Mayones Shrinks Henrik Linder’s Range Into Cali HL 5 and HL 6 Mini Basses
The Polish builder turns its travel-sized Cali platform into five- and six-string signature instruments with dual humbuckers and custom spacing.
Oct 4, 2026
Credit: Mayones (via source)
Mayones and Dirty Loops bassist Henrik Linder have expanded the compact Cali platform with the Cali HL 5 and Cali HL 6 signature mini basses. The idea pushes the travel-sized instrument beyond novelty territory, giving Linder five- and six-string layouts that sit between the physical feel of a bass and a guitar.
Both versions use ash tops, two humbuckers, series/parallel switching and custom bridge string spacing. Mayones offers the instruments in Gothic Black Matt and Ultra Pink, and an official demo shows Linder using the six-string model for chord voicings and upper-register lines that would be awkward on a conventional full-scale bass.
Credit: Mayones Guitars & Basses
Why it matters
Extended-range mini basses are a rare category, and Linder’s harmonic playing makes the format musically credible rather than merely compact.
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