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Description
A graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with scarf joint design generates formidable sustain, while the speed neck contour and 12"-16" compound radius laurel fingerboard (with 24 frets) make for lightning-fast playability.
The Spectra Bass JS3QV provides a sound that is as unique as the bassist playing it. Whether it be funk, hard rock or gospel, dual passive Jackson medium-output humbucking pickups create a monstrous low-end growl, while a HiMass bridge provides rock-solid stability, improved sustain and bolder tone.
Tone can be further refined and tweaked with a two-way toggle switch for pickup coil splitting, 3-band EQ (active only), blend control and volume control (with push/pull selector to bypass or engage the active circuit for the 3-band EQ).
With the push/pull selector, you’ll never have to fear a battery running out and losing sound. A quick pull on the volume knob will bypass the active circuit, making it easy to regain sound from the bass without the use of battery power.
Offering more boom for your buck, the 35”-scale Spectra Bass JS3QV now comes in a vivid Alien Burst finish with black nickel hardware and a unique Jackson 3x2 headstock with an understated J logo.



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.
Specs
- Shape: C
- Wood: Maple
- Neck joint: Bolt-on
- Scale length: 35 in.
- Truss rod: Standard
- Finish: Satin
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Pickup configuration: HH
- Neck: Medium-Output Humbucking
- Bridge: Medium-Output Humbucking
- Brand: Jackson
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Active preamp: Active/passive switch
- Material: Laurel
- Radius: Compound
- Fret size: Jumbo
- Number of frets: 24
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut material: Plastic
- Nut width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Solidbody
- Body wood: Poplar
- Top wood: Quilt veneer
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Control layout: Volume (Push/Pull Selector for Active/Passive option), Blend, 3-Band EQ (Active Only)
- Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Hi-Mass
- Tuning machines: Die-cast
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 5
- Pickguard: No
- Special features: Electronics
- Case: Sold separately
- Country of origin: Indonesia
Warranty
One year parts and labor warranty for guitars purchased before 1/1/2000.
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- Fun To Play2
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Reviewed by 2 customers
A hotrod of a bass!
submitted5 years ago
bySyco G.
fromOhio
Love it! Best 5 string I ever played
I chose this as my first bass and so far I am loving it!
submitted5 years ago
bypratherian
fromFriendswood, Tx
I am using a combination of Rocksmith, Fender Play, and in person lessons to finally make the time to learn and practice.
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submitted3 years ago
asked byGus
fromDetroit
Is there any tone control in passive mode?
Not in passive. It's a common design.submitted5 years ago
asked byTinarocks
fromSherman, illinois
Is the finish in satin or gloss? Also can you tell me how much this weighs? Thanks! Fellow novice.
It's a gloss finish. There is no standard and all guitars buy a pound or more depending on the wood. It will weigh between 8.5 and 10 lbs.