ESP LTD B205SM Natural Satin

5-String Electric Bass

Body: Ash
Spalted maple top
5-Piece bolt-on maple / rosewood neck
Fretboard: Roasted jatoba
Nut width: 45 mm
24 Frets
Pickup system: ESP SB-5 set
Volume- and balance control
Active ABQ-3 EQ
Colour: Natural Satin

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Available since July 2011

Item number 262871

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Colour Natural

Soundboard Ash

Neck Maple, Rosewood

Fretboard Jatoba

Frets 24

Scale Long Scale

Pickup System HH

Elektronic Active

Incl. Case No

Incl. Gigbag No

£569

All prices incl. VAT

Delivery free of charge expected between Thursday, 28.11. and Friday, 29.11.

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38 Customer ratings

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4.5 / 5

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Anonymous 07.06.2014

The sound off the bass surprised me. It doesn't sound like a bass that would cost only a bit over 400 euros.

Pros:
-Good sound quality, awesome tones
-Beautiful
-All good except some little things:

Cons:
- Noisy pickups when using treble, boosting treble causes great hiss
Cut treble max. to minimize hiss
-Poor B-string, it's good enough but definitely not as good as the other strings

The overall feeling of the bass is pretty good and I am definitely liking the sound. Great tones for slap, great tones for finger play and partly muted playing. 9.5/10 - in it's price range, can't think of a better choice.

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Great sounding with a lovely feel for playing

Cillian_ire 11.05.2020

I bought this as a guitar to learn how to play. I've played banjo before this, and it wasn't that hard a transition. the instrument is hefty but well enough balanced that it is comfortable to play sitting or standing. The action is a little high, even after re adjusting, and the strings are quite tense compared to 4 strings I've played since.

Use:
Practice and recording

Pros:
* Feels comfortable sitting and standing when playing for a long time
* Active control gives a nice bass or mid boost when playing with others
* Looks great

Cons:
* Treble control can give an audible hiss when turned passed half way point.
* Strings are very close together for a 5 string which can make slapping a little more difficult when starting with it

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4/5

Jerget 03.11.2022

Alot of bang for the buck, really well made, nice sound and overall really good quality. Only issue I've had is a buzz with maxed treble which I'm yet to find a solution for, other than that I'm really pleased with this 5string.

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Very nice bass for this price

Nort 20.06.2023

Very good and solid bass guitar. Lies good in hands, has a nice tone. People mentioned hissing on high frequencies, nothing is heard on my side. The only problem is that pickups are quite silent, have to do a bit of preamp to get necessary tone strength

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