Pino Palladino
Your Custom Options:
- Model:
- Pino Palladino
- Color:
- 79 Burst - Fretted
- Neck:
- Tinted Maple w/Rosewood Fretboard
- Pickguard:
- Black
- Hardware:
- Chrome
Build Code
294-71P-20-01-MB-CR
Pino Palladino Highlights
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Poplar Body
The Pino Palladino Artist Series Bass features a poplar body available with a '79 vintage burst gloss polyester finish.
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Rosewood Fretboard
Dark-tinted hard rock maple neck with a thin rosewood fretted or fretless fingerboard
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Strings Through The Body Bridge
Featuring a vintage spec strings through the body bridge with solid brass saddles and adjustable mute pads.
See & hear it
Active Micropowered Preamp
The 9-volt 2-eq preamp is a hand-soldered circuit board with period correct components and CTS Pots (500K treble pot rather than 1 meg, just like Pino's) voiced to replicate the tone of Pino's aged preamp
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Vintage Style Alnico Pickup
Custom humbucking pickup with 5/8th” alnico 5 magnets wound with original 42 gauge wire.
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Bullet truss rod
The original pre-EB StingRay bullet truss rod adjustment ensures proper neck action.
3-bolt neckplate with micro-tilt adjustment
The Pino Palladino 3-bolt artist series chrome-plated neck plate includes a micro-tilt adjustment, which allows for neck angle adjustments without the need for shims. Firm neck and neck pocket tolerances ensure a tight fit with no shifting.
Asymmetric Neck
The back profile toward the bass side of the neck has a strong “V” shape. It softens to a rounder “C” profile near the treble side of the neck for a more accurate custom playing experience under the fingertips.
Custom Hand Shaped Nut
1.686" wide, the meticulously hand-shaped Graphtec Nubone nut duplicates Pino’s modification to enhance tone, volume, and harmonics.
Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Body Wood | Poplar |
|---|---|
| Body Finish | High Gloss Polyester |
| Body Colors | 79 Burst |
| Bridge | Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® Chrome Plated, Steel Bridge Plate with Brass Saddles and Stainless Steel Spring Mutes |
| Pickguard | 3 ply Black/White/Black |
| Scale Length | 34" |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" |
| Frets | Nickel (Frets) - Unlined (Fretless) |
| Neck Width | 1.686" at Nut; 2.458" at Heel |
| Neck Wood | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Fret Markers | White Dot (Frets) - N/A (Fretless) |
| Neck Finish | Polyester |
| Neck Colors | Dark Orange Tint |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller Bass |
| Truss Rod | Traditional Bullet Nut at Headstock, Walnut Skunk Stripe on back of neck |
| Neck Attachment | 3-Bolt, Pino Palladino Signature Neck Plate |
| Controls | 2-band active preamp, 25k Volume; 500k Treble and 100k Bass |
| Pickups | Late 70's voiced Music Man humbucker with pole pieces that sit flush |
| Strings | 36w, 55w, 65w, 90w Custom Gauge Ernie Ball Nickelwound (Fretless) - 38w-54w-68w-98w Extra Light Pino Palladino Smoothie Flats (Fretted) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | Pino Palladino | — |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Body Wood | Poplar | |
| Body Finish | High Gloss Polyester | |
| Body Colors | 79 Burst | |
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Pre-EB Geometry Music Man® Chrome Plated, Steel Bridge Plate with Brass Saddles and Stainless Steel Spring Mutes | |
| Pickguard | 3 ply Black/White/Black | |
| Scale Length | 34" | |
| Neck Radius | 7.5" | |
| Headstock Size | ||
| Frets | Nickel (Frets) - Unlined (Fretless) | |
| Neck Width | 1.686" at Nut; 2.458" at Heel | |
| Neck Wood | Maple | |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood | |
| Fret Markers | White Dot (Frets) - N/A (Fretless) | |
| Neck Finish | Polyester | |
| Neck Colors | Dark Orange Tint | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller Bass | |
| Truss Rod | Traditional Bullet Nut at Headstock, Walnut Skunk Stripe on back of neck | |
| Neck Attachment | 3-Bolt, Pino Palladino Signature Neck Plate | |
| Electronic Shielding | ||
| Controls | 2-band active preamp, 25k Volume; 500k Treble and 100k Bass | |
| Switching | ||
| Pickups | Late 70's voiced Music Man humbucker with pole pieces that sit flush | |
| Left Handed | ||
| Strings | 36w, 55w, 65w, 90w Custom Gauge Ernie Ball Nickelwound (Fretless) - 38w-54w-68w-98w Extra Light Pino Palladino Smoothie Flats (Fretted) |
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