Cort RITHIMIC Jeff Berlin 4 String Bass Spalted Maple Padauk Top Blem #5118

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Cort RITHIMIC Jeff Berlin 4 String Bass Spalted Maple Padauk Top Blem #5118

8.00 lbs, 11.52 Oz

Blemished: May have minor cosmetic scratches/scuffs. Noteworthy blemishes will be pictured and described. Plays and works as it should. Factory Blemished Stock offerings from Specialty Traders have never been broken/repaired. These are considered less than perfect due to cosmetic issues only. They do not have playability issues or electronic issues if applicable. Manufacturer's Warranty Included

Front left of body has a very small white blemish speck. Back mid right of body, has a 2", and 1-1/2" line, that look like scratches under the clear finish. There are also some spots on a few control knobs. Please see pictures for details.

The bass features an alder body with a beautiful exotic wood top. Outfitting the body are a pair of Bartolini Jeff Berlin custom soapbar pickups, a Babicz Full Contact Hardware bridge, one volume control, one balance control, one tone control, passive electronics, and gold hardware. The hard rock maple neck is complemented with a rosewood fingerboard and four inline headstock featuring Hipshot Ultralite tuners. The action on the bass is low, and it is set up with DR Strings Custom DDT (Drop Down Tuning) for easy playing. "After playing the same bass for so many years I was not sure that another builder could develop something that I would love. As soon as I played the very first Cort Rithimic bass, I was wowed. I could not believe how perfectly this bass turned out. This is an astonishing instrument that Cort has built for me."

Features
ALDER BODY WITH SPALTED MAPLE AND PADAUK TOP
Custom designed body with the beautifully visualized Spalted maple and Padauk top make you try to play the bass. The alder body has its own unique clarity and brightness.

BARTOLINI JEFF BERLIN CUSTOM SOAPBAR PICKUPS
The only one existing Custom Soapbar pickups for neck and bridge designed by Jeff Berlin offer warm, deep tones with a piano-like low end. The pickups are a split coil design with a well-defined magnetic field aperture for maximum clarity and tonal response.

BABICZ FCH4 GOLD BRIDGE
The full contact hardware technology results in an increased dynamic range, increased sustain, pitch stability. String action and intonation adjustments remain secure, even when removing strings.

HIPSHOT ULTRALITE MACHINE HEADS
The Rithimic is equipped with Hipshot Ultralite Tuners (classic 20:1 tuning ratio) that is made of cast zinc with aluminum strings posts and mounting nuts, resulting in 30% weight reduction over other regular tuners and which results in improved balance and tuning accuracy.

Specifications
CONSTRUCTION Bolt-on
CUTAWAY Double Cutaway
BODY Alder body with Spalted Maple and Padauk Top
NECK Canadian Hard Maple Neck
FRETBOARD Ebony
FRETS 21
SCALE 34" (864mm)
INLAY Abalone
TUNERS Hipshot Ultralite Tuners
BRIDGE Babicz FCH4 Bridge
PICKUPS Bartolini Jeff Berlin Custom Soapbar Pickups
ELECTRONICS 1 Volume, 1 Balance, 1 Tone passive Electronics
HARDWARE Gold Hardware
STRINGS DR DDT(40~100) Strings

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