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ESP LTD B404 Electric Bass

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ESP LTD B404 Electric Bass

String-Thru Bass Bridge
Whether you want to increase overall string tension or just "beef up" your string attack, the string-thru option is a big plus. This bridge can be used in either "string-thru-body" or traditional "string from the top" configurations".

5-piece Maple/Walnut Neck
This neck design provides a very solid feel and an improved transfer of tone from the neck to the body. Increased neck stability and performance will man less frequent truss rod adjustments

Double Action Truss Rods
All ESP/LTD guitars and basses feature a 'double-action' truss rod design. Unlike a normal (single) truss rod, this one is adjustable in two different directions. This means that you'll never run into a situation where the neck has 'run out of adjustment'. Regardless of which ESP model you choose, you'll get years and years of playing enjoyment.

EMG Active Bass Pickups
When the electric bass was invented back in 1950, bass players were just glad to be heard! For decades, these classic designs (like their guitar brethren) remained largely unchanged. Over recent years, however, the electric bass' role has radically changed and instruments and their electronics have profoundly changed as well. Today, basses come fretted and fretless, with 4-, 5-, 6- or more strings, wide and narrow fingerboards, through-body and bolt-on necks, and exotic wood or even composite construction. Playing styles have evolved from plunking out the bottom of chord changes to lead bass and wild slap/thump styles.

These changes pose a formidable challenge to the electronics of a modern bass. Reproducing an extended range cleanly - both higher AND lower - taxes the abilities of conventional pickups. Slap-style playing creates transients of incredible magnitude and unusual harmonic patterns. Digital recording technology now regularly provides full, deep bass on a silent background that was impossible using analog LP technology. And the incredible variety of bass configurations that make new playing styles possible require advanced magnet structures and superwide configurations for full coverage of 5- and 6-string bass string spreads.

EMG's family of bass pickups addresses all these issues. They feature a low-impedance internal preamp that delivers a crisp, clean, and even tone from a 5-string's low B string to the top of the neck. EMG's specially tailored preamp EQ circuits deliver accurate tone with incredibly wide dynamic range (over 90dB). zZounds is an authorized dealer of ESP products.

Specifications

Construction: Neck-thru-body

Scale: 34 in.

Body: Mahogany with quilted maple top

Neck/Fretboard: 5-piece maple-walnut/rosewood

Inlays: Dots with model name at 12th Fret

Pickups: EMG 35-DC/P4 active set

Electronics: Volume, balance, EMG B64 active EQ

Hardware: Cosmo black, Grover tuners

Bridge: BB-104 string-thru-body

Binding: None

Frets: 24 XJ

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Sound: Sounds great. Nice deep tone. Can be used to play many genres of music. Feature: Very good and well designed guitar, with all the standard features. Doesnt go above and beyond but has everything you need to play. Beautiful looking guitar, i love the shape of it and i love the look of it with no pick guard. Ease of Use: As with any new instrument, there is always a learning curve to get used to it. It all depends on your skill in the first place. Quality: I bought used and it has virtually no dings. Little bit of fingernail scratching because there is no pick guard but everything works properly. I adjusted pickups to my own personal taste. For a used guitar , it seems brand new so i see this baby lasting forever. Value: Unbeleivable. This is such a beauty compared to other guitars i could have picked up at the time for the same price. Sounds way better, looks beautiful. Manufacturer Support: No support needed. The Wow Factor: Sexy looking. Nice color.

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Sound: the sound of this guitar mactches or beats my others that are priced about double Feature: the volume and tone controls work great and a built tuff. the treble,bass,and mid booster is really nice. it s nothing great it just gets the job done very nicely Ease of Use: You need skills to play this baby. Quality: This is built to last and it will. i have owned my for about a half a year and i travel with it alot. not one thing has broken or gave me any problems in any way. Value: i got this uitar on a sale for 100 bucks off and that makes the value a ten because this guitar sounds and feels like other 1000 dolar guitars. wAY WORTH THE MONEY Manufacturer Support: didnt deal with them The Wow Factor: the dark brown wilted sunburst is so sexxy i love it. i dont eve n like red guitats but it looks great on it. Overall: Great guitar, with great sound, that will last forvever.

Style of Music: hard rock

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