Alusonic Announces David Caraccio Hybrid Signature Bass
Bassist David Caraccio – better known as YouTube’s DavidSinRocks – has teamed up with Alusonic to create a signature bass in their Hybrid series. As part of the series, the bass is built with an alder body fitted with a gold anodized aircraft grade aluminum top.
The Alusonic David Caraccio Hybrid Signature bass also features a hard maple neck reinforced with carbon fiber rods. Its ebony fingerboard has a 12” radius and holds 24 frets. Caraccio opted for an I-Spira custom neodymium humbucker and split coil pickup configuration with a 3-way pickup selector. The bass has further tone-tweaking abilities with Bass and Treble knobs. Caraccio describes the bass’s sound as “warm, bright and articulated tone with some very responsive attacks and harmonics.” Check out his demo:
Hardware includes an Alusonic brass bridge with a quick release system, a graphite nut, and Hipshot Ultralite tuners. The bass’s aluminum theme is rounded out in the hardware’s finish as well as the pickguard.
Alusonic’s David Caraccio Hybrid Signature bass ships in a gig bag with a hex key set, a certificate of authenticity, and a lifetime warranty. It’s available for order now with a list price of approximately $2,700.
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Alusonic David Caraccio Hybrid Signature Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Patent Pending “Hybrid” Technology |
| Body Material: | Alder + Aircraft Grade Aluminium Top |
| Body Finish: | Satin Black Epoxy Lacquer |
| Top Finish: | Gold Anodized |
| Neck Material: | Hard Maple with Carbon Fiber Reinforcing Rods |
| Neck Finish: | Satin Black Epoxy Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Custom “C” |
| Neck Thickness: | 20 mm at 1st fret, 22 mm at 12th fret |
| Scale Lenght: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Ebony |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ (304 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 24 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut: | Graphite |
| Nut Width: | 41mm |
| Position Inlays: | Side Dot + Face Dot |
| Truss Rods: | Double Action |
| Neck Plate: | 5-Bolt |
| Pickups: | I-Spira Custom Neodymium Humbucker + Split Coil |
| Controls: | Volume, Bass, Treble, 3-way Selector |
| Bridge: | Alusonic brass bridge with quick release system |
| Tuning Machines: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Pickguard: | Aluminium |
| Hardware: | Aluminium |
| Strings: | D’Addario Nickel 45-105 Gauges |
| Weight: | 9.4 lbs |
| Accessories: | Gigbag, Hex Key Set, Certificate of Authenticity, Lifetime Warranty |
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That sounds pretty hot tbf
Yeah
I dig the fingerstyle. . Interesting design. I’d like to have one.
Looks and sounds similar to a StingRay HS.
Cool! Great sound; great player. I’m still leery about aluminum body parts. Good marks for the carbon rods in the neck. Some basses (e.g., Carvin) have used these for a number of years with good results.
I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but if you’re paying almost three grand for a bass, is a hardshell case too much to ask for? Basic models sell for like $60, and I imagine the dealer cost is at most a third of that. Or is this a really, really sexy gig bag?
If Alusonic’s margins really are so tight that a hard case is prohibitively expensive, then maybe they should increase their MAP by, I dunno, $30? At this price point, I think people would be happier getting a case with their order, rather than having to make a separate purchase. Or hell, they could get all fancy and add another $60 to the price and get a form-fitted case. If I were to pay two thousand and seven hundred dollars for an instrument, I’d like something pretty solid to take care of it.
I agree. I think any bass costing $1000+ should include a hard shell case. Only other thing that bugs me is the use of silver saddles, jack nut and screws. Would look way tighter if all that stuff was black.