Warwick Alien, 5-String, Fretless - Natural Transparent Satin

The Warwick Alien acoustic bass sound can be classified between E and double bass. It offers a variety of expressive possibilities and expands the sonic palette immensely. The unusual design of the cutaway and the asymmetric soundhole also contribute to the uniqueness and the warm tones of this instrument. The sides and the back of the Alien are laminated to increase the stability. The design makes the bass great for stage use. Even without amplification, the sound of the alien is concise, dynamic and expressive, with a gruff tone and rich punch over the entire frequency range of the instrument. It is equipped with the Fishman Prefix Plus system. The preamp offers many options to shape the sound: a notch filter, phase reverse switch as well as controls for bass, treble, brilliance and a semi-parametric contour control. A 'low battery' indicator informs the player about a loss of capacity of the 9-volt battery.

• Warwick Alien
• 5-string acoustic bass
• fretless model
• 34" long scale
• set-neck construction
• solid AAAA Sitka Spruce top
• Ovangkol back and sides
• Mahogany neck (Khaya ivorensis)
• Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard (Diospyros crassiflora)
• 26" fingerboard radius
• Just-A-Nut III Tedur nut
• nut width 45 mm / 1 3/4"
• Fishman piezo pickup
• Fishman Prefix Plus T preamp
• controls for Notch / Volume / Bass / Contour / Treble / Briliance / Contour Freq.
• Phase switch
• Wenge bridge with Warwick tailpiece
• bone saddle
• string spacing 16.5 mm / 5/8"
• distance B to G string 66 mm / 2 5/8"
• Warwick machine heads
• Warwick security lock at neck / jack endpin
• Wenge thumbrest
• Warwick Black Label Phosphor Bronze strings (36301 LOS 5) .045"-.135"
• Natural Transparent Satin finish
• chrome hardware
• approx. weight 3.3 kg / 7.3 lbs
• overall length: 1193 mm (46.97")
• overall height: 137 mm (5.39")
• overall width: 429 mm (16.88")
• body length: 553 mm (21.77")
• body thickness (neck joint): 100 mm (3.93")
• body thickness (bottom): 122 mm (4.80")
• incl. RockBag Acoustic Bass Bag, Starline (RB 20510 B STARLINE)
• incl. truss rod tool and 1.5 mm hex key wrench