A great bass has just the right blend of timeless design and modernized features. The GB Modern bass is developed for the J-Bass enthusiasts with a surprisingly lightweight design for greater comfort and enhanced playability while reducing fatigue. Also featured are top tier visual and spec enhancements such as roasted maple neck and fretboard, Hipshot® Ultralite Tuners and Babicz® FCH4 Bridge to reduce the weight even further, and an ultimate tone combination of Nordstrand® Big Single Pickup Set paired with MarkBass® MB Instrument Pre preamp system.
Alder Body
The Alder body provides a perfectly balanced tone while giving a slight boost on high mid range. It's one of the most ideal tonewoods for solid body basses of major bass makers since the 1950's.
Voiced Tone VTB-ST Pickups
The new Voiced Tone VTB-ST single-coil pickups perfectly complement the big robust sound of the bass with modern clarity, transparency and vintage warmth while eliminating noise with its hum canceling design.
Special Bartolini® Preamp
The same specially designed Bartolini® preamp that are installed on the US made original Elrick NJS basses are equipped, featuring 3-band EQ, 2-way push/pull mid select, and push / pull active bypass for a variety of tone combinations and manipulations.
Specifications
Construction | Bolt-On |
Body Material | Alder |
Top Material | None |
Scale Length | 34″ (864mm) |
Neck Material | Hard Maple 3-ply Laminated |
Neck Shape | Elrick Custom Profile |
Neck Thickness | 1F : 21.8mm, 12F : 22.5mm |
Fingerboard Material | Hard Maple 3-ply Laminated |
Fingerboard Radius | 12″ (R305) |
Number of Frets | 24 Frets |
Fret Type | Small (2.0×1.1), Nickel Silver |
Position Inlay | White Pearloid Block with Black Side Dots |
Nut Material | Bone |
Nut Width | 1 21/32″ (42mm) |
Truss Rod | Two-way Adjustable |
Tuners | Hipshot® Ultralite |
Bridge | Metal Craft M4 (String spacing : 19mm) |
Pickups | Voiced Tone VTB-ST 4-String Pickup Set |
Preamp | Bartolini® Elrick NJS Special Preamp |
Controls | 1-Volume, 1-Blend, 3-Band EQ |
Hardware Color | Chrome |
Strings (Gauge) | D'Addario® EXL165 (.045 .065 .085 .105) |
Neck Finish | Polyurethane Matte |
Body Finish | Polyurethane Gloss on BK Urethane Gloss on WH |