Steinberger Synapse XS-15FPA Fretless 5-String Bass Guitars Satin Transparent Red

The beauty of a gorgeous flamed maple top and the growling cool tone of fretless from a relatively tiny instrument. Designed by Ned Steinberger himself, the Synapse XS-15FPA bass features the unique U-channel graphite core in a rock maple neck and maple body. Combo head accommodates double-ball and single-ball strings while the unique Direct-Drive double-ball bridge adds super-fast string changes and tune-it-once tuning stability.

While other bass guitar manufacturers have been resting on their laurels, Steinberger's been thinking. Witness the strap hook, recessed tool holder and output jack, fold-down leg rest, and phenolic fingerboard that's slick as butter and fast as lightning.

Low impedance EMG USA humbucker bass pickup with internal low-impedance preamp and piezo bridge extends the range on both ends for earth-moving lows and phenomenal transients from slap-style playing.