News
Plans for 2021
A lot will change in 2021 for De Gier. I cannot tell much yet, but one thing I can say is that we're going to build our own pickups for our basses. That's exciting! We [...]
Push button switch Lowlander
New feature for Lowlander: a pushbutton switch on the pickguard that lets you switch the humbucker from serial (classic T bird) to parallel (less mids, more open, lower output). Each pickup has its own pushbutton [...]
Join the group
If you own a De Gier bass (or guitar), please join the new Facebook group: De Gier Bass Owners. Here's the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1077500479273657/ Show your bass, post your gigs, have some serious bass talk, have [...]
Price increase
On November 1st of 2019 all prices will go up. Some more than others. If you are considering to place an order, you might want to do it in October while the old prices still [...]
Vultura, my take on a Falcon
Vultura coming soon Vultura's gold sparkle bindings For several years I have had plans to build my version of a Falcon. I just couldn't find time to start until now. I love big guitars, probably [...]
BeBop, Soulmate and efficiency
Up till now I have worked on individual basis. By this I mean that I build each bass individually for each customer. That way I kept overview of all custom options, and I was able [...]
Origin and Elevation discontinued
My bass models Origin and Elevation are no longer available. Interest for these models has decreased significantly the last 2 years. When I thought about it, I realized that if I'd design these 2 models [...]
New headstock Soulmate 2019
From 1/1/2019 and onward all Soulmate basses will receive a new headstock, namely the same headstock as BeBop basses have. When I designed Soulmate I wanted to have a headstock that was a crossover between [...]
De Gier @ Guitar Summit
Come meet Sander and check some basses at the Guitar Summit in Mannheim, 7-9 sept.
History page
We have added a History page to the website. Soon we will also add a new gallery of discontinued models. We have discontinued Authority and Junior, but before that several other models have existed that [...]
Authority and Junior discontinued
The guitar models Authority and Junior are no longer available. Currently I offer only the Surfer guitar model and the rest are basses. I intend to offer fresh guitar designs later on to replace Authority [...]
Lowlander cases
Good news! We found a supplier who's happy to build our own custom Lowlander case for us. It is a traditional plywood case, with dark green pluche inside, completely form fit to our Lowlander model. [...]
Introduction discount for Lowlander
Just a few more weeks left now. If you are considering to order a Lowlander, you may want to do it now, since the 500 euro discount is only valid on orders placed in 2017. [...]
Maarten Bakker endorser
Maarten Bakker is a great musician. His playing sounds mature, steady, dynamic, in time, and above all with soul. He's not throwing notes out there, he is making music. We're very happy that he choose [...]
T-bird itch
It's been on my mind for some time now to design a new bass, inspired by the T-bird. It is to be my own take, a hommage, not a copy. This is a first sketch. [...]
Makeover BeBop and Soulmate
I have decided to give BeBop and Soulmate a little makeover. For BeBop that means: -restyled body (a little smaller, deeper cutaway for better access to high frets) -38mm at the nut instead of 39mm [...]
Racing Stripes
From now on you can order racing stripes on your bass. I've bought a cutting plotter to make my own patterns for spraying stripes. You can have any pattern, multiple colors, etc. You can choose [...]
Buckeye BeBop
So Rene van Schijndel had this crazy idea to order a BeBop with Buckeye top.... It looks killer! And sounds killer too 🙂 It is a 5 string version of our BeBop 70's model. It [...]
First BeBop 70’s ready!
When I am back from a holiday break I will post full info and pics of the new BeBop 70's. I can tell you right now that it's a monster! Yeah!
Working on BeBop 70’s
Expected begin july: the first BeBop 70's!