Acinonyx V Short Scale Bass Guitar - Aztec Gold

The new Acinonyx 5 wasn’t destined to exist until the PolyVox pickups were developed. These new multi coil pickups offer unrivaled string to string definition and clarity in a passive installation and they’re the perfect solution for how to make a short scale (30.7”) B sting deliver like never before.

As an homage to classic single pickup basses of the past the V1 Acinonyx 5 features a solitary PolyVox “pickup” (technically pickupS - 6 total coils under the cover) placed for maximum versatility. A volume and a wide range tone offer a broad palette of rich passive sounds and the single asymmetrical aperture captures all the organic goodness that a soft maple body with a classic maple/EIR neck can bring. Anything from super dark synth-y sub vibes to clean and clear chime are all available with nary a blurry undefined note to be found.

The fingerboard features a compound radius for optimal even playability up and down the neck and the profile fits the hand like an old broken in glove.

Technical Details:

• Body Finish: Polyester
• Neck Finish: Urethane Satin Lacquer
• Weight: 6.90 lbs
• Body Wood: Soft Maple
• Neck Wood: Hard Maple
• Neck Shape: Classic Medium Slim
• Neck Dimensions: ~.810" @ 1st fret - .910" @ 15th fret
• Fingerboard Wood: East Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.5" - 14"
• Fingerboard Inlays: Dots
• Scale Length: 30.7"
• Width at Nut: 1.725"
• Nut Material: Bone
• Frets: StewMac #147 Fretwire (Narrow/Medium) - Nickel/Silver
• Pickups: 1 Nordstrand PolyVox 5
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 wide range Tone
• Hardware: Hipshot
• Bridge: Proprietary Custom Hipshot Bridge
• Tuners: Hipshot Ultralight Lollipop Tuners
• Truss Rod: 2 Way Spoke Wheel Truss Rod
• Strings: Dunlop Custom Scale Super Brights

All basses are built in California, USA

History:  It might look like one pickup but there’s actually 5+1(hum canceling) =6 total coils in each bass. The PolyVox pickup is the key to a B string you won’t believe, and don’t forget this is only 30.7” of scale length. Soft maple bodies, EIR fingerboards and quarter sawn maple necks give these basses a classic and punchy character and a wide range tone delivers broad usability. These parts for these are made in a custom cnc shop in Temecula at the highest quality level. I personally trued every neck and installed every fret for perfect playability. @moscustomshop does the build as he’s done for nearly 20 years now. Uncompromising at every step, this is how I always wanted to build basses.

To read more about the development of this bass, read In The Workshop: The Birth of Acinonyx on our blog.