New model, the Mantispa: lightweight bass, foldable, headless, and multi-scale
The range of foldable guitars developed and crafted by luthier Sébastien Gavet is expanding. After the Mantispa guitar presented in 2023 at Guitar Summit, and a first prototype of the foldable bass shown in 2024, the new version of the Mantispa Bass will be unveiled at Guitar Summit 2025. The ergonomics have been revised to offer an instrument that weighs 2.4 kg in its 4-string version.
Specifications:
Materials
- Maple neck
- Maple fingerboard
- Alder body
- Mechanism parts made of maple and black anodized aluminum
Electronics
- 2 hand-wound Growl Buren-JB pickups
- Delano preamp
Dimensions
- Multi-scale 4-string scale length: 32”/34”
- Weight: 2.4 kg
Hardware
- Brass and anodized aluminum developed by Sébastien Gavet
Available in a 5-string version (scale length: 33” → 35”)
Come discover it at the shared stand by French luthiers (Fred Kopo Guitars, Laurent Letourneau Guitars, Roadrunner Guitars, MJS Guitars, Ted Guitars, and Seb Gavet Guitars)
Level 1 – Booth 268