2 Custom Shop Basses · 1 Delivered · 1 In Development
Uriah Duffy is one of those players whose technique makes you stop and pay attention — not because it is flashy, but because it is precise. Every note serves the song. His background spans touring with major-league acts and extensive studio and session work, building a reputation as a bassist who can adapt to any context without losing his identity.
Beyond performing, Uriah has become a respected educator in the bass community — sharing the fundamentals and nuances of the instrument with players across the world through his online presence and clinics. His approach is direct, technical, and deeply rooted in feel.
The story started at NAMM 2024. Uriah walked into the RKM booth, picked up an instrument that happened to be there — Custom Bass IV — played it, and decided he wanted it. No long planning process, no spec sheet back and forth. Just a player and a bass that clicked. That instrument went home with him.
The second bass is a different story — and the real beginning of the collaboration. This one is being developed from scratch around Uriah's specific needs: his technique, his playing demands, his vision. More details coming soon.
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A 4-string built around feel and longevity. The Parota body — a single piece — gives the instrument a warmth and resonance that is hard to manufacture; it has to be chosen. Birdseye Maple neck and fingerboard deliver clarity and response without being clinical. The Lindy Fralin Split Jazz pickups give it the character and the noise rejection a working bassist needs, while the Sadowsky VTC preamp — kept at 9v — adds just enough warmth and presence without coloring the natural voice of the wood. Brass nut, Luminlay side dots, Hipshot Kickass bridge and Ultralite tuners. Matte polyurethane finish. At 3.5 kg, it hangs light and plays long.
| Configuration | Custom Shop — Custom Bass IV |
| Strings | 4 |
| Scale | 34" |
| Frets | 22 |
| Nut Material | Brass |
| Body | Parota — 1 piece |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Birdseye Maple |
| Side Dots | Luminlay |
| Pickups | Lindy Fralin Split Jazz |
| Preamp | Sadowsky VTC 9v |
| Bridge | Hipshot Kickass 4 |
| Tuners | Hipshot Ultralite ½" |
| Finish | Matte Polyurethane |
| Weight | 3.5 kg |
| Serial Number | #040 |
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This is the real collaboration. Where the first bass was a chance encounter at NAMM 2024 — an instrument Uriah picked up, played, and took home — this second one starts from a blank page. Built around his technique, his hands, his playing demands. The details are still being worked out between Uriah and the RKM workshop. Stay tuned.
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