Detail 01
Push/pull volume selector
The volume control can engage or bypass the active 3-band EQ circuit.
Product detailSKU #1500000340172
JacksonX Series Spectra Bass SBXP V Transparent Purple Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The SBXP V combines a five-string, 35-inch-scale format with dual passive medium-output humbuckers and a poplar body. Its electronics center on coil splitting, blend control, a 3-band active EQ, and a push/pull volume selector that engages or bypasses that active circuit. Pulling the volume control bypasses the EQ circuit, allowing the bass to regain sound without battery power. A graphite-reinforced through-body maple neck and HiMass hardtail bridge round out the build, finished in Transparent Purple Burst.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Five-string setups that need the option to bypass the active EQ circuit from the volume control.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players who require a four-string bass.
- Setups requiring a 34-inch scale length.
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
HiMass hardtail bridge
The bridge is described as enhancing sustain and improving note attack.
Detail 03
Graphite-reinforced through-body maple neck
The maple neck runs through the body and includes graphite reinforcement.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The active EQ circuit can be bypassed with the push/pull volume control when battery power is unavailable.
- 02Confirm that a right-handed, five-string, 35-inch-scale bass is the intended format.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the SBXP V work without battery power?
Yes. Pulling the volume control bypasses the active circuit, allowing sound from the bass without battery power.
02What pickup configuration does it use?
It has two passive medium-output humbucking pickups with a coil-splitting toggle.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck
- Proprietary Humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Control Layout
- Master volume, Blend, Multi-band EQ
- Bridge
- Proprietary Humbucker
8 detailsPlayability
- Fret Size
- Jumbo
- Radius
- Compound
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Nut Width
- 1.75
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 5 String
- Scale Length
- 35
- Neck Shape
- D
15 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Poplar
- Top Material
- Poplar
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Body Type
- Solid Body Offset
- Inlays
- Dot
- Wood
- Maple
- Finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Neck Joint
- Neck-through
- Color Finish
- Purple
- Tuning Machines
- Die-cast Sealed
- Bridge Tailpiece
- High mass hardtail
1 detailsOther
- Truss Rod
- Standard
