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Smooth Playability and Versatile Sound
The Chicago 5 String Bass Guitar by Gear4music is a smooth, sleek instrument. With a lightweight solid paulownia body finished in transparent gloss red, this 5 string is accessible to all musicians. Its non-lacquered Maple neck and poplar laminate fingerboard, ensures smooth playability as well as adding to the instruments classic look.
The guitar's lightweight construction and wide-cutaways allow the player to access the full length of the scale with a minimum of fuss. Favoured by rock and jazz musicians, the inclusion of a 5th string offers extra versatility but at an unprecedented price.
The Chicago 5 String Bass Guitar produces a rich, punchy tone with heaps of versatility. Blending one single-coil pickup with one split-coil pickup, the Chicago Bass Guitar offers a wide range of tone-shaping possibilities.
Robust and Powerful 35w Bass Amplifier
The 35 Watt Bass Guitar Amp by Gear4music features a 10" speaker in a robust speaker cabinet, for improved bass response and performance. It has chunky plastic corner protectors fitted for durability, along with a carry strap on the top of the unit for easy transportation.
The amp features High and Low inputs for matching to active or passive bass guitar electronics and output levels. To guarantee a great sound, the control panel includes a 4-band rotary control EQ comprising of Bass, Mid, Treble and Presence with a single rotary Master Volume to control the overall output. An effects loop is also included for use with tuners, modelling effects pedals etc. with an overall level control.
This bass amplifier also includes a speaker-defeating headphones jack, for that all important silent practice, as well as a line output for sending a direct signal to a mixing desk or multitracker. The rocker power switch, with accompanying status LED, is located at the far right of the control panel.
Reviews
"Jamming with the Chicago Bass Guitar is easy and enjoyable... it's capable, playable and has a street price that's equivalent to around five packets of strings. The Chicago Bass Guitar is perfectly good enough to gig with and has no serious vices." - Awarded 4/5 Stars by MusicRadar.com
Specifications
General Information
- Scale Length: 34" / 864mm
- Number Of Strings: 5
- Dexterity: Right Handed
- Construction: Bolt On
Body
- Body Material: Paulownia
- Colour: Trans Red Burst Gloss Top / Black Gloss Back and Sides
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Fretboard: Oiled Poplar Laminate
- Neck Depth: 22.5mm at 1st Fret / 24.5mm at 12th Fret
- Radius: 15.75" / 401mm
- Profile: C
- Frets: 24 Nickel Silver, Medium-Jumbo
- Inlays: Fretboard White Dots 6mm, Side Dots White 2mm
- Neck Finish: Natural Satin
- Nut: 46mm Nut Width - Black Plastic
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: JB Linear Humbucker, Covered Black
- Neck Pickup: PB Split Humbucker, Covered Black
- Controls: 2 Volume, 500k Pot / 2 Tone, 500k Pot
- Input Jack: Side Mounted Plate Input
- Tuners: Die-Cast Sealed
- Bridge: Single Saddle Bridge System
- Bridge Width: 64mm (12.8mm String Spacing)
- Hardware Colour: Chrome
Other Information
- Accessories Included: Gigbag, Strap, Jack Cable, Plectrums, Allen Keys
- String Gauge: 45-135
Dimensions- Length: 1105mm
- Lower bout: 310mm
- Upper bout: 240mm
- Waist: 215mm
- Depth: 60mm
35W Electric Bass Amp by Gear4music
- Power Output: 35W RMS
- Speaker: 1 x 10" 8 Ohm bass speaker
- Input: 1x High, 1x Low
- Input Sensitivity: 50mV
- Noise: -37dB (Gain max) -65dB (Gain Min)
- Effects loop: (Send/Return)
- Line Output: Yes
- Headphone Output: Yes
- Controls: Master Volume, EQ: Presence, Treble, Mid, Bass, Effects Loop Level, Power On/Off Switch with LED
- Dimensions: 382mm (W) x 458mm (H) x 256mm (D)
- Weight: 12kg
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