Serek Basses is a boutique bass guitar workshop founded by luthier Jake Serek, based in Brevard, North Carolina. Jake honed his craft through an internship at Lakland Bass Guitars and further training at Third Coast Guitar Repair before launching his own shop. A bassist himself, he toured with Chicago-based band Bad City, opening for acts like The Smashing Pumpkins and KISS, giving him firsthand insight into what working musicians need from their instruments.

The brand is known for its vintage-inspired designs that evoke the unconventional bass shapes of the 1960s and '70s — think Gibson Rippers and Grabbers — while incorporating modern hardware and electronics. Core models include the Midwestern and Midwestern 2 (short-scale basses), the Sacramento, Lincoln, Armitage, and The Grand, the latter featuring a built-in fuzz circuit. Serek basses typically feature B90 pickups (a bass-voiced P90 variant made in-house) or boutique units from makers like Curtis Novak and TV Jones, paired with transparent lacquer or open-pore satin finishes over tone woods like maple, walnut, and mahogany.

The instruments have found a following among professional touring bassists across a wide range of genres, with players in bands such as Phish, IDLES, Coheed and Cambria, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Japanese Breakfast, Clutch, and Deerhoof among the roster of Serek artists.

Serek has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Electric Basses and Fretless Basses. Their gear is featured by 14 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Ian Martin Allison, Lucas Skinner, and Lucas Harwood.