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[[File:Noah.jpg|thumb|right|Chris Playing Live]]
[[File:NoahExcaliburBass.jpg|thumb|right|Noah Guitars Excalibur]]
{{Guitarbox
{{Guitarbox
| Name = Excalibur
| Name = Excalibur
| Manufacturer = Noah Guitars
| Manufacturer = Noah Guitars
| Used = 2009—2011
| Used = [[Teignmouth Den 2009 - 4th (gig)|2009-09-04]] — [[Indio Empire Polo Field 2010 (gig)|2010-04-17]]
| Body = Solid
| Body = Hollow
| Neck = Bolt On
| Neck = Bolt On
| BodyCovering = Aluminum Finish with satin red scratchplate
| BodyCovering = Mirrored aluminium with dark-orange/red scratchplate
| Wood = '''Body''': Aluminum Hardshell<br/>'''Neck''': Maple<br/>'''Fingerboard''': Maple (20 frets, black dot inlays)
| Wood = '''Body''': Aluminum Hardshell<br/>'''Neck''': Maple<br/>'''Fingerboard''': Maple (20 frets, black dot inlays)
| Bridge = Fixed
| Bridge = Fixed
| Electronics = One volume, Two tones (in one concentric pot)
| Electronics = One volume, one tone
| Pickups = '''Neck/bridge''': 2×Single-coil
| Pickups = 1x Seymour Duncan SCPB-3
| Special = —
| Special = —
| type = bass guitar
}}
}}
[[Christopher Wolstenholme]] used an aluminum Noah Guitars Excalibur 50's precision model bass in the video for '[[Uprising (single) |Uprising]]', though in 'The Making of Uprising' video, the second video from the '[[The Resistance (album)#Pre-order downloads | Join the Resistance]]' campaign, he is shown to have recorded the song using a [[Fender Jazz Bass]].


Wolstenholme purchased this bass in a guitar store in Italy in 2009 and only used it during the rest of The Resistance tour.
== Background & Information ==


The bass has a stock 50's pickup mounted, but has also been customized with another quite large pickup at the bridge.
The bass guitar was made by Noah Guitars, an Italian guitar manufacturer from Milan. It's special in that it has a hollow body made from aluminium. Around 2018-2019, the guitar has been rebranded as "Noah Classic Bass" and features a slightly modified shape of the headstock.


It can be seen on a photo from Chris' private studio.  
[[Christopher Wolstenholme]] was first shown using an aluminum Noah Guitars Excalibur 50's precision model bass in the video for [[Uprising (single) |Uprising]], though in "The Making of Uprising" video, the second video from the "[[The Resistance (album)#Pre-order downloads | Join the Resistance]]" campaign, he is shown to have recorded the song using a [[Fender Jazz Bass]].
 
Wolstenholme purchased this bass in a guitar store in Italy in 2009 and only used it during The Resistance tour, until 2010. Despite that, he still appears to own the guitar, as it was seen in a 2015 [https://www.instagram.com/p/6XoXB4idXT/ Instagram picture of his guitar collection].
 
The Noah Guitars Excalibur is The bass appears to have been kept stock with a larger chrome thumb rest installed additionally at the bridge.


=== Songs used for: ===
=== Songs used for: ===
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== Noah Guitars Excalibur Gallery ==
== Noah Guitars Excalibur Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Uprisingvideoshoot.jpg|Chris with the Excalibur during the Uprising video shoot
File:NoahExcalibur_UprisingShoot2.jpg|Chris with the Excalibur during the Uprising video shoot
File:NoahExcalibur_Rehearsals.jpg|Chris and the Noah Guitars Excalibur
File:300px-Bass_Guitar_Magazine_2009-10-04_a.jpg|Chris and the Noah Guitars Excalibur
File:Noah.jpg|Playing the bass live
</gallery>
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [https://www.noahguitars.com/prodotto/classic-bass/ Noah Classic (Excalibur) Bass]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_up0rBLXbW0 Noah Guitars Excalibur sound demo]


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Revision as of 01:45, 12 September 2020

Noah Guitars Excalibur
Excalibur
Manufacturer Noah Guitars
Used 2009-09-042010-04-17
Body type Hollow
Neck joint Bolt On
Body covering Mirrored aluminium with dark-orange/red scratchplate
Wood Body: Aluminum Hardshell
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple (20 frets, black dot inlays)
Bridge Fixed
Electronics One volume, one tone
Pickup(s) 1x Seymour Duncan SCPB-3
Special circuits

Background & Information

The bass guitar was made by Noah Guitars, an Italian guitar manufacturer from Milan. It's special in that it has a hollow body made from aluminium. Around 2018-2019, the guitar has been rebranded as "Noah Classic Bass" and features a slightly modified shape of the headstock.

Christopher Wolstenholme was first shown using an aluminum Noah Guitars Excalibur 50's precision model bass in the video for Uprising, though in "The Making of Uprising" video, the second video from the " Join the Resistance" campaign, he is shown to have recorded the song using a Fender Jazz Bass.

Wolstenholme purchased this bass in a guitar store in Italy in 2009 and only used it during The Resistance tour, until 2010. Despite that, he still appears to own the guitar, as it was seen in a 2015 Instagram picture of his guitar collection.

The Noah Guitars Excalibur is The bass appears to have been kept stock with a larger chrome thumb rest installed additionally at the bridge.

Songs used for:

Noah Guitars Excalibur Gallery

See also


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