Is it classy or just boring? Well, we surely wouldn´t do this "design", which already exists in way to many copies, if we didn´t have something to add. While keeping the basic character of the original, our materials and construction brings it to a new level in clear, dynamic, sensitive and punchy tone. Nothing can supersede a face-to-face check, but you can get a first impression from our sound-samples. Oh, it also weights next to nothing.....
Typical 5-string specs:
Scale length: 867mm (34")
Frets: 21
Width/thickness at nut: 42mm, 23mm
Width /thickness at 12th fret: 57mm, 25.5mm
String spacing at bridge: 17 or 19mm
String spacing at nut: 9.5mm
Pickups: 2 Delano humbuckers (others upon request)
Preamp: BassXX (bass, treble, parametric mids, active/passive switch, battery control-LED)
Power Supply: 9V
Power consumption: 0.5mA
Hardware: ETS bridge, Kluson tuner, truss rod
Colors: all, pearl and metallic effects
Neck shape: round "D"
Weight: 2500-2700grams (about 5.5 pounds)
Available as 4-, 5-, or 6-string (more upon request), all sorts of pickups, active or passive, different string-spacings, w/ or w/o pickguard, etc...
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The standard Soul model is a classic headed instrument. As always, you can have all sorts of hardware, even add headless tuners and string-locks at the headstock or go fully headless. The bridges on the left are single-strings.
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While the front keeps the classic look, there is a lot more shaping on the backside for better balance, comfort and stability. The body-neck intersection allows easy access to the highest frets
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Soundholes are one of the many custom options. Besides the louder acoustic tone, they slightly reduce the typical compressed mids, but not by a huge factor. They can come in various shapes.
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We just added a new piezo-system to our possible range of pickups. These new ones - developed with and manufactured by ETS - are fully integrated into the string-blade, as close to the string as possible. Piezo-systems are known to have reliability issues, but we managed to get rid of all moveable parts, by sealing the piezo and all contacts into an epoxy-filled cavity. Some first sound samples are here. We combine these with our BassXX Piezo preamp with separatebly adjustable string volumes.
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The BassXX is a 3-band preamp with parametric mid-control. It is an extremely musically and versatile tool, not a power-amp to rise overall volume, nor is it there, to correct the tone.
Of course, it does have a true bypass for passive mode. The battery-control-LED warns you approx. 2 hours before your battery is dead. The one on the left has the full "package", incl, piezo-system. Of course, there are also ordinary passive versions available