Ashdown - The Saint Avant 4 Lambo Metalic Blue + Housse

If you’re looking for a bass that can keep up with modern playing styles without compromising on comfort, the Saint Avant 4 Lambo Metallic Blue is well worth a look. Its 40 mm poplar body provides a balanced tonal foundation, with enough resonance and clarity to let your playing shine through.

The bolt-on neck, crafted from heat-treated maple, features a comfortable C-shaped profile, whilst its fingerboard, with a radius of 350 mm, offers a smooth surface that makes it easy to move your fingers around. The heat treatment of the maple also improves its stability – a welcome feature when you regularly play in different environments.

What really sets this bass apart is its 864 mm multiscale scale length and fan-shaped frets. This ensures that each string benefits from tension better suited to its length, which notably brings greater tightness and definition in the lower register. You also benefit from 24 stainless steel frets, allowing you to explore the neck more fully, with a pleasant, smooth glide under your fingers. The black hexagonal inlays further emphasise the instrument’s contemporary character.

To shape your sound, Ashdown has fitted three J-style pickups with Alnico V magnets. This JJJ configuration allows you to switch from tight bass to more incisive treble, with mid-range frequencies detailed enough to give your lines real presence.

The two volume controls, the master tone control and the dedicated blend control for the J-style pickups allow you to fine-tune this balance to suit your playing style. The vintage-style bridge, black 18:19 ratio tuning machines and D’Addario XL165 strings round off a bass with a decidedly modern character, ready to find its place across a wide range of musical genres.