Bass of the Week: Alusonic Aluminum Instruments Django DC
Italy’s Alusonic Instruments specializes in building basses with aluminum. That includes the Django DC model, which was made for bassist David Caraccio.
Its alder body is topped with a gold anodized aircraft-grade aluminum top, it’s also built with a hard maple neck (reinforced with aluminum rods) and a matte black epoxy lacquer fingerboard.
Electronics include a pair of Alusonic “hybrid” Alnico5/neodymium pickups with a five-way selector switch. Other features include aluminum hardware, Hipshot Ultralite tuners, and Luminlay dot inlays.
Hear Caraccio play through some of the bass’s sounds:
Alusonic Aluminum Instruments Django DC Specs:
| Construction: | Patent Pending “Hybrid” Technology |
| Body Material: | Alder + Aircraft Grade Aluminium Top |
| Body Finish: | Matte Black Epoxy Lacquer |
| Top Finish: | Gold Anodized |
| Neck Material: | Hard Maple with Aluminium Reinforcing Rods |
| Neck Finish: | Matte Black Epoxy Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Custom “C” |
| Neck Thickness: | 20 mm at 1st fret, 23 mm at 12th fret |
| Scale Lenght: | 34″ (864 mm) |
| Fingerboard: | Graphitex |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ (304 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 24 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo (Factory Fret Leveling) |
| String Nut: | Graphite |
| Nut Width: | 41mm |
| Position Inlays: | Luminlay Side Dot and Face Dot |
| Truss Rods: | 2-Way |
| Neck Plate: | 5-Bolt |
| Pickups: | Alusonic “Hybrid” Alnico5/Neodymium |
| Controls: | Volume, Bass, Treble, 5-way Selector |
| Bridge: | Alusonic Aluminium bridge with quick release system |
| Tuning Machines: | Hipshot Ultralites |
| Pickguard: | Aluminium |
| Hardware: | Aluminium |
| Strings: | Sansone Steel 45-105 Gauges |
| Weight: | 3,8 kg / 8,4 lbs |
| Accessories: | Gigbag, Hex Key Set, Certificate of Authenticity, Lifetime Warranty |
