(View also Dart Deluxe, A-Dart and Double Dart)
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| Strings | 4, 5 or 6 |
| Fingerboard | 34 inches (24 fret positions) |
| Construction type | Bolt-on neck |
| Body | 2- or 3-piece laminated body on Marupá or Freijó, or multi-piece laminated body on Freijó and other woods (Jatobá, Peroba Rosa, Pau-Marfim, Andiroba, Cerejeira, etc.). |
| Laminated top | Optionally, with a choice of different woods for bookmatched tops, wings and core: flamed Maple, Pau-Marfim, figured Brazilian Walnut, figured Birch, Ipê, Pau-Ferro and many others, depending on availability. Brazilian Rosewood available on demand. |
| Neck construction | 1-piece or laminated, scarf-jointed headstock. Quarter sawn wood available. |
| Finish | Several options of colours available, or natural wood colour. PU finish, high gloss or satin. |
| Neck wood | Tauari, with an optional choice for Ipê or other woods, depending on availability |
| Fingerboard wood | Ipê or Garapa |
| Frets | 24, highly polished, or fretless |
| Truss rod | 4- or 5-string basses: one 2-piece expansion-type truss rod. 6-string basses: two 2-piece expansion-type truss rods |
| Fingerboard markers | Sidedots always included. Fingerboard markers are optional: mother-of-Pearl dots, abalone dots, diamond inlays (MOP), block inlays (MOP) |
| Electronics | Passive: 2 volume controls and 1 tone control Active/passive: ToneChaser TC-3B Preamp, 9V or 18 V supply. High headroom/low impedance output can feed line level inputs. Bass, Mid and Treble controls with pickups blender and volume. Push/pull switch for active/passive selection. Quick-release battery box. Option of mini-switches for coil tapping: selection between humbucking (dual coil) and single coil modes for each pickup. Option of extra "blend circuit" between each pickup's coils: 2 switches provide the selection between series or parallel coil connection mode for each pickup, whilst 2 knobs provide the blend between coils for each pickup, when in parallel mode. |
| Pickups | 2 EMG-HZ or ToneChaser TC-HBP (humbucker pickups) |
| Headstock | Multi-layer veneers on both sides with a choice of woods: flamed Maple, figured Brazilian Walnut, figured Birch, Ipê, Pau-Ferro and others, depending on availability. Brazilian Rosewood available on demand. Matching headstock with body on bookmatched tops. |
| Nut | Real bone |
| Tuners | Grover or Gotoh sealed tuners (optional: Hipshot Ultralites) |
| Bridge | Gotoh, Monorail or Hipshot Style B (all quick-release) |
| Pitch | On the bridge: 19mm for 4 strings; option between 18mm or 19mm for 5 strings; option between 16.5mm or 18mm for 6 strings |
| Hardware | Chrome or black knobs, bridges and machine heads |
| Features | Same as on the Dart model, although adding on the basic configuration the mini-switches for coil tapping; bookmatched veneer top on figured woods plus sunburst and matching headstock; 3-piece laminate neck; fingerboard markers. |
| Features | Same as on the Dart model, but including the exclusive D'Alegria AD wooden bridge with embedded D'Alegria PP piezo pickup, plus the also exclusive D'Alegria AB preamp. Also available with 1 or 2 extra magnetic pickups in conjunction with the piezo. |
| Features | Same as on the Dart model, although contemplating a double neck configuration, with duplication of the respective components. On the standard configuration, we present a fretless neck and a 24-fret neck. |
You can see how D'Alegria basses are carefully produced visiting our Factory Tour. You will understand how each step in manufacturing a pro bass is important to the final product.