Detail 01
Bolt-on maple neck and alder body
The AP-4 uses a bolt-on neck joint with a maple neck and alder body.
Product detailSKU #1500000038539
ESPLTD AP-4 Electric Bass Black Black Pickguard
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
ESP’s black LTD AP-4 is a right-handed, four-string solidbody electric bass with an alder body and bolt-on maple neck. Its ebony fingerboard carries 21 extra-jumbo frets, while Grover tuning machines and the adjustable four-saddle Babicz bridge handle tuning and setup. EMG P/LJ active pickups feed master volume, tone, and blend controls, so you can set the overall level, shape the tone, and adjust pickup balance from the instrument.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Stage or studio parts where active P/LJ pickups and direct volume, tone, and blend control are useful.
- Players setting up a four-string, right-handed bass with a 34-inch scale length.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this AP-4 is listed in a right-handed orientation.
- Players seeking an unfretted bass; the ebony fingerboard has 21 extra-jumbo frets.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
EMG P/LJ active pickups
The active pickup system is controlled by master volume, tone, and blend knobs.
Detail 03
Adjustable four-saddle Babicz bridge
Each of the bass's four strings has its own adjustable saddle.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that a right-handed, four-string bass with a 34-inch scale length suits your setup.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup controls does the AP-4 have?
It has master volume, tone, and blend controls for its EMG P/LJ active pickups.
02How many frets does it have?
The ebony fingerboard has 21 extra-jumbo frets.
03What finish is available?
This model is available in Black, with a black pickguard in the product title.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
7 detailsPickups & controls
- Active or Passive Pickups
- Active
- Pickup Switch
- No
- Tone Switching
- Yes
- Neck
- Humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HS
- Control Layout
- Master volume, tone, blend
- Bridge
- Single-coil
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Info not available
- Radius
- 12 in.
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.496
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34
- Neck Shape
- Thin U
18 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Color
- Black
- Bridge Design
- 4-Saddle adjustable
- Body Material
- Alder
- Top Material
- Body finish:
- Body Finish
- Info not available
- Inlays
- Dot
- Construction
- Solidbody
- Wood
- Maple
- Finish
- Info not available
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Neck Joint
- Bolt-on
- Pickguard
- No
- Body Style
- Thin U
- Tuning Machines
- Grover
- Body Shape
- Thin U
5 detailsOther
- Coil Tap or Split
- No
- Truss Rod
- Info not available
- Shape
- Thin U
- Accessories
- None
- Cutaway
- Double cutaway
