“I started to experiment with aluminum necks late last year,” the luthier tells us. Delisle tells us it has a unique razor-thin profile that is shockingly comfortable. Another central aspect of the bass is its milled aluminum neck made by Robot Graves. The “Thunder” portion of the bass comes from its Lollar Thunderbird pickups surrounding a Fralin reverse P pickup. The bridge saddles have individually adjustable intonation screws as well as standard height adjustment.The Mustang-style body is made from alder and sports a matte finish with a 1-ply black matte pickguard. To access this feature, simply pull out on the tone knob and it will engage a switch that deactivates half of the pickup providing a much more “single coil” tone.īridge: We use individual string saddles to allow for optimum string spacing for the best feel and performance. This pickup is wired for “coil splitting”. All the bridge saddles are properly grounded to provide the quietest operation possible. This gives the pickup a warm, organic tone that reacts nicely to picking nuance. The Alnico 5 magnet hand wound, custom designed pickup has 6500 turns (per coil) of 42 gauge copper wire and has a resistance of about 7 ohms. Strings: Custom Gauge set made by GHS (0.050, 0.034, 0.026, 0.015, 0.010)Įlectronics: The controls are standard volume and tone. Woods: Walnut body, Maple neck, Richlite fingerboard, Maple inlay, Walnut Bobbins. We are proud to welcome the 5-string mandolin to the Sparrow family!Īll Sparrow instruments are proudly designed and handmade in Richmond, Virginia, USA! This model comes with a fully adjustable modern 2 way truss rod to guarantee proper neck relief in any climate or season. The individually adjustable bridge saddles provide flawless intonation and perfect string height. You won’t find features like this anywhere else! When the coil split is engaged, our custom wiring scheme will drop the 500k pot value to 290K (more suitable for a single coil tone) which prevents the single coil mode from being overly bright or thin in tone. The controls are standard volume and tone, with the addition of the coil split function. The action is low and light and the feel is smooth and ergonomic. The sound of the Sparrow 5-string Mandolin is extremely versatile. The custom humbucker pickup is hand wound in house to achieve thick, rich and bright clean tones as well as searing distorted sounds. The pickup bobbins are Walnut and the pickups have Alnico V magnets. This model has a Walnut body, Maple neck, and Richlite fingerboard. The scale length is just slightly longer than a standard mandolin (15″) which helps to get a workable tension on the low C string without losing the familiar feel of a standard mandolin. It also extends the low frequency response giving a beautiful richness to the overall tone. The added low C string allows you to play more complex chord voicings and your solo expeditions can take on more range and complexity. Why a 5-string mandolin? Great question! The extended-range (offered by the low C string) is like having a mandolin and a mandola in one instrument. We are now offering a 5-string electric solid body mandolin! It’s tough to find an affordable 5-string electric mando, but your search has ended! Now the sound and feel of a Sparrow ukulele can be enjoyed by the mandolin lovers of the world. All Sparrow instruments are 100% designed and handmade in Richmond, VA, USA.Īll Sparrow ukuleles are built to order! Your instrument will ship 14 days after your purchase.
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