Elrick Bass Guitars, Ltd. Receives
Premier Guitar’s Premier Gear Award

Expat Series New Jazz Standard has been awarded
Premier Guitar’s distinguished “Premier Gear Award”

Dated: Sep 03, 2009

Expat Series New Jazz Standard has been awarded Premier Guitar’s distinguished “Premier Gear Award”

Elrick Bass Guitars Ltd has received a Premier Gear Award for the month of September with the ExpatSeries New Jazz Standard.

The Premier Gear Award is an honor bestowed upon a piece of gear—whether guitar, amp, effect, or other gear— that has been extraordinary enough to impress the staff
of Premier Guitar. D espite the high quality of all gear reviewed by Premier Guitar,
only exemplary items earn the award.

“Receiving the Premier Gear Award is a great validation of our original intention for the Expat Series of basses,” says Rob Elrick. “The Expat NJS is the first in a planned series of instruments offered as a respectable alternative to our hand carved US line of basses. Our plans for the Expat Series are to guarantee the quality of materials and components our customers have come to expect, while working with the experienced craftsmen of our partners in the Czech Republic, to present an instrument of prestigious quality at a mid-market price.”

“To find a bass that has escaped CNC-machine cloning,” says Premier Guitar reviewer, Dan Berkowitz, “You’ll need to travel beyond the mom-and-pop and big-box music stores to a bass boutique… These basses are clearly not for every player—both because of their price and their sound—but if you’re hankering for a bass beyond the ordinary, you might soon hear them calling to you in the soft breezes of the night.”

Premier Guitar awarded the NJS a rating of 5.0, the highest-possible rating. The full review can beaccessed at:
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Sep/Elrick_Expat_Series_
New_Jazz_Standard_Platinum_Se ries_e_volution_Single_Cut_5_Bass_Reviews.aspx

“At Premier Guitar we want our reviews to focus on premier instruments and equipment for discerning gearheads, professional players and tone chasers, so we're always on the lookout for the best guitars and gear we can get our hands on,” says Chris Burgess, Editor-in-Chief for Premier Guitar. “Occasionally, our reviewers come across something that positively distinguishes itself from the rest.”