Alusonic Introduces Django Bass Guitar
Italy’s Alusonic Aluminum Instruments has introduced the Django bass guitar. The model aims to bring handmade quality to an affordable price point.
The bolt-on bass is built with an alder body, a hard maple neck, and a grade A ebony fingerboard. It comes in matte black, high gloss black and high gloss white finishes, adorned with a PVC mirror or 3-ply black pickguard.
Central to the Django’s design is its flexible pickup system, which includes an Alnico 5 humbucker in the bridge position and an Alnico5 stacked coil in the neck position. A 5-way toggle switch allows for five pickup variations: the bridge humbucker, the humbucker plus stacked neck pickup, the stacked neck pickup, the bridge as a split coil and the stacked neck pickup, or the bridge as a split coil alone. It operates in passive or active modes with bass and treble cut/boost knobs.
The Alusonic Django bass guitar will be available with an introductory price of approximately $951 and a list price of closer to $1,162.
Alusonic Django Bass Specs:
Construction: | Bolt On |
Body Material: | Alder |
Body Finish: | Matte Black / High Gloss Black or White |
Neck Material: | Hard Maple |
Neck Finish: | Satin Urethane with Matching Headstock |
Neck Shape: | Custom “C” Shape |
Neck Thickness: | 20 mm at 1st fret, 22 mm at 12th fret |
Scale Length: | 34″ (864 mm) |
Fingerboard: | Ebony “A” Grade |
Fingerboard Radius: | 15″ (381 mm) |
Number of Frets: | 24 |
Fret Size: | Medium |
String Nut: | Graphite |
Nut Width: | 40mm |
Position Inlays: | Side and Face Dot |
Truss Rods: | Double Action |
Neck Plate: | 5-Bolt |
Bridge Pickups: | Alnico5 Humbucker |
Neck Pickups: | Alnico5 Stacked Coil |
Controls: | Volume (active/passive), Bass, Treble, 5-way selector switch |
Bridge: | Brass Bridge with Quick Release System |
Tuning Machines: | Lightweight Tuners |
Pickguard: | PVC Mirror / 3-ply Black |
Hardware: | Aluminium |
Strings: | D’Addario EXL 45-105 Gauges |
Weight: | 4 kg |
Accessories: | Hex Key Set, Certificate of Authenticity, 2 Years Warranty |
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Damn, if it’s playable then Alusonic have managed to give us a MM style option in the sweet spot as it were (no pun intended) between Sterling and Music Man models pricing. Plus it has a full two octave neck. Damn, which I could get my hands on one of these beauties for a test drive.
They might be on to something here. Good price-point, European-made, attention to detail….
This a really nice bass , I sure wish my new Fender had that bridge.
Humbucker’s are nice but I still prefer the two single coil but I never tried the Alnico5 Stacked Coil. Wish I could play this bass to see how it sounds and feels.
Cool ?
nice take on MM SABRE. i wish sterling made cheap version of sabre. even sub-sable :).
but this good option..