love it."
"OMG!!! Our soundman loves it!"
MARTY O'BRIEN, USA
Grammy-winning credit
Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Tommy Lee, Chris Cornell, Disturbed, Daughtry, Phil X
TONY NEWTON, USA
Motown legend
Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross
"Absolutely amazing!!!!!"
ULI SALM, Germany
World's No. 1 Bass Collector
Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, J. J. Cale
"You guys gained a new fan!"
BOBBY SCHNECK, USA
Aerosmith, Slash, Green Day, Weezer
"What a TONE MONSTER! Plays like butter, sounds just killer."
KLAUS VOORMANN, GER
2 Grammy wins, "5th Beatle"
The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Manfred Mann
"Clever, great, nice work!"
SUZI QUATRO, UK
The Queen of 1970s Rock
"Beautiful bass, nice to play AND great sound!"
GREG DELCORE, USA
Grammy-winning credits
Britney Spears
"So impressed! Absolutely gorgeous and sounds amazing!"
SIMON FRANCIS, UK
Ellie Goulding, Kylie Minogue, Lee Rogers
"Loving it! Went straight into gigs and studio sessions."
ELLEN ALAVERDYAN, USA
12-year-old bass prodigy, 1.4M
"Sounds amazing, the neck is very comfortable!"
CHARLES BERTHOUD,
UK/USA, 2.1M
"Solid, very well-made, gonna last a long time."
BASSRILIA, Brazil, USA
913K
"Best bass ever, can't get this sound from any other bass."
