Detail 01
Pickup configuration
The supplied specifications list HH, but the description explicitly identifies a set of two Monstertone-J pickups; it is listed here as 2 pickups rather than assigning an unsupported configuration label.
Product detailSKU #1500000256244
Schecter Guitar ResearchJ-4 Maple Fingerboard Bass Sea Foam Green Black Pickguard
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A passive, alder-bodied 4-string built around a maple Thin C neck, USA-made Monstertone-J pickups, and flexible through-body or top-load stringing.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a passive 4-string bass
- Players who want Monstertone-J pickups with a push-pull tone control
- Players who value a 34 in. maple neck with dual carbon fiber reinforcement
- Players who want through-body or top-load stringing options
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who require an active preamp
- Players who need an included case
- Players seeking a left-handed instrument
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
Neck and fingerboard materials
The supplied data has an unlabeled Maple value and the title specifies a maple fingerboard; the maple neck is also stated in the description.
Detail 03
Bridge stringing
The Schecter Diamond Custom bridge supports either through-body or top-load stringing.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The electronics are passive; the listed active preamp is No.
- 02A case is sold separately.
- 03This is a right-handed 4-string bass.
- 04The push-pull tone control switches the pickup set to more vintage-flavored tones, as stated in the product description.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Are the electronics active or passive?
They are passive, and the bass has no active preamp.
02What pickups does the J-4 use?
It uses a Schecter Custom Shop USA-Made Monstertone-J pickup set with Ceramic-8 magnets.
03Does it include a case?
No. The case is sold separately.
04Can the bridge be strung two ways?
Yes. The Schecter Diamond Custom bridge supports through-body or top-load stringing.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Special electronics
- Push-Pull tone control
- Active preamp
- No
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Active or passive pickups
- Passive
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Scale Length
- 34 in.
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 4
- Number of frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 4
10 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia
- Color Finish
- Gloss
- Nut material
- Tusq
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Alder
- Body wood
- Alder
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple Radius: 16 in. Fret size: Narrow X-Jumbo Number of frets: 21 Inlays: Dot Nut material: Tusq Nut width: 1.5 in. (38.1 mm) Body Cutaway: Double cutaway Construction: Solidbody Body wood: Alder Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Controls Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone Coil tap or split: Coil tap Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge design: Custom bass string thru (or top load) Tuning machines: Open-geared Color: Black Other Number of strings: 4 Pickguard: Yes Special features: Electronics Case: Sold separately Country of origin: Indonesia
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.5 in. (38.1 mm)
- Scale length
- 34 in.
31 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Series or parallel
- Parallel
- Coil tap or split
- Coil tap
- Construction
- Solidbody
- Color
- Black
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Open-geared
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Brand
- Schecter USA
- Pickguard
- Yes
- Bridge
- MonsterTone-J
- Control layout
- Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
- Radius
- 16 in.
- Shape
- Thin C
- Inlays
- Dot
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Case
- Sold separately
- Special features
- Electronics
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Narrow X-Jumbo
- Neck
- MonsterTone-J
- Finish
- Gloss
- Category Source
- detail
- Wood
- Maple
- Bridge design
- Custom bass string thru (or top load)
- Cutaway
- Double cutaway
- Material
- Maple
- Country of origin
- Indonesia
- Bridge type
- Fixed
- Source Id
- site51500000256244
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, which is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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