The 5-piece maple/walnut neck offers tonal clarity and superior attack.
The 30-fret neck allows playing notes in the upper register that are generally only accessible on an upright instrument.
The Panga Panga fingerboard features a beautiful wood grain that produces tight lows and mids, as well as a bright attack in the highs.
A beautiful flamed maple top on an okoumé body delivers a bright and powerful sound.
The Nordstrand™ "Big Break" pickups pack a powerful split coil into a soapbar-style pickup, producing a rich, powerful, and aggressive tonal texture while maintaining the characteristic clarity of single-coil tone with quiet performance. The custom bridge contains the magic of the AeroSilk Piezo system to provide the "air" sensation that characterizes the sound of upright basses.
The equalizer section integrates the controls for the magnetic pickup(s) with the AeroSilk Piezo system. Controls include a master volume, bass and treble controls for the pickup(s), as well as a master volume and tone control for the Piezo system.
The AeroSilk MR5 bridge features unique saddles specially designed to work in concert with the piezo pickups, thus enhancing the "Upright" acoustic quality of the tone.
The luminous sides allow musicians to easily see the fingerboard position markers when performing on dark stages.
