Tokai AJB-44 Yellow Sunburst electric bass guitar
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0016-1939 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
Tokai may be best-known for their affordable high-quality guitars, but this budget-friendly bass has a lot to offer too. Take this AJB-44 in Yellow Sunburst is clearly inspired by the American J-bass. It boasts the same clear and powerful mids and trebles that are characteristic of this type of bass guitar.
Construction
The combination of an asymmetrical alder wood body and maple neck have formed a solid foundation ever since the introduction of the J-bass. The comfortable narrow neck is equipped with a 20-fret rosewood fretboard, ensuring a slightly warmer sound than if it were made of maple, and rugged open machine heads and a vintage-style tremolo bridge enhance tuning stability. After years of studying the pickups on models by their American counterparts, Tokai developed two excellent JBC-F pickups that provide that authentic deep, yet bright J-bass sound.
The Tokai brand
In the 1970s, the Japanese brand Tokai did something ground-breaking by copying classic American models that were practically as good as the originals and offering them at a significantly cheaper price. Tokai may have risen out of the budget segment since then, but this particular AJB-44, which was manufactured in China, shows they still have the ability to offer high-quality instruments at a low price. Tokai offers you a lot of bass for your buck!
Specifications
Product features
| Number of frets | 20 |
|---|---|
| Number of strings | 4 |
| Active tone control | no |
| Pickup configuration | SS |
| Pickup type | single-coil (passive) |
| Neck connection | bolt on |
| Fretboard wood | rosewood |
| Includes cover | no |
| Includes case | no |
| Colour | burst |
| Country of origin | China |
| Left-handed | no |
| Body material | alder |
| Model | J-model bass guitar |
| Bass guitar scale length | long scale (34 inches) |
| String-thru-body | yes |
| Body type | solid |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 7,2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 58,0 x 35,0 x 13,0 cm |
Reviews from other countries
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Een attente medewerker van BAX gaf mij paar weken terug de Chinese Tokai in overweging omdat ik naast mijn actieve bas per se een passieve vintage achtige jazz bass wou hebben.
In eerste instantie dacht ik aan de Squier 70 natural , maar omdat ik een fan ben van Eagle Timothy B Schmidt met zijn classic Fender Jazz bass (die fantastisch klonk in de Ziggodome vorig jaar) wou ik toch maar een classic sunburst jazzbass.
vrijdagavond online besteld en tot mijn schrik arriveerde de doos al de zaterdagmiddag daar op. Bedankt BAX !
Deze Tokai is en ik druk me voorzichtig uit: EEN KILLER.
Ben je een typische Eagles, country of blues, reggae bassist, dan raad ik je deze bas beslist aan.
Nee, het is geen echte slapbass, mede omdat de output van de pick ups relatief laag is.
Maar hij klinkt Fender over de top en in mijn beleving kan hij de concurrentie aan met de Classic 60 Fender Jazz bass.
De Tokai is prachtig afgewerkt (de Squier VM sunburst verbleekt daarbij), de toon is warm, toch strak.
De hals is zeer fijn afgewerkt, ik heb jaren niet meer zo'n comfortabele hals bespeeld, goede frets .
Made in China, maar hij straalt vakmanschap en ik zou haast zeggen maatwerk uit.
Alsof de productiemedewerker deze bas niet er doorheen " jast" maar echt de tijd neemt voor precieze afstelling en opmaak.
Ik heb bassen gespeeld die strikt genomen technisch op een hoger niveau staan maar......We hebben het hier over een Tokai die nieuw 349 kost en die mij slechts 295 kostte omdat het een demo betreft. Ik kon overigens niet zien dat hij gebruikssporen had.
Hij deed mij ook denken aan de Blade B 1 jazzbass maar beste bassisten: zie de prijs, het is gewoon onbegrijpelijk laag in verhouding tot de geboden kwaliteit.
Ben je een verzamelaar en wil je er gewoon een jazz basje erbij hebben voor een budget prijs, koop dan dit raspaardje van Tokai: EEN TOPPER en een genot om te spelen.
En hij ziet er ook erg fraai uit in het echt. Qua afwerking en kwaliteit delven de Squiers VM en CV het onderspit tegen deze Tokai. Het voelt allemaal degelijk aan.
Nog even over die pickups: je zou natuurlijk een upgrade kunnen doen door betere elementen er op te zetten . Maar toch....ik vind ze zelf heel prima klinken, zeg maar volwassen, profi niveau.
Ik blijf erbij: het is opmerkelijk dat de vraagprijs van Tokai relatief en haast lachwekkend (te) laag is.
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