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SX SJB-62 Short Scale Bass Guitar Lake Placid Blue Finishby SX
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Features
- Great for the player that requires a smaller, more comfortable bass. This bass has a 30" scale length; that's 4 inches shorter than a normal size bass, making it an excellent starter bass for a young beginner.
- This bass guitar features a solid alder body (not plywood) and a beautiful maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and 20 frets which helps deliver excellent tone and sustain.
- The design of the neck and adjustable bridge provide excellent action, making the bass very easy to play.
- Trus-rod adjustable neck, J-bass type passive pickups, fully adjustable bridge and non-locking tuners, single ply white pick-guard, D'Addario Strings.
- Scale length is 30 1/2". Overall lenght: 42". Width of the neck at the nut: 1 9/16". Oversized, shipping weight is 30 lbs. Actual Weight: 8.5 lbs.
Product Description
Great for the player that requires a smaller, more comfortable bass. This bass has a 30" scale length; that's 4 inches shorter than a normal size bass, making it an excellent starter bass for a young beginner. This bass guitar features a solid alder body (not plywood) and a beautiful maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and 20 frets which helps deliver excellent tone and sustain. The design of the neck and adjustable bridge provide excellent action, making the bass very easy to play. Trus-rod adjustable neck, J-bass type passive pickups, fully adjustable bridge and non-locking tuners, single ply white pick-guard, D'Addario Strings. Scale length is 30 1/2". Overall lenght: 42". Width of the neck at the nut: 1 9/16". Actual Weight: 8.5 lbs. String spacing at the bridge is 2 3/8". Pickup dimensions are 3 5/8" x 3/4". Oversized, shipping weight is 30 lbs.Reviews
unbeatable for the priceI have small hands and prefer the short-scale bass guitar. I was looking for an inexpensive secondary bass that I could just mess around with. I have always wished I could have a short-scale version of the Jazz bass, and was amazed to find this very thing on Amazon for just over $100. I ordered it and was very skeptical of what it would look and perform like. I am proud to say that this is a steal for the price. I must also comment that Rondo music did a great job of packaging and shipping the bass, double boxing it and including foam and plastic covers and reinforcement.
The finish on mine is a very pretty lake placid blue without any cracks or mars on it. It is also available in sunburst. The body is lightweight--not heavy and shoulder -killing like the old Jazz basses. It has a decent bridge for the price, although eventually I might replace it. The pickups sound are superior for the price, although the first thing I plan to do is drop in some Fralins or vintage Fenders.They have the usual amount of buzz you find in this price range.
Right out of the box, the tuners seemed good for the price range. I did not notice any stripping of gears or undue movement. The bass tuned easily and seemed to be fairly well intonated for an inexpensive mail order bass. The neck is 30 inches in scale. It has a nice rosewood fingerboard that did not have rough spots on it or loose frets that I could find. It is slightly fatter than a full-size Jazz neck, more like the Mustang's neck in feel, but is extremely fast and comfortable. Reaching the notes in first position is no problem.
I think I will also order the short scale Precision bass that SX offers. The value for the price rates this a 5. Beginners or those looking for a secondary bass cannot go wrong!!