bass guitar blog

Active Jazz Bass® V

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 NoiselessTM 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.

Product Features
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 NoiselessTM 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
Gauges: (.045, .065, .085, .110tw, .135tw)
Accessories Deluxe Gig Bag
Case Deluxe Gig Bag