Designed with serious bassists in mind, the new approach of adding ash top on a mahogany body ensures a great balance of warm yet full and punchy sounding lows and bright yet clear and transparent highs, not to mention ash’s beautiful wood grain for more a natural aesthetic. The newly developed Fishman Fluence Bass Soapbar pickups and its 2-band EQ will surely satisfy any hard-rocking modern bassist with its multi-voiced capabilities for a wide range of genres.
Ash Top on Mahogany Body Ensures a great balance of warm yet full and punchy sounding lows and bright, clear and transparent highs, not to mention ash’s beautiful wood grain for more a natural aesthetic.
Fishman Fluence Bass Soapbar Based on Fishman’s convention-disrupting Fluence Core technology, the new pickups for bass bring the revolutionary multi-voice performance, dynamic range, and articulation of Fluence technology to 4-string and 5-string bassists. The three voices for the Fluence Soapbar were created to offer players a wide palette of sounds that cover all playing styles.
1 Volume, 1 Blend, 2 Band EQ, 3 Way Voice Control Toggle Switch Versatility is maximized by the push/pull mode on the volume knob and the dedicated 3-way mini switch for multi-voice control that enables perfect tones for wide range of genres.
3 Way Voice Control Switch - Voice 1 (Passive): Classic, fat and round - Voice 2 (Active): Full frequency, full dynamics - Voice 3 (Active with mid contour): Funk, Hi-Fi scooped
The push/pull pot for volume/coil-split engages single coil mode when pulled for the same voices above but with Jazz Bass string window.
Hipshot TransTone Bridge The string-thru-body and top-load construction facilitates greater tonal range while adding punch and enhancing sustain, perfectly complementing the longer 34” scale’s tighter string tension and focused sound.
5pcs Maple & Panga Panga Neck Results in superb playability, feel and tonal definition.
Neck-Thru Body Construction Maximizes the tightness of the low-end with rich mids and singing highs.
Panga Panga Fingerboard Produces a tight and coherent sound that mates extremely well with the instrument’s multi-laminate neck-thru-body construction.
Hipshot Ultralite Machine Heads Classic 20:1 tuning ratio, that is made of cast zinc with aluminum strings posts and mounting nuts, resulting in 30% weight reduction over other regular tuners and which results in improved balance and tuning accuracy.
Cort A4 Ultra Ash Artisan Bass Features:
Construction Neck-thru Body Mahogany Top Swamp Ash(Sand Blasted) Neck 5pcs Maple & Panga Panga Fretboard Panga Panga Radius: 15.75"(400mm) Frets 24 Scale 34"(864mm) Tuners Hipshot Ultralite Machineheads Bridge Hipshot Transtone Bridge Pickups Fishman Fluence Bass Soapbar Electronics 1 Volume(P.p.), 1 Blend, 2 Band Eq 3 Way Voice Control Toggle Switch Hardware Black Strings D'addario Yb-xl165