LHB5F Lace Helix Neck Thru Fretless 5 String  E-mail this product to a friend

The Helix^TM Basses, feature a sensuous new body design, incorporating data-system style control knobs, progressive pickups and quality hard woods. The Helix^TM offers superior style, and mirrors the advanced technology of the unparalleled Lace® brand pickups. The Lace Helix^TM bass is available in two versions. The "bolt-on" neck, featuring a 34" scale length, maple neck, mahogany body and a single, Alumitone® bass pickup for volume and tone. The premium version has stunning, multi-laminated neck-through construction, mahogany body, dual Alumitone® bass pickups, 3-way selector switches and a master switch for volume and tone. Both Lace Helix^TM models are available in black or the transparent red or blue, highlighting the subtleties of the natural wood grain. The Helix^TM bass is equipped with the revolutionary Alumitone® pickup, designed by Jeff Lace. These Alumitones® are a "current driven" design, rather the traditional voltage based pickups, allowing the musician a higher fidelity or "broad-band response" that helps to create a tighter top-end, more mid-range and a huge bottom end. This passive pickup outperforms many active systems, and the sonic output level generally exceeds that of similar preamp equipped basses. With today's increased environmental concerns, Lace® also wanted to create a lightweight, advanced pickup that doesn't contribute to pollutants caused by discarded batteries. "By using the Alumitone, ® the need for conventional pickups with a preamp and battery are eliminated, and you lose almost two pounds of weight, without compromising output or performance," states Jeff Lace. The Alumitone® soapbar pickups and data knobs are "Made in the U.S.A." and installation and setup are completed at the Lace® Music factory in Huntington Beach, CA. 4 & 5 -String Thru-Neck Specifications: + Patented Lace Helix Body Shape + Multi-6 Laminated Thru-Neck Maple with Mahogany Sides + 34" Scale C Shape Neck -21 Frets + 1 5/8" Nut Width - 15" Radius + 2 Lace AlumitoneTM BassBar Bass Pickups + 2 Lace DAT Volume Knobs with 250K Pot + 1 Lace DAT Tone Knob with 250K Pot + Heavy-Duty Chrome Bridge + Heavy-Duty Sealed Chrome Tuners + Rosewood Fretboard with Twisted "H" inlay at 12th Fret + Colors: Trans Black, Trans Red, Trans Blue, Trans White, Natural Finish, Matte Black + Weight: 7.6 lbs + Red Label Design Gig Bag Included