4-string electric bass with split maple top, ESP Designed pickups and active 3-band EQ
4-String E-Bass from the ESP LTD series
Transparent black satin finish
Bolt-On construction with 34" long scale length (864 mm)
Ash body
Top made of gestocktem Ahorn (Spalted Maple)
Six-bolt, five-piece maple-jatoba neck
24-fret fretboard made of Roasted Jatoba with Dot inlays
"Thin and neck profile
One passive ESP Designed SB-4N humbucker in neck position
One passive ESP Designed SB-4B humbucker in bridge position
Active 3-band tone control
LTD BB-604 bridge with string guide through the body
LTD Die-Cast bass machine heads
Flexible 4-string E-Bass with noble appointments
With the ESP LTD B-204SM See Thru Black Satin ESP sends a to the point four-string Bass into the race, which promises a top-class noble bass aesthetic with excellent playing characteristics and flexible sounds. While the spalted maple top on the ash body provides the dignified look, the wide and flat "Thin and neck promises a comfortable handling. Passive ESP Designed SB-4 pickups and an active 3-band EQ also elicit a rich sound spectrum from the bass amp for classic band accompaniment and virtuoso solo interludes. Last but not least, ESP completes the LTD B-204SM See Thru Black Satin 4-String Bass with indestructible Hardware in the form of a BB-604 bridge and tuning stable die-cast tuners.
The ESP LTD B-204SM See Thru Black Satin convinces as a four-string noble bass with chic woods and a flexible sound.
Fancy woods and high playing comfort
The construction of the LTD B-204SM E-Bass follows the premise of combining fine woods with first-class handling and a tight sound. Besides the ash body, which carries an intensely figured top made of gestocktem Ahorn (splitmaple), ESP accordingly relies on a six-bolt, five-piece maple-jatoba neck, whose wide and flat "Thin and profile promises comfortable playing characteristics in all positions of the Roasted-Jatoba fingerboard.
ESP Designed pickups with flexible EQ
With two passive ESP Designed SB-4 pickups, whose signals can be mixed continuously by means of a blend control, the LTD B-204SM elicits a wide-ranging sound from the bass amplifier, which also integrates the low B-string with tight articulation and ranges from the mid-emphasized assertiveness of the bridge pickup to the deep bass foundation of the neck pickup. and to be able to adjust the tone precisely, ESP also equips the electric bass guitar with an active 3-band tone control.
Indestructible hardware equipment
Of course, ESP completes the LTD B-204SM See Thru Black Satin E-Bass with indestructible hardware that promises long-lasting playing pleasure. With four individually adjustable tailpieces, the LTD BB-604 bass bridge on the body guarantees accurate intonation and comfortably playable string action. On the headstock, LTD die-cast tuners also ensure precise tuning with high stability.
I used to play 5 string basses but decided to move up a string to increase my range. This bass is perfect: it sounds great (clear with both low and high ends), looks beautiful (much better than in the picture!), and the price is VERY LOW for a good 6 string. Seriously, most decent 6 string basses cost well over 700 eur! Been playing it for about 3 years now...never a single problem! Highly recommended!
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This bass has everything you need for this price, good looking, nut width is a bit slimmer than standard 6 strings, 24 jumbo frets, good wood for better sound, nice sustain, great 3 band electronics and 2 EMG looking pickups that give a really nice tone for all directions of music. Totally recommend this bass for first 6 string or even last that youll use.
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I ordered this Bass as I wanted a more modern fretless than my Jazz and decided on a 5. I was first impressed by the exotic finish of these Basses but skeptical on quality at this price. I needn't have worried. I honestly do not know how ESP maintain this kind of fantastic quality/price. Out of the box the maple cap looks great if you like a natural wood finish. I could not find a single cosmetic flaw. The Bass is slightly neck-heavy due to the light weight body but it sits well on a strap. The hardware seems solid enough and looks cool. My Bass was well set-up but other reviews say the contrary. The strings are D'addario Rounds as listed so you may want to change these out for flats if you wish to avoid scratches on the roasted Jatoba fingerboard (they used to be Rosewood). The active threeband eq plus passive pan pot give a lot of tone scope. The only negative point to my ears is that I would like a touch more sustain but all in all consider these Basses before going for a Rockbass.
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I have this bass for 9 months by now, the build quality is very good except the preamp. The pickups sound really good and in conjuction with the ash body they make the bass sound like a professional instrument. The only downside is the preamp, it's not quiet unless you cut the treble to mininum. Also the pots started to crackle after a while so i reccomend replacing them.
The strong suit of the bass is built quality and especially the frets. No sharp edjes, not visible fret ending and acceptable leveling, i had to level only 2 frets to get a really low action.
Overall if you want a bright sounding bass with decent quality, great pickups and you are able to change the preamp then this bass is for you.
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