Schecter Guitar Research

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The 2019 J-5 Bass by Schecter Guitar Research boasts exciting updates aimed to deliver a professional-grade instrument at a value-packed price.

Upon picking up this bass, the player will immediately noticed it is tricked-out with a fully-passive electronics package featuring the Schecter Custom Shop USA-Made MonsterTone-J pickup set, a couple of Ceramic-8 loaded beasts pumping out shocking power in their default setting and switchable to more vintage-flavored tones via a push-pull tone pot.

For the body and neck, Schecter utilize a 35” scale thin-C maple neck, reinforce it with dual carbon fiber rods and an easy-access truss rod for maximum stability, and pair it with an alder body to create a classic, comfortable combination that feels equally at-home in your arms and in your mix.

It is then outfit with quality components including a Schecter Diamond Custom bridge that offers thru-body or top-load stringing options, a Graph Tech IvoryTusq nut, and Schecter Vintage Tuners to ensure trouble- free performance so that you can focus on your groove. Case sold separately.
Schecter Guitar Research J-5 Rosewood Fingerboard 5-String Bass Gloss Black
Schecter Guitar Research J-5 Rosewood Fingerboard 5-String Bass Gloss Black
Schecter Guitar Research J-5 Rosewood Fingerboard 5-String Bass Gloss Black
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
  • Neck joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 35 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Finish: Gloss
Pickups
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Pickup configuration: SS
  • Neck: Schecter USA MonsterTone-J
  • Bridge: Schecter USA MonsterTone-J
  • Brand: Schecter
Fretboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 16 in.
  • Fret size: Narrow X-Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut material: Tusq
  • Nut width: 1.771 in. (45 mm)
Body
  • Cutaway: Double cutaway
  • Construction: Solidbody
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Schecter Custom Bass String Thru (or Top Load)
  • Tuning machines: Open-geared
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 5
  • Pickguard: Yes
  • Special features: Electronics
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Country of origin: Indonesia

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Limited lifetime warranty on all guitars.

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