Product Overview
The Boden Bass Original model features the classic time-tested wood combination of lightweight chambered Swamp Ash body with solid Flame Maple top and Roasted Maple neck and fretboard. Strong in the high-mids with sweet highs and a punchy and tight low-end, the Original 4 and 5 basses provide the articulation and expressiveness that players of Classic J-style basses are accustomed to.
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
The Boden Bass Original was designed to provide exceptional comfort, ergonomics and playability with its lightweight headless construction, multi-scale neck, and the patented EndurNeck neck profile. For the bass player, this is especially important knowing how much a solidbody bass can weigh. The proprietary hardware is constructed of aircraft grade aluminum that plays a major part in the instrument’s unique woody and organic acoustic character besides reducing the overall weight. Premium materials such as Swamp Ash for the body with solid ¼” Flame Maple top and roasted Maple for the neck and Birdseye Maple for the fretboard and proprietary components along with world class manufacturing processes and techniques are used to produce these instruments of exceptional build quality, workmanship, and reliability.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
Besides the striking visual design aesthetics and unmatched ergonomic features, the very best materials, components and craftsmanship combine to provide a bass that is easy to play, reduces fatigue for your hands as well as your back, and which produces stunningly clear yet warm organic sounds that will suit virtually any musical genre and style. Acoustically, the Boden Bass Original is loud, articulate, rich and balanced with strong fundamentals and these characteristics are further enhanced and complemented by the highly acclaimed Nordstrand Zen Blade noiseless single-coil pickups and ultra-flexible 3-band EQ preamp.
WHO IS IT FOR?
The Boden Bass Original models are for advanced professional bassists who seek the utmost in playing comfort as well as a plethora of great classic and modern bass sounds that can be used in a variety of professional musical environments, whether that’s a critical time-sensitive recording session or the largest of concert stages in which there is no room for errors. All of the features on the Boden Bass Original were thoughtfully designed, engineered and implemented with such players in mind –from the premium materials to the scale length of each string and from each component of the hardware to the layout of the controls. The Boden Bass Original is for the serious bassist who requires an instrument that delivers all of the great classic bass sounds as well as the modern and which will help take his or her playing to a new level of musical creativity as well as the most enjoyable playing experience.
This timeless sonic character is complemented by Nordstrand Zen Blade soapbar-size noiseless single-coil pickups customized to match the radius of the fretboard and a 3-Band Preamp that allows the player to tailor the sound with detailed precision over a very broad sonic range. Whether you are a touring pro, session player, or a metalhead, the Boden Bass Original can surely cover all of the bases with authority and style.
GENERAL
Bolt-On Construction
Chambered Body with Arm, Torso and Heel Carves
Book-matched Solid Premium Flame Maple Top
Swamp Ash Body
Available Finishes: Brown stain Semi-gloss Polyurethane
Approximate Weight 2.7 kg / 6 lbs (4-string) – 3 kg / 6.6 lbs (5-string)
Manufactured in Indonesia
HARDWARE
.strandberg* EGS Rev 2 bass tuners & string locks
Black Hardware
Original Luminlay™ Green Side Dots
Original Luminlay™ Green Inlays
NECK & FRETS
Roasted Maple Neck, 12-ply Carbon Fiber reinforced
EndurNeck™ Profile
Birdseye Maple Fretboard
20″ Fretboard Radius
24 Frets
Jescar 51100 Stainless Steel Fretwire (57110 for zero-fret)
D’Addario NYXL 45-130 (5-string) strings
Standard tuning BEADG (5-string)
ACCESSORIES
Standard Lightweight Gig Bag included
Allen Key Kit included
Strap optional
Deluxe Toolkit optional
SONIC PROFILE
Custom Nordstrand Audio Zen Blade noiseless single-coil pickups
Nordstrand 3-band preamp/EQ
Controls:
Master Volume w/ push-pull for passive/active
Passive Tone (treble cut)
Bass/Treble
Bottom ± 12 dB @ 50 Hz
Top ± 12 db @ 4 kHz
Mid (push-pull for frequency)
Down ± 12 dB @ 400 Hz
Up ± 12 dB @ 1 kHz
Blend Neck-Bridge
