Musicvox MI-5 12-String Basses
Musicvox MI-5 12-string bass in the Sky Blue finish.
New item announcement from Bass Player magazine.
Musicvox MI-5 12-String Basses
Musicvox added the model MI-5 12-string bass to their product catalog in 2013. This bass is modeled after Musicvox’s MI-5 12-string guitar which is one of their most popular models. The prototype MI-5 12-string bass was produced in the seafoam green finish with an additional five colors being added later.
Like Musicvox's other 12-string basses, the MI-5 basses incorporate locking tuners for all 12 strings, although the prototype sea foam green basses have locking tuners for the fundamental strings only. Long 34” scale.
MI-5 Seafoam Green Prototype at the NAMM show.
Prototype headstock.
Prototype has locking tuners on fundamental strings.
Production basses have locking tuners on all 12 strings.
Serial numbers on the MI-5 12-string basses are found centered on the back of the headstock.
MI-5 Finish Colors
All six colors of the MI-5 12-string bass side by side at the Musicvox warehouse.
Red Metallic
White
Sky Blue
Silver Super Sparkle
Royal Blue
Seafoam Green
MI-5 Specs
Mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with block pearloid inlays
Triple bound body and headstock, bound neck, long scale 34”
Neck through body construction, two truss rods
Active and Passive electronics, dual outputs, 3-band EQ in Active mode
Active bass humbucker pickups
Locking tuners, brass nut
8-saddle fully adjustable bass bridge
Made in Indonesia
Screen shot from the Musicvox website including a Sky Blue MI-5 12-string bass.