Boden Bass Standard 5 Natural
The Boden Bass Standard 5 model features a solid American Basswood body with Flame Maple veneer and quartersawn Roasted Maple neck and fretboard. This classic wood combination delivers a strong midrange from the body with brilliance and punch from the neck, resulting in a very balanced and articulate sound to cover a variety of playing styles and musical genres. The neck is reinforced with carbon fiber and Walnut for rigidity as well as long-term stability.
To bring out the best of this instrument’s natural woody acoustic character, Fishman Fluence Bass pickups and electronics are used to convey all the subtleties of the player’s technique and touch to various amplification systems without coloration. 2-Band EQ on a concentric potentiometer provides superb tonal flexibility to accommodate various playing situations ranging from home recording to live performances.
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Exceptional comfort, ergonomics and playability
The Boden Bass 5 Natural
What Makes It Special?
The Boden Bass Standard 5 was designed to provide exceptional comfort, ergonomics, and playability with its lightweight headless construction, multi-scale neck, and the patented EndurNeck neck profile. For the bass player, this is especially important knowing how much a solidbody bass can weigh. The proprietary hardware is constructed of aircraft grade aluminum that plays a major part in the instrument’s unique woody and organic acoustic character besides reducing the overall weight. Fishman Fluence Bass pickups and 2-Band EQ provide versatility as well as pure sonic quality.
What Does It Do?
Besides the striking visual design aesthetics and unmatched ergonomic features that the Boden design is known for, the very best materials, components, and craftsmanship combine to provide a bass that is easy to play, reduces fatigue for your hands as well as your back, and which produces stunningly clear yet warm organic sounds that will suit virtually any musical genre and style. Acoustically, the Boden Bass Standard 5 is punchy, articulate, rich, and balanced with strong fundamentals and these characteristics are further enhanced and complemented by the Fishman Fluence Bass pickups and electronics.
Who Is It For?
The Boden Bass Standard 5 model is for bassists who seek the utmost in playing comfort as well as a plethora of great classic and modern bass sounds that can be used in a variety of professional musical environments. All features on the Boden Bass Standard 5 were thoughtfully designed, engineered, and implemented with a wide variety of players in mind – from the premium materials to the scale length of each string and from each component of the hardware to the layout of the controls. The Boden Bass Standard 5 is for the serious bassist who requires an instrument that delivers all of the great classic bass sounds as well as the modern, and which will help take their playing to a new level of musical creativity as well as the most enjoyable playing experience.
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Measurements
- Width: 340 mm/13.4″
- Length: 1010 mm/39.75″
- Tthickness: 42 mm/1.65″
- Long scale: 876 mm/34.5″ (4-string) | 889 mm/35″ (5-string)
- Short scale: 838 mm/33″
- String spread at nut: 29.2 mm/1.15″ (4-string) | 36.3 mm/1.43″ (5-string)
- String spacing at bridge: 18 mm/.71″
- Neutral fret: 7
General
- Bolt-On Construction with new sculpted neck joint heel
- Body: Solid American Basswood
- Available Finishes: Natural Satin, Charcoal Satin
- Approximate Weight: 3kg / 6.6 lbs +/- 10%
- Manufactured in Indonesia
Hardware
- .strandberg* Bass Tuner Assembly & String Locks
- Anodized Black
- Luminlay™ Green Side Dots
- Luminlay™ Green Inlays
Neck & Frets
- Roasted maple neck – Quartersawn, Carbon Fiber and Walnut reinforced
- EndurNeck™ Profile
- Roasted Maple Fretboard
- 20” Fretboard Radius
- 24 Frets
- Jescar 51100 Stainless Steel Fretwire (57110 for zero fret)
- D’Addario NYXL 45130 EB35” 5ST (045/130)
- Standard tuning BEADG
Accessories
- Standard Bass Gig Bag
- Allen Key Kit included
- Strap optional
Sonic Profile
- H-H Pickup Configuration
- Neck: Fishman™ Fluence Bass, 5-String Soapbar – Black
- Bridge: Fishman™ Fluence Bass, 5-String Soapbar – Black
- 2-band EQ with separate treble/bass
- Blend pot with easy in/out harness
- Push-pull pot for volume/coil split
- 3-way mini toggle switch for easy voice selection
- Voice 1 (Passive): Classic, fat and round
- Voice 2 (Active): Full frequency, full dynamics
- Voice 2 (Active with mid contour): Funk, Hi-Fi scooped
- Single Coil Mode: Same voices as above but with Jazz Bass string window
Unique Qualities
Anatomy of a Strandberg
There are many design elements and factors that comprise a .strandberg* guitar. Each aspect - from the materials and components used to the ergonomic design features - has been carefully thought out and implemented to produce a guitar that is light weight, easy to play and has a big woody organic sound. Explore these different aspects that set a .strandberg* guitar apart from the rest.
Headless
By removing weight from the headstock, your guitar can be made very light and yet balanced. You can play with greater comfort for longer.
Versatile Body Shape
The body shape provides multiple seated playing positions for maximum comfort and versatility.
Scale Lengths Adapted to You
A multi-scale design allows your wrist to remain relaxed throughout the range of play. A longer scale length for the heavier strings provide better tone, and shorter in the thinner strings better playability.
Patented Neck Profile
Our patented EndurNeck™ profile promotes a more correct playing position. The result: you can play longer, faster, better and avoid injury.
Space Age Materials
Our hunt for great tone and low weight led us to using aircraft grade aluminium and carbon fiber for maximum performance.
Proprietary Hardware
The custom .strandberg* hardware is a vital contributor to the tone of the instrument. Lightweight aircraft grade aluminium and tight coupling of components ensure that nothing prevents the strings' vibrations from entering the body.
Artist Profiles
What our artist say
The extremely talented artists who play .strandberg* guitars have a clear vision of where they want to take their art and how to get there with the instruments they play. The guitar they choose to play is a statement of who they are as an artist and a reflection of the music they create. Find out why some of the most cutting-edge players in the world today choose a .strandberg*.
