We are Basone, a guitar company specializing in high quality handmade electrics & stringed instrument repair.
Luthier Chris Bas
Basone Guitars is no longer in operation following the passing of its founder and luthier, Christopher Basaraba, in 2023.
Basone Guitars was established in 2004 in Gastown, although luthier Chris Basaraba had been working in the guitar manufacturing business since the mid-1990s.
Chris offered a wide range of services to improve guitars - including setups, fret dressing, crack repairs, refinishing, and more. Having built instruments from scratch, he understood them inside and out.
Basone custom guitars were crafted using only high-quality, handpicked tonewoods such as figured Big Leaf Maple, Honduran Mahogany, and Brazilian Rosewood. Each electric guitar featured a neck width, scale, and radius tailored to its specific model - offering options you couldn’t find off the shelf. Design, function, balance, and tonal character all came together in these remarkable instruments. The craftsmanship was especially evident in Basone's Custom Instruments.
The careful selection of tonewoods, combined with premium electronics and hardware, gave Basone guitars a sound, feel, and look that stood out from the rest.
Basone also hosted Guitar Maintenance Workshops and provided services for the film industry, including prop guitars for stunts and custom replicas.
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- Blank bodies for custom guitars
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- One of the chambered Artist models
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- Guitars in the making at Basone
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- Guitar bodies and neck in the making
