Is this real? It has six tuning keys.
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Itâs real as a donut.
Strange things abound. Not necessarily a bass, but this viola somehow morphed from being a 4-string toâŠthis.
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I donât think these are all tuning keys. The ones to the left can be turned sideways and define a new bass/root tuning/note on that long string. A bit like the Kubicki FactorâŠ
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The visible wood on the left isnât tuning keys, theyâre stops similar to a capo for the fingerboard extension. The extension is an alternative to a 5 string to get access to another 4th lower, and thatâs why the E? string runs all the way over the head.
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Wow, this one is beautiful 
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Itâs pretty but if be terrified of that horizontal epoxy joint under pressure.
Do you mean the bridge screwing into it? Appears to a neck-thru so should be ok. Is that what you are referring to?
No I mean the horizontal line of epoxy between the neck and pickup. I mean maybe âitâs stronger than the woodâ but there has to be a seam somewhere in thereâŠ
Looks like itâs neck through and the only thing glued together is the fingerboard onto the neck.
Oh now I see itâs just a strip. I thought it was all the way at first
Epoxy resin is extremely strong. It has been used on countless solid body builds, including being the entire front-to-back material.
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As @MikeC said; Including this $25k Alembic
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I actually quite like this, although too many knobs for what looks like a single coil pu.
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As @Wombat-metal noticed first in the Specs:
1Vol, 1Tone, 3 Band EQ
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What is the point of a 3-band EQ and a tone knob? Seems to open the door for a lot of wrong choicesâŠ
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My Jabbasâ tone knob works in both passive and active modes.
This allows for the specific 3-band preamp settings I want to remain where I set them plus allowing me to quickly modify the bassâs overall tone further if I want, via the tone knob.
I believe your Jabbas work the same way, no?
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Dug a little more and found the below for another Bass is by Xotic Guitars in Cali, theyâre MIJ though.
CONTROL: 1Vol, 1Tone, 3-Band EQ Trilgic2 Bass Preamp
(Mid/Bright SW, Output Gain Control)
SWITCH: Pull Volume For Passive/Active
PREAMP: Tri-logic 2 Bass Preamp
Three Band EQ (high, mid, low) boost & cut. Center position produces flat, unaltered sound, with no added tonal coloration.
- Mini Toggle Switch - Use the Switch closer to the headstock to switch the mid-frequencies (400Hz/800Hz), and the other Switch to switch the treble-frequencies (6Hz/12kHz).
- Pre-set gain control to boost gain by one to three times (located in back panel for easy access).
- 18V drive is for more headroom, which allows incoming signals to pass through cleanly, without clipping the high-end or low-end frequencies. (Requires two 9V batteries)
Tri-logic 2 Bass Preamp Frequency Specification
SW1 (Mid Switch): UP/DOWN - 400Hz / 800Hz - ±12dB
SW2 (Bright Switch): UP/DOWN - 6KHz / 12K - ±18dB
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