Specs
- 34" Scale
- Carbon fiber neck made by Klos
- 24 frets
- 12" radius composite ebony fingerboard
- Stainless Steel jumbo frets
- 40mm nut width
- 31mm string spacing at the nut
- Aguilar 3 band onboard pre-amp with bass, treble, and selectable midrange
- Hipshot "A" style fully adjustable bridge
- Graphtech ratio tuners
- 16 coil Weldang "Beast" pickup
- Select hardwoods for the body
- Approx. 8.6 lbs
- Hand-rubbed oil finish and wax finish
Other Features:
- The bolt on neck uses machine screws, which makes taking the neck on and off easy and repeatable.
- There is a neck plate embedded into the body that acts to greatly increase the strength of the connection between the body and neck, enhancing sustain and giving an overall more solid feel to the bass.
- The control cavity cover uses magnets rather than screws, making access to the battery simple, no tools required!
- The pickups are hard mounted to the body using machine screws and are fully adjustable. This makes for a solid connection between the pickup and the bass.
Pickup Functions
The exclusive, 16 coil "Beast" pickup used in our active series of basses is very unique and allows for a huge variety of voices from your bass. You first use the 3 position rotary knob to select the coils to use, and then you can use the blend knob to further define your sound.
Position 1: With the blend in the middle, this position has that burpy, growly, type of sound that's typically associated with jazz basses. It's a very unique voice that has tons of character. Dial the blend towards the neck and you'll bring out a more traditional, p-bass type of sound. Blending towards the bridge brings out a strong mid-range tone.
Position 2: With the blend in the middle, this brings out that punchy, fat type of sound that's usually associated with Music-Man style basses. It's got a tight, powerful low end, with crisp highs that punches thru a mix. Dialing the blend in either direction has a more subtle effect compared to the other positions, and works to provide a more detail sound.
Position 3: This position has some very unique tones. With the blend knob centered, you got a really thick, powerful sound. Dialing the blend in either direction brings out more definition and character to the voicing, with the neck direction having more midrange and the bridge position having a deeper tone.
Control Layout
Carbon Fiber Neck
Carbon Fiber is an exceptionally stable material and is impervious to changes in temperature and humidity. This means you can have a low action with no fuss.
Variable Voice
The 3-position rotary knob allows you to quickly choose the coils in the pickup that you want to use. From there you can further dial in your tone with the blend and active 3 band eq with adjustable midrange.
Multi-Coil Pickups
The M1 Active uses an exclusive 16 coil pickup to capture every nuance of your playing, while developing a full, powerful voice. All of those coils are how we can develop a huge range of tones, while still remaining completely humbucking, no matter how you have it dialed in.
Exceptional Balance
An ideal strap location, combined with low weight and a minimal headstock design, means thats there's no neck dive to deal with.
Optional Body Hardwoods
You can order your M1 Active with a variety of different hardwoods for both the body, as well as the inlays.