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Bass / No. 585

Luthier’s 6-string acoustic bass guitar no. 585

The story

First in the world luthier acoustic bass guitar with the following innovations:

  • VII generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck with African Ebony (Master Grade) outlets
  • Top with X generation ‘WAVE’ resonator
  • B&S made in VII generation ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides
  • African Ebony (Master Grade) II generation BRIDGE with DRILLED HOLES encrusted with natural Baltic amber and bone
  • Amber HeadLight

Specifications

Body
Small
Frets amount
15 to the body; 24 total
Double-Top
Old-growth Redwood (Master Grade)(top) / Western Red Cedar (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back&Sides
Bolivian Rosewood with sapwood (Master Grade)
Neck
Custom D-shaped neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade), dual-action double truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, Exotic Ebony (Master Grade), binded, compound radius: 26″
Plates
Natural Baltic amber (Master Grade)
Shape
Open (Modern / Hollow)
Logo
Natural bone
Soundhole
Single offset with African Ebony (Master Grade) rosette
Heel
Cup / Ebony
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Armrest
Ebony, integrated with the guitar body
Nut
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Saddle
Natural bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Schaller Mini Bass Black
Binding
Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Side: Natural bone ø 1.5 mm at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (double), 15, 17, 19 frets
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Cutaway
Venetian (round)
Scale length
34” (863,6 mm)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, anti-static (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
Warranty
Life-time
Sound system
Carlos VIP Double M
Hardcase
High-quality