Detail 01
Neck-through-body maple neck with graphite reinforcement
Designed for stability and sustain.
Product detailSKU #1500000415765
JacksonX Series Spectra Bass SBX IV Deep Purple Metallic
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Jackson’s SBX IV is a four-string bass built around an offset Spectra shape, a contoured body, and a larger upper horn that distributes weight across the instrument. Two medium-output Jackson humbuckers provide the pickup foundation, with a blend control and three-band EQ for bass, midrange, and treble adjustment. The neck-through-body maple neck includes graphite reinforcement for stability and sustain, and its compound-radius fingerboard supports higher-fret access. Pull the volume control to bypass the active EQ, or use the coil-split toggle for another pickup option.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Standing stage sets or seated studio sessions where balanced weight distribution matters.
- Bass parts needing humbuckers, three-band EQ adjustment, active/passive switching, and coil-split options.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players whose arrangement requires a five-string 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.
Detail 02
Active/passive push-pull control
The active three-band EQ can be bypassed for passive operation.
Detail 03
Coil-split toggle switch
Adds another pickup-configuration option.
Detail 04
Two medium-output humbuckers
Provide the bass’s pickup foundation, with a blend control for adjustment.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the EQ be bypassed?
Yes. The push/pull volume control switches the bass to passive operation and bypasses the active three-band EQ.
02How many strings does it have?
It is a four-string electric bass.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- Yes
4 detailsPlayability
- Saddle & nut
- Plastic
- Number of frets
- 24
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 34"
7 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Purple
- Top Material
- Poplar
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel
- Top wood
- Poplar
- Body finish
- Gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 34"
- Nut width
- 1.5"
11 detailsOther
- Truss rod
- Dual-action head adjust
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Laurel
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Jackson sealed die-cast
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Source Id
- site51500000415765
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Preamp EQ
- Yes
- Bridge
- Jackson HiMass
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