2023 Mayones Caledonius 5-String Bass

As a bass player that likes anything from Rufus/Chaka Khan, Sly & James Brown to Bad Company to Blake Shelton…I am a diverse player that generally likes to funk ! These Mayones Basses are some of the coolest & interesting boutique basses made in Poland. This example is 1 of their very 1st production Caledonius 5-string basses made. Its a fantastic design w/a Profiled Swamp Ash body w/an Eye Poplar figured top having a stunning 5-piece Wenge & Purple Heart neck thru body w/a built in grab bar a la Steve Vai. In fact this is the actual factory website display model used & it even is in their sound bite video if you’d like to hear it. It’s 1 of the best boutique basses we’ve seen lately. Apparently Mayones is back ordered at least a year wait time. This example is available now, is near mint & come in its original molded case.     

Body:

Profiled Swamp Ash

Wenge middle

Transparent Natural / Gloss finish (T-NAT-G)

Top:

Neck heel:

Special contoured for easy upper frets access

Unique Features:

Single Cut Handle

Curved and carved body shape

27 fret Ebony fretboard

Construction:

Neck-thru-body

Scale:

34.25″ (870 mm)

Neck:

5-ply / Wenge-Purpleheart

Post-2019, replacing 5-ply Wenge-Padouk after new .

Two additional graphite rods

Transparent Natural / Gloss finish (T-NAT-G)

Radius:

20″ (508 mm)

Fingerboard:

Ebony (available as Fretted & Fretless)

Markers & Inlays:

Plain, no markers + side dots

Neck dimensions:

Width at nut – 47.0 mm
Width XII fret – 65.0 mm
Width XXIV fret – 74.0 mm
Thickness I fret – 21.0 mm
Thickness XII fret – 23.0 mm

Truss rod:

Double action truss rod

Frets:

27 jumbo, Ferd Wagner 9665, 18% N/S Hard
Crown dimensions: 2.64 × 1.20 mm (w × h)

Headstock:

Angled; topped with chosen body wood

Body matching finish

Nut:

Ebony nut

Tuners layout:

3 + 2

Pickups / Electronics:

Aguilar Super Double® two rows Alnico V pole pieces Soapbar pickup (bridge)

Aguilar Super Single® single coil Alnico V pole pieces Soapbar pickup (neck)

Mayo M-BP3 bass preamp (3 band EQ)

Other Brands, Models and Configuration of pickups – on request (extra fee may be required)

Control:

1 × Volume, 1 × Balance, 1 × Middle, 1 × Treble/Bass, 1 × Passive Tone

Miniswitch – Active/Passive Mode

Miniswitch – Middle 400/800Hz

Knobs:

Standard metal dome knob(-s)

Bridge:

Mayones X2 two-piece bridge

string-to-string spacing: 18 mm

Strings:

44 -128 Roundwound [5-string]

Tuners:

Schaller M4

Additional equipment:

Schaller Security Straplocks

Switchcraft jack

Separate 9V battery compartment(-s)

Hardware colour:

Black (BLK)

Bag / case:

Mayones Hybrid Bass Case