Howard Core Conservatory C42 Model Bass Outfit

The Core Conservatory Bass is a finely handcrafted advancing-level, fully carved instrument that combines durability, beauty, and professional tonal response. Built from a select spruce top and maple back and sides, this bass produces a robust, full-bodied sound with excellent sustain, clarity, and quick attack — ideal for orchestral, jazz, and solo performance alike.

Designed with elegant violin corners and a warm golden-brown varnish, the Conservatory Bass showcases traditional European aesthetics while maintaining tonal strength and balance across all registers. Its hand-graduated construction enhances resonance and projection, providing depth and responsiveness that meet the needs of serious students and advancing performers.

Professionally adjusted with D’Addario Helicore strings, a maple bridge with height-adjusting wheels, a quality endpin, and precision brass tuning machines, the Core Conservatory Bass offers both refined craftsmanship and reliable performance. This 3/4-size model delivers impressive playability, tonal versatility, and expressive control — making it an excellent choice for developing technique and artistic confidence.

Each Core Conservatory Bass is professionally set up by skilled luthiers for optimal tone, projection, and comfort. Every instrument is carefully inspected to ensure dependable, concert-ready performance.

Key Features
• Advancing-level, fully carved bass for serious musicians
• Select spruce top and maple back and sides for tonal strength and resonance
• Violin corners and golden-brown varnish for traditional European style
• Robust tone with quick attack and long sustain
• Maple bridge with height-adjusting wheels for player customization
• Precision brass tuning machines for accurate, stable tuning
• Strung with D’Addario Helicore strings for warmth and clarity
• Exclusive 3/4 size model for professional balance and response

Specifications

Size: 3/4 (Full Size)
Top: Select Spruce
Back & Sides: Maple
Construction: Fully Carved
Finish: Golden-Brown Varnish
Bridge: Maple Bridge with Height-Adjusting Wheels
Tailpiece: Ebony or Metal (depending on setup)
Tuning Machines: Precision Brass Tuners
Endpin: Quality Adjustable Steel
Strings: D’Addario Helicore
Setup: Professionally adjusted by Core Conservatory Workshop