Baboomin Q-River1 Std

$1,400.00 USD

The Q-River1 Pro by Baboomin is a lightweight, vintage-style headless bass designed for modern players. Handmade in-house with custom bridges, pickups, and electronics for premium tone and comfort.

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The Q-River1 Pro by Baboomin is a lightweight, vintage-style headless bass designed for modern players. Handmade in-house with custom bridges, pickups, and electronics for premium tone and comfort.

Enjoy free standard shipping on orders over €100/$100 US, UK, major EU countries, to JP, KR, SG, MY, TH, PH, VN, AU, NZ, HK, TW

Every Baboomin bass is inspected, tested, and play-checked by expert bassists to ensure flawless build, electronics, and performance.

Each instrument comes with a high-quality gig bag for safe transport and everyday convenience.

All web shop orders include a 7-day free return policy for a completely risk-free purchase.

Every Baboomin instrument is backed by a 2-year limited warranty covering materials and workmanship.

Our dedicated support team is always ready with setup advice, troubleshooting, and personalized recommendations.

4 Steps to Your Custom Baboomin

Step 1 — Design Your Bass

Start by sharing your vision — the tone, look, feel, or the artists and sounds you love — at customshop@baboomin.com

. You can complete our Custom Quote Sheet or email us directly with your ideas.

Our luthiers will review every detail with you, confirm what’s feasible, and recommend woods, finishes, and electronics tailored to your style.

Step 2 — Confirm Specs & Place Deposit

Once we agree on the final configuration and price, we’ll send you a complete spec sheet and invoice.

To reserve your build slot, place the US$1,800 build deposit using the “Add to Cart” button above (fully credited toward your final total). Your bass then officially enters the build queue. No hidden fees — just clear communication from start to finish.

Step 3 — Follow the Build Process

Over the next six months, your bass takes shape in our workshop — from raw wood selection to painting, assembly, and final setup. When your build starts, we’ll share progress with photos and short videos so you can see your instrument come to life. Each one is hand-built, measured, and refined until it plays exactly as it should.

Step 4 — Final Payment & Free Worldwide Shipping

When your bass passes final QC, we’ll send you detailed completion photos for approval.

After you pay the remaining balance, we ship your instrument worldwide for free, carefully packed for international transit. For extra peace of mind, we recommend adding Seel’s “Worry-Free Protection” at checkout.

Every Baboomin Custom Shop bass is delivered ready to play — tuned, polished, and waiting for your hands.

I always wanted a bass that feels, sounds and looks like a traditional Fender bass but without the weight and the size of a fender bass and Baboomin bass made it happen with such exceptional workmanship. After months of discussion and hours of call its finally here- weighing in only 3kgs its feather light, quilted maple top, Ash wood and rose wood Fretboard. The in-house preamp (comes with an additional Tone control Knob) is better than all the preamps out there, believe me!! (i have Aquilar OPB 3 in all my other basses, a carvin stock preamp and a dingwall with EMG preamp)..

The tunning machine is much much nicer and softer than the HIPSHOT headless system. The neck is super low-tension and yet punchy and finally it comes on a really cute gig bag that fits inside my hardcase.. cant wait to start gigging with this beauty.

Among Jamir

Freelance Bass player, India.

Excellent bass. Well designed and thoroughly engineered. Neck has an extremely comfortable radius and feel. Kudos to the luthier on that. You can feel the handmade shaping in a very comfortable way. The wiring and electronics are installed well. Pickups sound good. Although I’m not a huge fan of exposed pickup rods on single coil pickups. That’s just me though. The bridge tuners work with precision and it is easy to change standard strings.

The bass also rests in a top loading guitar stand which is convenient. Overall a very light weight instrument that feels great and packs a punch. A true deal given its low price tag. It feels every bit of a boutique custom bass as my others but a third the price. And you can pick your color and pickup configuration. I highly recommend his bass to anyone looking for a custom instrument that weighs under 8 lbs. with high end finishing and a ton of good vibes.

Tad Kinchla

Bassist of Blue Traveler

Excellent touring bass. I’d been hunting for a truly lightweight instrument because keeping a 4kg bass on my shoulder for long sets is tough, but I didn’t want to sacrifice tone. I love vintage-style sounds (finger and slap), especially classic J-bass character, and most headless basses I tried — including an EHB1000 I bought for its 3.3kg weight — sounded too dry and direct, like the typical “headless tone” that pedals couldn’t really turn into a real J-bass. My Baboomin Q-River around 3.2kg finally nails it: compact headless design, stable tuning, a comfortable J-style modern C neck, and a warm, punchy, vintage voice that actually sits in the mix like a good old J. If you want a sub-8lb headless that plays easily and still sounds properly vintage, this one is an easy recommendation.

Gaston

Freelance Bass player

Three years. Thousands of iterations.

The first headless bass with vintage soul a

nd multi-function versatility.

From raw wood to Stage-Ready

—— all In-House

Optimized Headstock Design
The meticulously crafted headstock is compatible with self-locking instrument stands and easily accommodates clip-on tuners for everyday convenience.
Optimized Neck-Body Joint Design
Allows smooth access to all 22 frets for effortless soloing in the upper register, while maintaining full structural stability and tonal resonance.
Q-River Super Pickups
Patented hand-wound system with independent designs for neck and bridge: the neck pickup switches between J and P dual-coil modes, while the bridge pickup offers ’60s single-coil, ’70s single-coil, and humbucker modes. Together they deliver 20+ authentic vintage configurations in a single bass.
Versatile Electronics System
Equipped with active/passive switching, a 3-band EQ, mid-frequency switch, and Vintage Tone Control (VTC), the Q-River circuit delivers instant tonal flexibility — from warm vintage tones to modern clarity, ready for stage, studio, or tour.

Original Q-River Bridge
A Baboomin-exclusive design crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum, tested thousands of times to achieve the perfect balance of lightweight comfort and full vintage resonance.
Ergonomic Design & Contour Cut
A body shape engineered with full ergonomic principles and the Perfect Contour Cut, ensuring natural balance and comfort whether sitting or standing.
Dedicated 9V Battery Compartment
Independent battery access allows quick replacement without removing the backplate — reliable and stage-ready for every performance.
Integrated Electronics Cavity
A fully integrated compartment with hand-wired circuits and complete electromagnetic shielding, hand-coated with conductive shielding paint, ensures maximum noise reduction and stable performance. The unified design also reduces weight, keeping the bass at only ~3.5 kg — effortless for stage, touring, or studio sessions.

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4 Steps to Your Custom Baboomin

Step 1 — Design Your Bass

Step 2 — Confirm Specs & Place Deposit

Among Jamir

Freelance Bass player, India.

Tad Kinchla

Bassist of Blue Traveler

Gaston

Freelance Bass player

Optimized Headstock Design

Optimized Neck-Body Joint Design

Q-River Super Pickups

Versatile Electronics System

Original Q-River Bridge

Ergonomic Design & Contour Cut

Dedicated 9V Battery Compartment

Integrated Electronics Cavity

What Bassists Are Really Saying