Schecter Guitar Research

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Bringing Schecter’s beloved SLS Elite line to a whole new audience, the SLS Elite-5 Bass will satisfy even the most discriminating bassist.

A carbon fiber- reinforced 7-ply maple/walnut/padauk ultra-thin thru-neck meets a premium swamp-ash body with a stunning flame maple top, and is then treated with an ultra-access heel carve for comfortable playing in all positions of the 35" scale neck and unencumbered access to all 24 X-Jumbo stainless steel frets.

The premium electronics package features Fishman’s Fluence bass pickups, offering incredible power with stunning clarity and warmth, and a generous assortment of tone-sculpting options at the player’s fingertips including a 2-band EQ, single-coil switching option via the volume push-pull, and 3-way switch for alternate voicing and mid-cut selections.

Ensuring that the foundation you lay for your bandmates is solid and consistent, premium components including a GraphTech BlackTusq nut, Schecter Custom bridge, and Grover 144 tuners keep your tuning exactly where you want it. The end result is a bass with looks to match its boutique-quality tone and build. Case sold separately.
Schecter Guitar Research SLS Elite-5 5-String Electric Bass Black Fade Burst
Schecter Guitar Research SLS Elite-5 5-String Electric Bass Black Fade Burst
Schecter Guitar Research SLS Elite-5 5-String Electric Bass Black Fade Burst
warning

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, which is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Neck
  • Shape: Thin C
  • Wood: Maple/Walnut/Padauk
  • Neck joint: Neck-through
  • Scale length: 35 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Finish: Gloss
Pickups
  • Active or passive pickups: Active 
  • Pickup configuration: HH
  • Neck: Fluence soapbar
  • Bridge: Fluence soapbar
  • Brand: Fishman
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Active preamp: Yes
Fretboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: 16 in.
  • Fret size: Extra-jumbo Stainless steel
  • Number of frets: 24
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut material: Black Tusq
  • Nut width: 1.77 in. (45 mm)
Body
  • Cutaway: Double cutaway
  • Construction: Solidbody
  • Body wood: Swamp ash
  • Top wood: Maple
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Controls
  • Control layout: Master Volume (Push-Pull for Single Coil)/Blend/2-Band Fishman EQ/3-Way Toggle Voicing Switch (1-Classic, 2-Funk, 3-Modern)
  • Tone switching: Yes
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: 5-Saddle adjustable
  • Tuning machines: Die-cast
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 5 
  • Pickguard: No
  • Special features: Electronics
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Country of origin: South Korea

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Limited lifetime warranty on all guitars.

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