The Tech Stuff - Dayton [TM] 5 SPEED [TM]
NECK
Maple - one piece “billet” construction
Available with original vintage 7-1/4” radius and vintage frets OR
modern 10” radius and vintage tall frets
25-1/2” scale length
BODY
Two-piece basswood, light to medium weight
Deeply contoured for comfort
FINISH
Body is sealed, preventing grain from telegraphing through finish
Finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, available in Trans Red, Trans Blue,
Trans Purple, or Aged Natural
HARDWARE
Vintage 3-saddle bridge with angled saddles for proper intonation
Vintage control plate and dome knobs
Vintage cup jack
4-bolt neck plate
Vintage, lightweight, stamped-housing tuners
ELECTRONICS
Hand-wound custom design Lindy Fralin single-coil pickups,
hum-cancelling when used in combination
5-position Dayton [TM] switch
(position 1 toward volume knob / position 5 toward headstock)
1 - Both pickups - series in phase
2 - Bridge pickup
3 - Both pickups - parallel in phase
4 - Both pickups - series out of phase
5 - Neck pickup
Floating ground - eliminates potential shock hazard experienced when touching lips to microphone if you are using vintage amp with 2-prong plug and the PA and amp are at opposite polarity.
The Tech Stuff - Dayton [TM] 5 SPEED Bass [TM]
NECK
Maple - one piece “billet” construction
10” radius and medium jumbo frets
34” scale length
BODY
Two-piece basswood, light to medium weight
Deeply contoured for comfort
FINISH
Body is sealed, preventing grain from telegraphing through finish
Finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, available in Trans Red, Trans Blue,
Trans Purple, or Aged Natural
HARDWARE
Vintage 4-saddle bridge
Vintage control plate and dome knobs
Vintage cup jack
4-bolt neck plate
Vintage, large capstan, elephant ear tuners
ELECTRONICS
Hand-wound custom design Lindy Fralin single-coil pickups, hum-cancelling
when used in combination
5-position Dayton [TM] switch
(position 1 toward volume knob / position 5 toward headstock)
1 - Both pickups - series in phase
2 - Bridge pickup
3 - Both pickups - parallel in phase
4 - Both pickups - series out of phase
5 - Neck pickup
Floating ground - eliminates potential shock hazard experienced when touching lips to microphone if you are using vintage amp with 2-prong plug and the PA and amp are at opposite polarity