Blast Cult
Blast Cult
Also known as: BlastCult
UnclaimedBlast Cult is a custom instrument workshop based in Orange, California, founded by Louisiana-born luthier Jason Burns, who previously built double basses under the King Doublebass name. Launched in 2011, the brand grew out of Burns's work making upright basses for rockabilly and alternative players, and expanded into electric guitars, electric basses, and a range of pickups, bridges, end pins, ...
Blast Cult is a custom instrument workshop based in Orange, California, founded by Louisiana-born luthier Jason Burns, who previously built double basses under the King Doublebass name. Launched in 2011, the brand grew out of Burns's work making upright basses for rockabilly and alternative players, and expanded into electric guitars, electric basses, and a range of pickups, bridges, end pins, and upgrade parts.
The shop is best known for the ONE4FIVE upright bass, a handmade double bass designed for touring rockabilly and jazz players, and for the Gateway Bass, an electric bass guitar engineered to approximate the voice and feel of a double bass. Other models include the Thirty5 electric bass and electric guitars such as the Hollow Vee, Spellcaster, and Batavia. Instruments are built to order with a rock 'n' roll aesthetic that leans toward vintage-inspired finishes and hand-shaped bodies.
Players associated with Blast Cult uprights include Lee Rocker (Stray Cats), Djordje Stijepovic, Miles Mosley, and Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat). The brand has cultivated a niche reputation in the double bass and rockabilly communities for offering boutique, road-ready alternatives to traditional carved uprights.
Blast Cult has 1 product cataloged on Equipboard, including Hollowbody Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 2 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Pop. Notable users include Ronnie Wood and Ryosuke Nagaoka.
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