This is the updated version of the unique Buzzards Field bass banjolele / banjo bass. Tuned E-A-D-G and strung with Aquila Thundergut strings, it produces full bass-pitched notes. Played acoustically it produces more volume than solid wooden-bodied basses - enough volume to accompany a quieter instrument such as a ukulele. Alternatively, rotate the onboard pickup into position and run it through the standard jack-output for amplification.
Extensive upgrades on this version include an innovative piezo pickup arrangement with volume control, D shaped neck, re-profiled head-stock for better string alignment, aluminum strengthened wooden tailpiece, and a re-contoured and extended saddle. The neck and fretboard is finished in super tactile shellac.
Built around a 12 inch Remo frame drum (with a humidity proof synthetic head), all of the wooden parts are cut and finished by hand.
Presently, these instruments are built to order. Usual turn around time is 7 days.
SPECIFICTIONS
Length: 790mm
Width: 310mm
Depth: 700mm
Scale length: 550mm
Frets: 18 to the drum head
Construction: Sapele (CITES-friendly mahogany) and oak throughout, except the saddle foot, which is spruce and the back cover, which is laser etched 3mm popular ply.
Drum head: Remo's patented ACOUSTICON shell that produce the same tonal characteristic found on traditional wood shell drums with excellent projection and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals, heat and humidity proof synthetic skin for tuning stability and projection
Electronics: Contact piezo through a passive volume control and standard 1/4 jack output
