Bc 61-CM 5
Western Red Cedar / African Mahogany
- All-solid woods acoustic-electric bass guitar 5-string version.
- Carefully selected materials.
- Unique manufacturing and construction technologies, such as own soundboard design and the revolutionary Furch CNR System® neck joint.
- Natural restrained look of the guitar underscored by an open-pore finish, an faux tortoise body binding, and white pearl side position markers.
- Fretted or fretless versions available.
Carbon footprint of Bc 61-CM 5
Before 36.5 kg
After 2020 14.6 kg
The Bc 61-CM 5 is a solid-wood acoustic-electric bass guitar engineered to deliver a superb sound. The soundboard features a proprietary construction that includes an unconventional soundhole designed to enhance low-end response. The combination of an western red cedar soundboard and African mahogany back and sides produces a perfect tonal balance. The bass comes with a pickup and LR Baggs Element Active System – Volume Tone Control electronics.
Open-Pore Finish
The Bc 61-CM 5 features Open-Pore Finish, a special thin finish that promotes the natural sonic qualities of tonewoods and provides an excellent level of surface protection. The finish accentuates low frequencies and produces a natural woody sound.
Stylish binding
The bass owes its stylish appearance to binding made from faux tortoise.
Built to Play, Built to Last With Furch’s CNR System®
The Furch CNR System® neck design offers unmatched stability and precision. With a dual-action truss rod encased in a rigid carbon structure, it allows for smooth and fine adjustments, ensuring optimal playability and a setup that lasts, so your guitar always performs at its best.
- A fully adjustable dual-action truss rod for highly precise adjustment of the neck bow in both the convex and concave directions.
- A highly rigid carbon casing that maintains the neck in the set position over a period much longer than is the case with standard neck joint designs and, at the same time, facilitates a gradual bow in the neck, a factor of essential importance for playability.
- A casting made of special alloy located inside the neck heel that ensures a stable position of the neck and its angle vis-à-vis the body.
Fretless version
The Bc 61-CM 5 is also available as a fretless version which can produce tones approximating those of a double bass.
Excellent machine heads
The bass has an excellent tuning stability courtesy of Furch Machine Black Chrome machine heads with a highly precise 1:18 gear ratio.
LR Baggs EAS-VTC
The Bc 61-CM 5 comes with LR Baggs EAS-VTC pickup, which features an all-discrete preamp fitted inside the guitar and a volume control mounted in the soundhole for easy access. The system faithfully reproduces the instrument’s acoustic voice with an unrivaled dynamic range.
Features
Body
| Available body shapes | Bc |
| Neck-to-body joint | 15th fret |
| Solid top - grade | Western red cedar - AA |
| Solid back and sides - grade | African mahogany - AA |
| Binding | Faux tortoise |
| Bridge | Ebony |
| Saddle | TUSQ Black |
| Bridge string spacing | 2 13/16 |
| Top finish | Open-Pore Finish |
| Back and sides finish | Open-Pore Finish |
Neck
| Nut width | 1 3/4 |
| Neck reinforcement | CNR System with dual-action adjustment |
| Neck profile | Furch Bass D |
| Scale length | 33 7/8 |
| Fingerboard material | Ebony |
| Fingerboard radius | 15 3/4 |
| Fingerboard side inlay | White pearl position dots |
| Fret finish | Brushed |
| Headstock overlay | Ebony |
| Neck material | African Mahogany |
| Machine heads | Furch Machine Black Chrome - gear ratio 1:18 |
| Zero fret | Black TUSQ |
| Nut string spacing | 1 1/2 |
| Strings | Elixir Bass Nickel Plated Steel Nanoweb 45-130; D`Addario Chrome XL Flat Wound 45-132 (fretless) |
| Neck finish | Open-Pore Finish with antibacterial additive |
| Headstock finish | Open-Pore Finish |
