The five-string Deluxe Active Jazz Bass V guitar was designed with the gigging bass player in mind. This alder-body bass offers classic styling and modern features such as a comfortable C-shaped maple neck with 20-fret pau ferro fingerboard, four-ply brown shell pickguard on a variety of finishes (see specifications), two dual-coil Ceramic Noiseless™ five-string Jazz Bass pickups with nickel-plated pole pieces, and a three-band active EQ with treble, mid and bass boost/cut. Distinctively attractive looking with a clear, thunderous sound.
Specifications:
* Series: Deluxe Series
* Colors: (306) Black, (309) Candy Apple Red, (332) Brown Sunburst, (341) Vintage White, (Polyester Finish)
* Body: Alder
* Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish)
* Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
* No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets
* Pickups: 2 Dual-Coil Ceramic Noiseless™ 5-String Jazz Bass Pickups with Nickel Plated Pole Pieces.
* Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot, 3-Band Active EQ with: Treble Boost/Cut: +/- 10 db @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave. Mid Boost/Cut: +10dB, -15dB @ 500Hz, and a wide band slope. Bass Boost/Cut: +/- 12 db @ 40 Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave.
* Pickup Switching: Pan Pot
* Bridge: 5-String Standard Vintage Style with Single Groove Saddles
* Machine Heads: Ping® Cast/Sealed “Mini” Tuners
* Hardware: Chrome
* Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell
* Scale Length: 34” (863.6 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1.875” (47.6 mm)
* Unique Features: U.S. Made Active Electronics
* Strings: Super Bass 8255-5M-135, NPS, part no. 073-8255-556, Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .110tw, .135tw)
* Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
* Case: Deluxe Gig Bag