Genzler has arrived!

Now Available at SoCal Bass & Fx – Genzler Amps, Cabinets & Effects!


We’ve really been looking forward to the chance to carry the full line of GENZLER® Amplification gear, including their acclaimed Magellan & Kinetix amps, Bass Array and Nu Classic cabinets, and boutique effects pedals like the Magellan PRE, 4 ON THE FLOOR, re/Q, and CRASH BOX 4.

Welcome Overwater!

Overwater bass guitars logo

We here at SoCal Bass & Fx are excited to welcome Overwater Basses and to be their exclusive retailer here in the United States. Overwater sends their basses to us directly from from their shop in the north of England where they are built using the painstaking techniques that have been developed over their 45 year history. Luthier Chris May and his team make only the highest quality instruments which are used by some of the biggest names in the world of Theatre, Studio, and Live Performance. Check out their basses and we’re certain you’ll want one for yourself!

Overwater boutique bass guitars
Garda boutique bass guitar

Art or instrument?

Meet the latest builder to the SoCal Bass family, Garda Guitars! These are just stunning instruments and yes, they play as well as they look with a mix of art, cutting edge design, and first class sound.

garda custom bass guitar neck
RKM custom bass guitar

They're bold

and they're back! 

We've got the latest from Mexico’s RKM and Italy’s Alusonic back in stock and ready to ship out to you. Our previous stock from these two builders were our quickest sellers ever and we expect the same this time around with this batch of brash, beautiful basses. Hesitate and lose out. 

Alusonic custom boutique bass guitar

AV Bass guitar brand logo, presicion basses from Slovakia

AV Basses

Now In Stock

We are excited to now carry AV Basses direct from the Czech Republic! We've received our first shipment of two of their precision AVP4 models: a charcoal gray featuring Aguilar pickups and a Hipshot Drop D tuner and a vintage white Bass the World YouTube model featuring custom overwound Aguilar pickups and a special edition Bass the World neck plate.

AV Precision Bass guitars including an exclusive Bass the World bass guitar

McGrath is here

SoCal Bass & Fx is excited to announce a new partnership with San Diego bass builder McGrath. You may have seen their triple pickup Thunderhorse bass receive glowing review from The Bass Channel on YouTube or the response video from BEHS channel that went from skeptical to impressed. We now have a fantastic blue Thunderhorse IV of our own in stock that is ready to be yours!

But we don't plan on stopping there, we've got some great “top secret” stuff in the coming months, so go on down to the bottom and sign up for our newsletter so you don't miss it.

Bass guitar headstock with the McGrath bass guitar logo

NAMM 2025

We had a great time at NAMM 2025 this year, we met a lot of fantastic builders from the around the world and have some amazing new basses. In the next week we will be adding new basses from LEH, RKM, Dunable, and Klos with even more in the weeks to follow!

Logo for Dunable bass guitars
Logo for Mexican bass guitar builder RKM basses

We are excited to announce the addition of Alusonic

Boutique Italian builder Alusonic has joined with SoCal Bass & Fx in making their amazing line of basses available to musicians here in the US. Alusonic basses are handcrafted in Italy using a combination of aluminum and wood bodies, hardwood necks, graphitex fretboards, and their own custom spun pick-ups. Check them out today and be sure to order yours before our initial shipment is gone!

Logo for Alusonic bass guitars