The combination of the ash top on the mahogany body ensures a great balance between warm yet full sounding lows and bright and transparent highs, not to mention beautiful wood grains of the ash top for a more natural organic aesthetic.
Inspired by the original space basses from the 1980’s, the Space 5 is the modern adaptation of the 80’s classic, with body and neck modeled after the modern flagship Artisan Bass Series with modifications to make it more compact ( deeper and bolder contour cutaways ) and headless ( individual bridge and tuner knobs ).
The trademark Bartolini sound is preserved in the MK-1 white providing superb sound quality and value. The MK-1 delivers plenty punchy and warm mids along with transparent and brilliant highs for a superbly balanced sound. The accompanying active 3-band EQ preamp enables players to equalize and fine tune the perfect tone with it’s low, mid and high frequency adjustment knobs.
The modern and sleek design of the ‘Next Gen’ Cort logo is engraved on the body of the Space 5.
Head piece and individual bridges were carefully developed and rigorously tested to ensure maximum tuning and playing stability, as well as keeping the Space 5 as light, compact and hassle free as possible.
The emphasis of the Panga Panga and Walnut combination is on tight and defined midrange that complements the bright and expansive tonal nature of the mahogany body for an ideally balanced sound to round out the bass spectrum.
The zero fret does the job of the bass nut by setting the string height over the fretboard when being played open. The nut is still used as a guide to set the string spacing before going to the tuners.
The spoke nut truss rod adjustment feature allows the player to dial into the exact amount of neck bow depenging on the player’s technique and playing style.
Specification:
Construction: Bolt-On Bartolini
FB Radius: 15.75″ (400mm)
Frets: 24
Scale: 34″ (864mm)
Nut Width: 1 1/2″ (38mm)
Inlay: Abalone Dot
Hardware: Black
Strings: D’Addario EXL170-5SL