Close-up of a blue nylon guitar with a background of colorful acoustic guitar strings. Text overlay reads "Saturn Samples" and "BASS NYLON GUITAR."
Pluck | Slide Approach
Felt Bridge
Artificial Harmonics

Bass Nylon Guitar

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Vintage Argentinian guitarra criolla renewed by master Peruvian luthier, set up with octave transposing nylon strings.

This collection with 14 articulations was captured with 4 mic perspectives in a room that can fit it’s huge and expressive sound. It's one-of-a-kind tone brings together countries and traditions.

This all adds up to a uniquely special collection with a rich silky tone and a haunting bass/baritone range.

  • All solid mahogany guitar with Magma’s Transpositor series nylon strings. Made in Argentina, 1990s, renewed in Peru in 2026.

    • Special behaviors: Ornamented attacks and slide releases on monophonic articulations

    • Round-robins: 3 to 9

    • Dynamic: 1 to 3 layers

    • Pluck | Slide Approach

    • Pluck | Hammer Approach

    • Pluck | Polyphonic

    • Pluck | Power Chords

    • Pluck | Octaves

    • Pluck | Thirds

    • Pluck | Sixths

    • Palm Mute | Slide Approach

    • Palm Mute | Polyphonic

    • Felt Bridge

    • Staccato

    • Harmonics | Natural

    • Harmonics | Artificial

    • Percussive Effects

  • Recorded at La Guarida Records, Lima, Perú. 2026.

    • Performer: Santiago Velarde

    • Producers: Santiago Velarde & David Martin

    Microphones:

    1. Close - Neumann MCM114

    2. Close - SE Electronics T2

    3. Close - AEA R84

    4. Overhead - Telefunken TF51 (x2)

  • Instrument preparation: Luthier Edmundo Cortez

    Production: Santiago Velarde & David Martin

    Audio-Post: Santiago Velarde

    Sample developer: Santiago Velarde

    Session photos & video: Victor Cerpa

  • A wooden acoustic guitar with a sticker on the sound hole, placed against a colorful woven fabric background with vertical stripes in red, green, yellow, purple, and orange.
  • Recording studio room with microphones, a guitar, headphones, and a chair on a patterned rug.
  • An acoustic guitar on a stand in a recording studio with soundproof panels, musical instruments, and equipment in the background.
  • An acoustic guitar on a stand with recording equipment in a music studio setting.
  • Close-up of a professional microphone suspended in a recording studio, with acoustic panels on the walls, wood floors, and various audio equipment visible in the background.