Maurizio is a classically trained guitarist. He studied visual art, worked as an advertising creative director, a photographer and was a commercial film director all in what he may describe as “a past life”. But… throughout that life he has always been a bass player. When one of his basses needed refretting, “Mau” took it to a local shop where he met a well-known luthier named Jeffrey Yong. Rather than just hire Mr. Yong to fix the bass, he asked him if he could instead pay Mr. Yong to teach him how to do replace the board, insert carbon fiber spars, glue on a new board, add an intricate inlay and fret it. To Mau’s surprise, he agreed. It was this project that made Mau decide to become a bass builder. He channeled his visual arts background and conjured his innovative ideas which he into beautiful instruments.

MÜB Custom has become synonymous with innovative short scale instrument that are perfect for the traveling bassist. The now famous MIEZO model…”miezo” means “half” in Maurzio’s Southern Italian dialect and the Miezo is just that. Half the size of a traditional electric bass. The X3M and the Airborne models which can feature interchangeable multiple neck options for different scale possibilities. The detachable neck system allows the player to disassemble the bass in minutes and store it in an airline friendly mini gig bag.

MÜB Custom also makes standard size works of art. Single-Cut, Dual-Cut, Multi-scale; Headless, Headless-Hybrid or with traditional tuners; Bolt-on, Set-Neck, Neck-Through or Set-Through construction, and with as many frets and strings as you like.