Detail 01
Redesigned ergonomic body contours
The upper contour supports pick or fingerstyle playing, and the lower contour is intended to balance when propped on a knee.
Product detailSKU #1500000270284
JacksonCBX V David Ellefson Signature 5-String Electric Bass Satin Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Satin Black CBX V brings David Ellefson’s right-handed five-string signature layout to a basswood solid body with a bolt-on maple neck and 34-inch scale. A 12–16-inch compound-radius dark laurel fingerboard carries 21 jumbo frets and flattens as you move upward. EMG HZ40 humbuckers work with an active three-band EQ, volume control, and pickup blend. The Jackson HiMass five-string bridge is designed to add attack and clarity while providing enhanced sustain.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Five-string bass lines where pickup blend and three-band EQ adjustments are part of the working setup.
- Pick or fingerstyle practice with a body contour designed as a stable playing anchor.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed bass.
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.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case is sold separately.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Active preamp
- Yes
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Active or passive pickups
- Passive
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Scale Length
- 34 in.
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 5
- Number of frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 5
10 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Color Finish
- Satin
- Nut material
- Plastic
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Basswood
- Body wood
- Basswood
- Fingerboard Material
- Dark laurel Radius: Compound Fret size: Jumbo Number of frets: 21 Inlays: Pearloid Sharkfin Nut material: Plastic Nut width: 1.75" (44.45 mm) Body Cutaway: Double cutaway Construction: Solidbody Body wood: Basswood Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Controls Control layout: Master volume, balance, 3-band EQ Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge design: Jackson HiMass Tuning machines: Jackson sealed die-cast Color: Black Other Number of strings: 5 Pickguard: No Special features: Pickups, Artist signature model Case: Sold separately Country of origin: Indonesia
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75" (44.45 mm)
- Scale length
- 34 in.
29 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Construction
- Solidbody
- Color
- Black
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Jackson sealed die-cast
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Brand
- EMG
- Pickguard
- No
- Bridge
- HZ35B
- Control layout
- Master volume, balance, 3-band EQ
- Radius
- Compound
- Shape
- Signature
- Inlays
- Pearloid Sharkfin
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Case
- Sold separately
- Special features
- Pickups, Artist signature model
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Jumbo
- Neck
- HZ35N
- Finish
- Satin
- Category Source
- detail
- Wood
- Maple
- Bridge design
- Jackson HiMass
- Cutaway
- Double cutaway
- Material
- Dark laurel
- Country of origin
- Indonesia
- Bridge type
- Fixed
- Source Id
- site51500000270284
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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