ESP LTD Elite J5 Electric Bass, 5-String (with Case)

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For amazing 5-string performance and an incredible, vintage-inspired tone, the powerful ESP LTD Elite J5 bass with Seymour Duncan pickups is a great choice.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Thin U-shaped neck Slim shape with fast, easy-to-play feel
Quilted maple top Beautiful "wavy" grain; adds clarity
Chambered ash body Weight-reduced body with open-sounding tone
Seymour Duncan SJ5 J Bass pickups Vintage tone, extended harmonic balance

Premium tonewoods, electronics, hardware and craftsmanship come together in the ESP LTD Elite J5 Electric Bass to create a remarkable value! The quilted Maple top on the chambered Ash body combined with the rosewood fretboard really makes this bass pop visually. This tonewood combination also provides great tonal clarity, punch and dynamics that bassists love.

ESP loads the LTD Elite J5 with Seymour Duncan SJ5-67-70 pickups that, with the ESP KH-1 Active 2-band EQ, provide optimal performance and versatility. Crafted in Japan, the Elite J-5 bass is designed to compete in all aspects with basses costing much more.

- Construction: Bolt-On-Neck
- Scale: 34 inches
- Body: Chambered Ash
- Top: Quilted Maple
- Neck: Maple
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Nut: 38mm Bone
- Neck Contour: Thin U
- Frets: 21 XJ
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Bridge: Gotoh
- Pickups: Seymour Duncan SJ5-67-70
- Electronics: ESP KH-1 Active 2-Band EQ
- Controls:
- Master Volume
- Balance
- Bass Boost/Cut
- Treble Boost/Cut

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-423-8388

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted May 26, 2014 by KK Curtis in SETX, TX

"Killer bass, at not so killer price!!!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This bass is a very high quality instrument from start to finish! Great, versatile tone, fabulous looks, and very smooth playing straight out of the box! High Points: gorgeous quilted maple finish, very nice neck, fretboard, hardware(gotoh) very smooth, user friendly. Great tone control, although I would prefer a 3 band EQ (easy fix with pre swap), factory HSC is very high quality. Overall this axe is as nice as alot of custom shop basses, at not so "custom shop" price! Low points: Duncan pre and p/u's leave a little to be desired, but they're definitely not bad at all. Strap pegs have no felt under them, but that too is a very easy fix.

Musical Background:

36 yrs....Bass, Drums. 20+ yrs professional touring and session player.

Musical Style:

Country, Christian, Blues, Pop, Rock, Zydeco
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