The Blackstar Carry-on ST Bass is a portable travel-sized bass guitar that plays and feels like a serious full-sized instrument. Constructed using Poplar bodies, a bolt-on Maple neck and a laurel fingerboard. The Blackstar Carry-On ST bass guitars combine true tone and feel beyond their size. Getting great tone on the go is now available to all travelling musicians. Features/Specification: Finish: Vintage White or Jet Black Body: Poplar Neck: Two piece natural finish Scale length: 23.46″ (596mm) Fingerboard: Laurel, 18 frets Strings: 125-105-85-65 custom gauge Machine heads: Chrome sealed tuners Pickup: Offset coil pickup Controls: Volume and Tone Pickguard: One ply black pickguard Bridge: Toploader style bridge. The Blackstar Carry-on ST Bass is more than compact and lightweight enough to take on trips yet shapes a traditionally punchy and fully grown sound, courtesy of a poplar body armed with a passive split-coil pickup. In addition, Blackstar have outfitted this travel-ready bass guitar with a two-piece nato neck that comes furnished with an 18-fret laurel fretboard and an abridged 23.46-inch scale length, guaranteeing ample playability for budding beginners and small-handed adults alike.