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
Ash top on a 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.

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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
A5 Ultra Ash’s 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

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Specifications
Construction

Neck-Thru
Body Material

Mahogany
Top Material

White Ash 9T
Scale Length

34″ (864mm)
Neck Material

Maple & Panga Panga 5-ply Laminated
Neck Shape

C Shape
Neck Thickness

1F : 20.5mm, 12F : 22mm
Fingerboard Material

Panga Panga with Black Binding
Fingerboard Radius

16″ (R400)
Number of Frets

24 Frets
Fret Type

Medium-Jumbo (2.7×1.1), Nickel Silver
Position Inlay

Abalone Dots with White Side Dots
Nut Material

Black PPS
Nut Width

1.774″ (45mm)
Truss Rod

Two-way Adjustable
Tuners

Hipshot® Ultralite
Bridge

Hipshot® TransTone (String Spacing :18mm)
Pickups

Fishman® Fluence 5-Sting Bass Soapbar Pickup Set
Preamp

Fishman® Fluence 2-Band EQ
Controls

1-Volume, 1-Blend, 2-Band EQ, 1-Mini Toggle
Hardware Color

Black
Strings (Gauge)

D’Addario® EXL170-5 (.045 .065 .080 .100 .130)
Neck Finish

Polyurethane Matte
Body Finish

Polyurethane Matte (Open pore)
Color

ENB (Etched Natural Black)