First introduced on our Golden Fretless Bass in 1997, a fingerboard that continues all the way to the instrument’s bridge is still an innovative feature today. The design allows for long sustain and playablity into the highest range, but of course it only works if there’s no pickup in the way.
As a result, the instrument’s removable (held in place with magnets) fingerboard section, which conceals a compartment for the pickup, preamp and battery, is another innovation.
The instrument’s electronics were specially developed by Swiss acoustic amplification genius Stephan Schertler. Mounted underneath the fingerboard (a section of which is removable, and held in place using magnets), the pickups are completely hidden from view. The instrument’s controls are mounted inside the soundhole.
