The Franz Bassguitars Merak 5 Olive SN is a 5-String Electric Bass with a 24 Frets, Bell sound active / passive 2-band electronics, 2 Switches humbucker /...
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| Description | 5-String Electric Bass | 5-String Electric Bass | Electric Bass | 5-String Electric Bass | 5-String Electric Bass | 6-String Electric Bass | 5-String Electric Bass | 5-String Electric bBass | Electric Bass | |
| Body | Maple | N/A | Mahogany | N/A | Olive | Iv-wood | Olive | Maple | Walnut | Maple |
| Top | AAAA flamed maple | - | 1" Pommelé mahogany | - | Premium olive wood | - | - | Maple | - | Maple burl |
| Fretboard | Rosewood | Wenge | Wenge | Maple | Maple | Ebony | Maple | Rosewood | Ebony | Ebony |
| Scale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale | Longscale |
| Nut width | 45 mm | 45 mm | 38.5 mm | - | 45 mm | - | - | - | 45 mm | 47 mm |
| Pickups | Active MEC J/TJ | 2 Active MEC Soapbar humbuckers | 2 Passive MEC vintage humbuckers | - | 2 Häussel Dual Coil Jazzbucker in ebony case | 1 EMG 40 P-Style and 1 EMG 40 J-Style | 2 Delano | 2 Delano SBC4HE-S4 humbuckers | 2 Häussel Dual Coil Jazzbucker | 2 Delano Times Square dual coil humbuckers |
| String spacing | 16.5 mm | 16.5 mm | 19 mm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Distance B to G string | 66 mm | 66 mm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weight | Approx. 4.1 kg | Approx. 4.8 kg | Approx. 4.7 kg | - | - | - | 4.14 kg | 3.56 kg | - | 4.36 kg |
| Ex-factory stringing | Warwick EMP (38301M) .045"- .135" | Warwick EMP (38301M) .045"- .135" | Warwick EMP (38200M) .045"- .105" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finish | Oil | Oil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colour | Natural | Natural | Red | - | Natural | Natural | Natural | Natural | Natural | Natural |
| Limited | Single piece | Single piece | Single piece | Single piece | Single piece | |||||
| Neck | Maple, Ekanga | Wenge | Wenge | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Ash | Ash |
| Number of strings | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Frets | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Pickup system | JTJ | JP | HH | PJ | HH | HH | HH | HH | HH | HH |
| Elektronics | Active | Active | Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive | Active, Passive |
| Case included | ||||||||||
| Incl. Gigbag | ||||||||||
| Serial number | - | - | - | - | - | # 8840 | 2170 | 1958 | - | - |
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The Franz Bassguitars Merak 5 Olive SN is a 5-String Electric Bass with a 24 Frets, Bell sound active / passive 2-band electronics, 2 Switches humbucker / single coil split, Matching headstock, Gotoh machine heads, ETS 3D bridge with 19 mm string spacing and string guide through the body, Black hardware, Made in Germany & Includes case. The retail price is 2956.17 £. Buy Franz Bassguitars Merak 5 Olive SN at Thomann UK.
| Body | Olive |
|---|---|
| Top | Premium olive wood |
| Bolt-on 3-piece neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Maple |
| Neck profile | Slim neck |
| Nut width | 45 mm |
| Scale | Longscale |
| Pickups | 2 Häussel Dual Coil Jazzbucker in ebony case |
| Colour | Natural |
| Limited | Single piece |
| Neck | Maple |
| Number of strings | 5 |
| Frets | 24 |
| Pickup system | HH |
| Elektronics | Active, Passive |
| Case included | Yes |
| Incl. Gigbag | No |
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