Peavey Grind Bass 5 BXP NTB 5-String Electric Bass

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The Peavey Grind Bass 5 offers high-grade features at an awesome price. With neck-through construction and passive humbuckers, the Grind Bass 5 rules.

Overview

Bass Player magazine doesn't give its prestigious Editor's Choice award to just any bass. Peavey is known for durable, extremely playable basses that both look and sound outstanding, but they really outdid themselves here. Peavey's 5-string Grind Bass features neck-through construction, which means that the mahogany neck goes clear through the body, instead of just being glued or bolted on. This leads to longer sustain and richer resonance. The wings connected to the neck--the rest of the guitar body--are made of imbuya, a wood so exotic that spellcheck doesn't even recognize it! Imbuya produces a tight, bright tone with plenty of bass. The Peavey Grind Bass 5 features 5 strings and 24 frets, giving you a two octave range (all the way down to a deep low B) for your bass lines, and uniquely sculpted neck allow easy access to the upper frets.

Sounds as Good as it Looks

All of the construction features, from the exotic wood to the sculpted body, contribute to giving this bass wonderful natural tones with a rich bottom end and fantastic resonance. It includes two humbucking pickups made with passive electronics, which frees you from having to bother with batteries . There are individual knobs to adjust the volume and tone of each pickup, giving you a lot of room to build the sound you want. Play with the knobs and you'll find everything from grinding, gutsy tones to clear, natural ones.

A High-End Bass at an Affordable Price

Many of the features found on the 5 BXP, such… read more as the neck-through construction, are the sort you'd normally only expect to find on much more expensive instruments. The looks of this bass are just stunning, the playability is excellent, and the sound is terrific. This bass is affordable enough for novices, and has the chops to grow with you through the intermediate and expert stages as your skills improve. You would normally expect to pay a lot more to get an instrument of this caliber. Some say that Peavey could greatly improve their reputation simply by tripling their prices. But, luckily for you, they haven't. This bass is a steal.

Specs

Specifications
- Weight Packed: 18.00 lb(8.164 kg)
- Width Packed: 6.5"(16.51 cm)
- Depth Packed: 52"(132.08 cm)
- Height Packed: 19.25"(48.895 cm)

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 877-732-8391
Email: customerservice@peavey.com
Web: https://peavey.com/c/Contact-Us

User Manual

Peavey's Description

Peavey Grind Bass 5 BXP NTB 5-String

Introducing the Peavey Grind Bass 5 BXP NTB electric bass! This all neck-though bass resonates like a tuning fork. Get the rich bottom end you deserve with this natural neck-through-body bass crafted from mahogany and maple. For a fraction of what you would spend on an instrument of this caliber, the Grind Bass 5 BXP NTB wins hands down.

Features:

- 35 inch scale
- 5-string
- 24 frets
- Passive humbucking pickups
- Mahogany neck with maple stringers
- Neck-through-body design
- Case not included

Reviews

(152 ratings)

Submitted March 9, 2012 by Steve Yocum in Warrenton, VA

"Peavey Grind Bass 5 BXP NTP 5-String"

Overall:

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I love this Bass. I also have a Ibonez 4 string that is a little better for edgier / Grungier sound. But this Peavey plays so smoothly and has a great tone balance for most all music I play which is hard and soft Contemporary . It is a steal for the price and I feel it would be a great deal at twice the price. Lucky for me it wasn't

Sound
Has a wonderful sound. I use with a " Direct-In Box" into a PA system for performing and recording. If you like playing jazzy, contemporary rock I feel it excels. Over all I have played everything from country, Grunge, and mainstream with no problems. If anything other Bass players have picked it up, played it and were amazed how nice it sounded. Some tried to talk me out of it. Yeah, nice try.

Features
I feel the components that were matched with it work very well. If any changes were made, would be with the resister / Capacitor network to give it just a wee more volume at full setting. The Tone Controls are right on for what ever balancing needed for Bass / Treble. I am very impressed with the craftsmanship and construction. The wood grain finish gives it a sexy look.

Ease of Use
I do not see how anyone, even at a most basic novices of knowledge, could make bad music with this. The tones are smooth with zero back ground noise even at higher amp settings. The design of the neck and fret board makes it easy to play. No need to press hard anywhere… read more on the fret board. No tricks needed to learn. It will spoil you.

Quality
It is made very well and I suspect It will be my main instrument for many years to come.

Value
Yes it is worth twice the price. I have picked up other Basses that cost more and better known and was astounded they did not play as well or sounded as good.

Manufacturer Support
I have not needed to contact them. But it would concern me if they do not quickly respond to a need or question only they can answer.

The Wow Factor
10 out of 10. For me, picking it up and playing it stuck in my mind. I went in three times and it drew me like a magnet. I had to take it home. It just looks, sounds, and plays awesome

Musical Background:
Playing for 35 years, Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitars. Jamming and playing in a Contemporary Christian Rock Band.

Musical Style:
Christian Rock, Rock, Blues, Lil Country.

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