Body & Sound
1. BITE Custom Bass Models Selected:
The Punch Bass
- Armed with a BITE 1000 mV split coil pickup
- Clears the drummer away
- Alder body, symmetrical waist
- More Options: Lefthand, 5-String, Short and XL Scales, No-Pickguard Body, Lightweight Body, Slab Body
The Jawbone Bass
- Straight from the Department of Attack: cuts, bites and shoots
- We swear there’s no preamp on board!
- Alder body, offset waist
- More Options: Lefthand, 5-String, Short and XL Scales, No-Pickguard Body, Lightweight Body, Slab Body
2. Body Color Selected:
2. Body Color Selected:
3. Body Art Selected:
Pimp your BITE body
Choose your design & color below or go for the plain body with No Body Art.
Want some truly individual artwork? Click for endless artwork options: Digital, Hand-Painted by Artist or Even by Yourself!
One particular digital coloring technology is not available in the USA due to patent restrictions but in most cases we will be able to reproduce the design by different means for US customers.
3. Body Art Selected:
Pimp your BITE body
Choose your design & color below or go for the plain body with No Body Art.
Want some truly individual artwork? Click for endless artwork options: Digital, Hand-Painted by Artist or Even by Yourself!
One particular digital coloring technology is not available in the USA due to patent restrictions but in most cases we will be able to reproduce the design by different means for US customers.
4. Pickups & Circuits Selected:
Shape your sound by defining your pickup position and select your covers: branded orange-white, plain white or plain black.
Not enough choices? 348 Additional Pickup and Circuit Combinations at Your Fingertip incl. humbuckers at your fingertip!
4. Pickups & Circuits Selected:
Shape your sound by defining your pickup position and select your covers: branded orange-white, plain white or plain black.
Not enough choices? 348 Additional Pickup and Circuit Combinations at Your Fingertip incl. humbuckers at your fingertip!
4. Pickups & Circuits Selected:
Shape your sound by defining your pickup position and select your covers: branded orange-white, plain white or plain black.
Not enough choices? 348 Additional Pickup and Circuit Combinations at Your Fingertip incl. humbuckers at your fingertip!
4. Pickups & Circuits Selected:
Shape your sound by defining your pickup position and select your covers: branded orange-white, plain white or plain black.
Not enough choices? 348 Additional Pickup and Circuit Combinations at Your Fingertip incl. humbuckers at your fingertip!
4. Pickups & Circuits Selected:
Shape your sound by defining your pickup position and select your covers: branded orange-white, plain white or plain black.
Not enough choices? 348 Additional Pickup and Circuit Combinations at Your Fingertip incl. humbuckers at your fingertip!
Neck
5. Nut Width - Headstock - Neck Profile Selected:
6. Fretboard Selected:
Maple
Maple is very light-colored by nature. We seal it with clearcoat to keep it from darkening through usage. Make your choice between a vintage and a natural maple tone. Additional fretboard options: Fretless, Birdseye Maple, Roasted Maple
Black Locust
Dark fretboard can be done without tropical wood. Special thermal treatment makes our black locust from the Vienna Woods dark and pretty like rosewood. It can remain unsealed. Additional fretboard options: Fretless, Birdseye Maple, Roasted Maple
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6. Fretboard Selected:
Maple
Maple is very light-colored by nature. We seal it with clearcoat to keep it from darkening through usage. Make your choice between a vintage and a natural maple tone. Additional fretboard options: Fretless, Birdseye Maple, Roasted Maple
Black Locust
Dark fretboard can be done without tropical wood. Special thermal treatment makes our black locust from the Vienna Woods dark and pretty like rosewood. It can remain unsealed. Additional fretboard options: Fretless, Birdseye Maple, Roasted Maple
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7. Nut Material Selected:
Good nut material is hard, workable and self-lubricating. Natural bone has always been the benchmark. The vegan alternative is synthetic bone from the Canadian world market leader Graph Tech®.
7. Nut Material Selected:
Good nut material is hard, workable and self-lubricating. Natural bone has always been the benchmark. The vegan alternative is synthetic bone from the Canadian world market leader Graph Tech®.
Hardware & Wiring
8. Pickguard Selected:
Hardware & Wiring
8. Pickguard Selected:
8.1 Extra Option Custom Printed Pickguard Selected:
UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
You are just a few clicks away from your custom designed pickguard. Custom designs are printed on white 1‑ply pickguard material using a special printing technology which attaches the color pigments permanently and in high-def photo quality. Upload your image file, position by drag-and-drop, rotate and scale as you wish, go nuts! Keep in mind that your uploaded content does not violate the rights of third parties or any laws and that we reserve the right to refuse production, all as specified in our General Terms & Conditions.
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
Please upload your image in JPG file format only. Make sure that your image has minimum dimensions of and a maximum size of 8MB Images will be converted automatically into CMYK color space, possibly resulting in color variations. Positioning may also slightly vary for productional reasons.
IMAGE SETTINGS
9. Control Knobs Selected:
Plastic
Metal
- Zinc die-cast
- Dome-shaped cross section
- Diamond surface pattern
9. Control Knobs Selected:
Plastic
Metal
- Zinc die-cast
- Dome-shaped cross section
- Diamond surface pattern
10. Neck Plate & Control Plate Selected:
10. Neck Plate & Control Plate Selected:
10.1 Extra Option Custom Engraved Text Selected:
Your maximum input is 60 characters including spaces.
11. Tuning Machines Selected:
- Compact design made of lightweight zinc alloy
- Die-cast 1:17 precision gear, enclosure-protected, lifetime-lubricated, ease of rotation individually adjustable by adjustment screw
- String retainer in tuner color
- 2 models at choice: Y shaped and clover shaped
- Click for Hipshot D-Tuner addition
12. Bridge Selected:
GOTOH® Brass Bridge
- 3 mm brass plate
- Brass saddles
- Base plate bolted sevenfold
- Guideways for saddles
- String spacing 19 mm
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13. Strap Buttons Selected:
Vintage Strap Buttons
The classics, without security mechanism.
Security Locks
13. Strap Buttons Selected:
Vintage Strap Buttons
The classics, without security mechanism.
14. Screw Color Selected:
Pick your screw color. Match your hardware color or set an eyecatching contrast.
14. Screw Color Selected:
Pick your screw color. Match your hardware color or set an eyecatching contrast.
15. Wiring Selected:
All connections are soldered in compliance with RoHS. At your wish we also install extra snap connectors for solderless pickup modifications.
16. Strings Selected:
Gotta be other strings? Pleasure! Select and add your strings from the world’s largest assortment right here.
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16. Strings Selected:
Gotta be other strings? Pleasure! Select and add your strings from the world’s largest assortment right here.
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So what would you like to do with your custom configured BITE bass?
Want more options? 5-string, fretless, short scale, D neck, matched headstock, hundreds of pickup & circuit combinations, individual artwork, any hardware under the sun?