Description
The MK5CBC-T is Bartolini’s dual-coil soapbar designed for the bridge position on a Cort Curbow-style 5-string. It’s shaped to fit that specific cavity — 4.24″ / 107.57mm long, 1.33″ / 33.66mm wide — so if you’re routing for a Curbow-style build or swap, this is the drop-in profile to look for.
Tonally, this is a bridge pickup that doesn’t play it safe. The dual-coil humbucking design pushes powerful low and low-mid output while keeping a bright, articulate treble on top — exactly the balance you want when a 5-string’s low B needs to stay tight and present instead of collapsing into a boomy mess.
It belongs to Bartolini’s Classic Bass series, a passive lineup built around a wider, more resonant frequency window. Compared to more closed-sounding passive designs, these pickups open up the top end — more air, more string definition — without thinning out the lows and low-mids that give a bass its weight. That means your slap attack cuts through and your fingerstyle low end still growls the way it should.
Every unit is epoxy-potted, which kills unwanted feedback and microphonic noise — a real consideration for anyone running loud stages or high-gain rigs where a hot pickup can otherwise turn into a squeal machine.
- Cort Curbow-shape soapbar, bridge position
- 4.24″ / 107.57mm long x 1.33″ / 33.66mm wide
- Dual coil humbucker design
- Passive, epoxy-cast construction
- Extended frequency range with added top-end air and definition
Built for bassists who need low-end authority on a 5-string without giving up clarity when they dig in.
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