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Fender American Elite Dimension Bass V

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Fender American Elite Dimension Bass V
Product no: 9000-0023-0967 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

With their American Elite series of bass guitars, Fender introduces an impressive new addition to their already formidable lineup. Stylistically, this series is a blend of old and new: a vintage-inspired body with a classic, sober appeal, paired with a great bit of modern engineering in its electronics. Furthermore, the ash body features a HiMass bridge that offers the same great sustain as a string-through-body construction would offer.

21st century vintage bass guitar

As we mentioned before, the Fender American Elite Dimension Bass blends vintage and modern by way of a retro look combined with 21st century technology. The neck, for instance, features graphite reinforcement rods that help keep the neck from warping due to changes in temperature and humidity. It also has a compound fretboard radius, which means the fretboard's curvature flattens out as you get higher up on the neck, which helps enhance playing comfort. What's more, the neck features a special asymmetrical C profile for a quick and easy feel.

American Elite Dimension electronics

The American Elite's two humbuckers are powered by an 18V preamp with an active 3-way tone circuit. This results in a punchy sound with plenty of definition and clarity so that you'll always cut through the mix. With the 5-way position switch you can effortlessly toggle through the various pickup configurations with both humbucker and single-coil settings. Besides the volume control, each of the three tone circuits has a boost and a cut function to either increase or reduce the relevant frequencies.

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Please note: the image shows a similar model that may vary from the instrument you'll receive. The colour, for instance, may be different.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	21
Number of strings	5
Active tone control	yes
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Neck connection	bolt on
Fretboard wood	maple
Includes cover	no
Includes case	yes
Colour	wood/natural
Country of origin	USA
Left-handed	no
Body material	ash
Model	Modern bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body	no
Body type	solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	11,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	130,0 x 44,0 x 15,0 cm

Product specifications

electric bass guitar
colour: natural
body:
- material: ash
- finish: high gloss
neck:
- material: maple, bolt-on, with graphite support rods
- finish: oiled, glossy headstock (front)
- shape: asymmetrical C profile
- fretboard: maple, with black position markers
- fretboard radius: 9.5 to 14" compound radius
- frets: 21, medium jumbo
- string nut: 44.5 mm, bone
- scale length: 34"
hardware:
- colour: chrome
- tuners: Fender 'F' lightweight vintage tuners
- bridge: Fender HiMass
electronics:
- pickups: 2x Dimension Humbucking pickups
- controls: 5-way pickup switch, master volume, 3-way active EQ with treble boost/cut, bass boost/cut and mid boost/cut
- special electronics: 18V preamp with active 3-band EQ
strings: Fender USA Bass 7350 M/5M, stainless steel .045 - .125
included: Fender Elite case

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