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Number of strings:

4

5

6

Fretted

Fretless

Scale length:

Four strings: 34 in (86cm) (Long scale)

Five strings: 35 in (89cm) (5 string long scale)

String spacing at nut:

Four string: 0.40 in (10mm)

5 or more strings: 0.35 in (9mm)

String spacing at bridge:

4-string: 0.75 in (19mm)

5 or more strings: 0.70 in (17.8mm)

Fingerboard width at nut:

4 string: 1.50 in (38mm)

5 string: 1.70 in (43mm)

6 string: 2.05 in (52.5mm)

Fingerboard width at 24th fret:

4 string: 2.40 in (62mm)

5 string: 2.825 in (72mm)

6 string: 3.44 in (87.5mm)

Number of frets:

24

Fingerboard radius:

4-string: 9 inches - 12 in conical, this has a tight radius at the nut, getting flatter towards the 24th fret

5 & 6 string: 10 in - 16 in

Neck thickness at 1st fret:

0.75 inches (19mm)

Neck thickness at 16th fret:

0.90 in (23mm)

Neck profile:

Round

Fret size:

bass (.103 inches x .046 in)

 

See some woods here

Main neck wood:

Rock Maple

Neck, outside stringers:

Neck, center stringer:

Rock maple

Fingerboard:

Rails:

Body woods:

Choose a front:

matching wood veneer covering neck through body: (add $150)

Choose a back:

Thumb rest:

Full length of body

Body Shape:

C shape

D Shape

Cutaways:

Treble side: 24th fret

Bass side: 21st fret

Extension of upper horn:

"C" and "D" shapes: 12th fret

Fingerboard inlays

Abalone 1/4 inch dots

Edge markers:

White

Edge markers on fretless:

Dots only (on fret positions)

Dots between partial lines (The way they'd look on a fretted bass).

Overall weight of instrument:

approx. 7 lbs (3.2Kg) 4 string

8 to 9 lbs (4Kg) 5 and 6 string

Finish:

Tru Oil

Hardware:

Aluminum

Strap buttons:

Non-locking low profile, oversized.

Jim Dunlop locking. (add $12)

Jim Dunlop recessed (add $12)

Truss rod:

Titanium, adjusts at head.

Carbon fiber reinforcement bars:

Two, one on each side of truss rod

Nut:

Brass

Location of control knobs:

Curved line on lower wing

Location of Neutrix locking jack:

Bottom edge 45 degrees back

 

 

Pickups: (two)

Bartolini

Shape: M series

King

Shape: M series

Passive controls and active electronics:

Volume, blend, midrange, stacked bass and treble

Active / Passive switch (add $50)

Audere Audio 3ZB with 3 or 4 band eq(add $200)

Case:

Glenn Cronkhite custom gig bag (add $250)

Maxline custom fitted road case. (add $375)

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