barcelona-piccolo-bass

Barcelona Piccolo standard features at glance

  • 30" (762mm) scale & up to 7 string version available
  • Flat (no radius) fretboard
  • Set-in neck construction
  • Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
  • Swamp ash or khaya body
  • Wooden bridge, pickup covers and knobs

Optional features

  • Flammed eucaliptus body top
  • Spalted Maple body top
  • Redwood body top
  • Mike Pope 4 band preamp
  • Piezo bridge
  • MIDI

 

  • Bird´s eye fretboard
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Maccassar ebony fretboard
  • Variety of Inlays
  • Abalone body and headstock purflings

 

Barcelona Piccolo bass

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... Where traditional meets contemporary music,
where classic meets neo style there is Barcelona
Now in Piccolo version...

 

 

Specially aimed at guitarist, bass players with shorter scale instrument requirements and for artists searching for instrument with alternative tunnings, Barcelona Piccolo Bass is our new addition to Barcelona series of instruments. Due to Barcelona bass body design reaching first frets is extremely easy. Reduced weight this instrument is a dream come true to wide group of instrumentalists. Barcelona Piccolo as its longer 33" scale version can bring you Piezo bridge and MIDI features.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 
Barcelona Piccolo bass  specifications    
String version  4 string   5 string   6 string    7 string  
Scale 30" (762mm)
Standard Frets nº      24 medium frets; 2,13mm wide and 0,99mm high
Is 28 fret version available?      no
Is 36 fret version available?
     no
Body     swamp ash or khaya
Construction     set-in neck construction
Neck     3 piece, maple and ash with thin wenge runners
Headstock     Angled 8º grade; headstock top may match body top upon request
Fretboard     Ebony
Fingerboard Radius     flat ( no radius)
Inlays     2mm diameter side dots, Frontal 6mm diameter markers are optional
    upon request at no charge
Nut     Ebony
width at nut  40mm 45mm  52mm  56mm
width at 24th fret  62mm 76mm 92mm 100mm
Thickness 1st fret 19mm
Thickness 12th fret 21mm
Tuners     Hipshot Ultralite
Bridge     Jerzy Drozd propietary wooden bridge, fully adjustable. strings thru body
strings spacing @ bridge 19mm 17mm 17mm  17mm
Hardware color Gold
Pickups     JeDXS bass picups - Jerzy Drozd split single coil type pickups
Electronics     Passive    (Aguilar OBP-3 active bass preamp - 3 band available as custom option)
Controls     Volume, Balance, Treble, Middle, Bass, Passive tone, Active/pasive switch and Mid
    frequency selector
Knobs     Wooden dome knobs, 18mm diameter
Body finish     Poliurethane/ Acrilic satin finish
Neck finish     Poliurethane/ Acrilic satin finish
Strings     SIT 20-30-40-60-80-100-130   (in bold standard 5 string tuning)
Case     high quality gig bag
4 string 5 string 6 string 7 string
weight (*) 3,0kg
(7lbs)
3,3kg
(8.16lbs)
3,6kg 3,8kg

(*) these numbers are average for standard Barcelona bass guitar and may vary depending on chosen woods

 

  • All features and specifications subject to change without notice. last updated 1 December 2012
  • Prices may vary depending on version, chosen finish and hardware.

 




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