Detail 01
Active/passive mode
A push/pull selector on the volume control turns the active bass-boost circuit on or bypasses it.
Product detailSKU #1500000315401
JacksonJ Series Spectra Bass JS23 Guitar - Walnut Stain
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Spectra Bass JS23 is a four-string electric bass with an offset poplar body, bolt-on maple neck, and 34-inch scale. Its bound laurel fingerboard has a 12-inch radius and 24 medium frets. A J-style bridge pickup and P-style neck pickup feed master volume, blend, and active bass-boost controls, letting you combine the two pickup voices. The volume control’s push/pull selector engages or bypasses the active circuit. Finished in walnut stain with black hardware, it uses a Jackson HiMass bridge with individual saddles.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Four-string bass parts that call for blending the J-style bridge and P-style neck pickups.
- Players who want to engage or bypass the active bass-boost circuit from the volume control.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Purchases that require a case or gig bag to be included.
- Bassists looking for more than four strings.
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
34-inch scale length
The instrument is specified with a 34-inch scale.
Detail 03
12-inch-radius laurel fingerboard
The bound laurel fingerboard carries 24 medium frets.
Detail 04
Jackson HiMass bridge
The bridge uses individual saddles.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Case and gig bag are sold separately.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does the JS23 use?
It has a Jackson J-style bridge pickup and a P-style neck pickup, with a blend control.
02Can the active bass boost be bypassed?
Yes. Pulling or pushing the volume-control selector engages or bypasses the active circuit.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Special electronics
- Active/passive mode
5 detailsPlayability
- Number of strings
- 4
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34"
12 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Poplar
- Top Material
- Poplar
- Body Type
- Solidbody single cutaway
- Body wood
- Poplar
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel Radius: 12" Fret size: Medium Number of frets: 24 Inlays: Dot Nut material/width: Plastic, 1.5" (38 mm) Body Body type: Solidbody single cutaway Body wood: Poplar Top wood: Poplar Body finish: Satin Hardware Bridge/tailpiece: Individual saddle Tuning machines: Die-cast Color: Black Other Number of strings: 4 Case: Sold separately Country of origin: Indonesia
- Bridge/tailpiece
- Individual saddle
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Color Finish
- Satin
- Top wood
- Poplar
- Body finish
- Satin
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut material/width
- Plastic, 1.5" (38 mm)
- Scale length
- 34"
21 detailsOther
- Radius
- 12"
- Shape
- Slim
- Inlays
- Dot
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Medium
- Neck
- P-style neck pickup
- Finish
- Satin
- Category Source
- detail
- Wood
- Maple
- Color
- Black
- Material
- Laurel
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast
- Body type
- Solidbody single cutaway
- Country of origin
- Indonesia
- Source Id
- site51500000315401
- 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.
- Bridge
- J-style bridge pickup
- Control layout
- Master volume, blend, active bass boost
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