Cardinal Bass
Specs

The guitar is completely handmade by Gerhard Schwarz in St. Helena, Bavaria (Germany) using only the finest handselected tonewoods and hardware.
Every Cardinal Bass comes with a Hardshell Case, Tools and a Certificate of Authenticity.



Body
Top: | Vintage Style laminated Eastern Hardmaple |
Back: | Vintage Style laminated Eastern Hardmaple |
Sides: | Vintage Style laminated Eastern Hardmaple |
Sustainblock: | American Maple |
Binding: | 2 mm, 50’s offwhite |
Finish: | Vintage nitrocellulose with aniline dye |
Pickups
Neck position: | Curtis Novak BS-DS (different Pickups available) |
Bridge position: | different Pickups available |
Covers: | Nickel plating |
Headstock
Headstock Color: | Black |
Nut: | Bone, unbleached |
Angle: | 13° |
Tuner
Model: | Gotoh RES-O-LITE GB528 |
Gear ratio: | 01:26 |
Finish: | Nickel plating |
Fretboard
Wood: | Madagascar Rosewood (Dalbergia baroni) |
Radius: | 304.8 mm (12“) |
Binding: | optional |
Inlays: | Vintage perloid celluloid dots |
Scale: | 768.35 mm (30.25″) |
Nut width / 22nd fret: | 43.5 mm / 56.5 mm |
Frets: | 20x Ferdinand Wagner 9662 |

Neck
Wood: | Honduran Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) |
Profile: | Late ’50s “C-Shape“ |
Trussrod: | Dual action trussrod |
Adhesive / neck fit: | Hot hide glue |
Finish: | Vintage nitrocellulose with aniline dye |
Bridge
Type: | Hipshot SuperTone |
Finish: | Nickel plating |
Hardware
Knobs: | Gold Top Hats / Reflector Knobs |
Pickguard: | Vintage style 5-ply black |
Pickup frames: | Nickel plating |
Strings: | .045 – .105 |
Electronics
Potentiometers: | CTS TVT 500 kOhm log |
Capacitors: | 47 nF cap |
Output jack: | Switchcraft |
