GILLETT STANDARD CONTOUR P5 POPLAR 5 STRING BASS

ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC FRETLESS

MADE IN THE UK - STUNNING ORIGINAL HARDSHELL CASE INCLUDED!

A revolutionary designed electro-acoustic bass guitar manufactured using a range of hardwoods from sustainable and reclaimed sources. The standard contour R5 (Rosewood) - fretless with markers and side markers

• Revolutionary design of electro-acoustic bass guitars
• Patented body construction redefines convention
• Unique contoured body profiling for a new level of player comfort
• Controllable action and intonation with adjustable bridge and nut
• Precision engineered frame enabling patented through body stringing which aids sustain and enhances natural tone
• Custom designed pre-amp control provides the simplicity of one tone and individual volume controls for neck pick up and transducer allowing a wide range of tonal variation
• High-end third party components include Hipshot lightweight tuning keys Bareknuckle neck pick up bespoke Rotosound stringing
• Manufactured using a range of hardwoods from sustainable sources

Electronics - The Preamp

The preamp uses precision op-amps with each input configuration selected to match the characteristics of the magnetic and piezo pickups. Detailed design ensures optimum balance between low noise and battery consumption.

A moderated level of amplification is used to maximize signal to noise ratio ensuring standard amplifier compatibility without overloading. Filters and tone control terms optimise the response to the bass guitar frequencies.

Active tone controls at the mid setting provide a flat frequency response counter clockwise rotation boosts bass and cuts treble clockwise rotation has the opposite effect.

The frequency around which this rotation point occurs has been selected to match the instrument acoustics.

This simplicity of using one tonal control plus individual volume controls for each pick up allows an extensive range of tonal variation

CONTOUR BASS KEY FEATURES:

● Natural tone-wood ‘sound’ enhanced and sustained by unique body construction and through-stringing system
● Revolutionary ‘feel’ of contoured body brings new levels of comfort & playability
● Gillett signature sculpted ‘look’

Body - Rosewood with Poplar top

Neck Maple ‘C’-section; width, 5-string — 50mm (1.97”) at nut, 68mm (2.68”) at 12th fret Fretboard Rosewood

31.75”scale-length; 19 jumbo frets; dot markers on face & edge

Pick-ups  — Bareknuckle neck pick-up and Schatten bridge transducer;

Description

Standard —115mm (4.53”) deep 

Electronics

Custom-designed pre-amp with single mixer and individual volume controls for neck pick-up and transducer. The preamp uses precision op-amps with each input configuration selected to match the characteristics of the magnetic and piezo pickups. Detailed design ensures optimum balance between low noise and battery consumption. A moderated level of amplification is used to maximise signal-to-noise ratio ensuring standard amplifier compatibility without overloading. Filters and tone control terms optimise the response to bass guitar frequencies. Active tone controls give a flat frequency response at the mid setting; counter-clockwise rotation boosts bass and cuts treble; clockwise rotation has the opposite effect. The frequency around which this rotation point occurs has been selected to match the instrument’s acoustics.

Hardware

Custom bridge with individual string saddles (19mm string spacing at bridge)

height-adjustable nut

Hipshot lightweight tuning keys.