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Bass / No. 456

Luthier’s 6-string acoustic bass guitar no. 456 – Concorde

The story

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

  • VII generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck with natural Baltic amber outlets
  • Top with a X generation ‘WAVE’ resonator
  • B&S made in IV generation ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’
  • SIGMOIDAL JOINT of the guitar sides

Specifications

Frets amount
15 to body; 24 total
Double-Top
Alpine Spruce from Tirol (Master Grade)(top) / Old-growth Redwood (Master Grade)(bottom)
Back&Sides
Amboyna Burl with sapwood (Master Grade)
Neck
Asymmetric Turkowiak neck made of flamed sycamore maple (Master Grade), dual-action double truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, Exotic Ebony (Master Grade), binded, compound radius: 47″
Plates
Front: natural Baltic amber; back: Exotic Ebony (Master Grade)
Shape
Open (Modern / Hollow)
Logo
Natural mammoth bone
Bridge
Pinless, Exotic Ebony (Master Grade), hand-shaped, encrusted with natural Baltic amber and natural bone
Soundholes
Front: Slightly offset Concorde shaped, binded with Ebony (Master Grade); back: diagonal with Exotic Ebony (Master Grade) directional wing-bracing, binded with Ebony (Master Grade)
Heel
Cup / Ebony
Logo
Natural Baltic amber
Armrest
Ebony, integrated with the guitar body, width 20 mm
Nut
Natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped and polished, width 52 mm
Saddle
Natural mammoth bone, hand-shaped, polished and semi-scalloped
Tuners
Highest-quality, with ebony buttons, black aluminum rollers and white mother of pearl screw reinforcements, ratio 18:1
Binding
Ebony (Master Grade)
Fingerboard markers
Natural mammoth bone ø 1.5 mm at 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 19 frets and concentric natural mammoth bone ø 3 mm at 7, 12 (double) frets inlaid with natural Baltic amber
Frets
EVO-GOLD (nickel-free)
Cutaway
Florentine (Sharp)
Scale length
34” (863,6 mm)
Varnish
Highly-resonant, anti-static (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
Thumbrest
Exotic Ebony (Master Grade) – Concorde shaped
Inlay
Full Fingerboard Concorde inlays made of natural Baltic amber
Marquetry
Back, made with Flamed Sycamore Maple and African Ebony
Warranty
Life-time
Hardcase
High-quality