The newest additions to the bass family.
The Syra Range comes in two versions, the bolt on neck Syra 4,5
or 6 string and through neck Syra Pro 4, 5 and 6 string. Both share
a common body shape and dimensions but vary their specifications.
The Syra bolt-on range models have two piece bodies of quality
tonewoods and necks of maple laminates reinforced with carbon fibre.
The neck joint is designed to allow excellent access to the 24 frets.
The fingerboards are Irish lacewood and the hardware is Schaller.
Pickups are Delano with a humbucker in the bridge position and a
single coil at the neck. A Delano Sonar 3 band active EQ is fitted
and the basses have a passive tone control that operates in active
or passive mode. The humbucker has a three way mini switch that
enables the pickup to operate in single coil, parallel or series
coil mode giving a wide tonal range. Finish is silk AC lacquer on
neck and body. A great package those who like the bolt-on neck.
The Syra Pro models have the multi-laminate through neck similar
to that used on the SC range. There are carbon fibre rods incorporated
which allow for a slim profile and great access to the higher frets
when combined with the heel carving. The body is faced with a fine
bookmatched tonewood and the fingerboard is rosewood as standard.
Pickups are Larkin/Armstrong humbuckers fitted with the three way
switch that gives the same coil combinations as the Syra bolt-on
humbucker. The John East U-Retro Deluxe preamp is probably the best
available with studio quality components and sound to match. This
is a fully loaded luxury bass that performs as well as it looks.
Both the Syra and Syra Pro models are hand made so can be customised
to order.
And the name? Well I like it's fine shape, I know I could live
with it, so it is called after my lovely wife.
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