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A Value-packed Electric Bass with Thunderous Sound





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Beginning bassists and advanced players searching for a value-packed back-up instrument will be bowled over by the Jackson JS Series Spectra JS2P IV. This 4-string electric bass guitar boasts a balanced-sounding poplar body that's capped with an attention-grabbing burl top. A 1-piece maple neck supplies you with unwavering stability, while a 24-fret, 12-inch-radius laurel fingerboard ensure effortless playability. Plug in, and you'll experience thunderous punch and booming low end, courtesy of a P/J pickups set. You also get sonically flexible volume and blend knobs, plus an active bass boost circuit. Attractive black hardware rounds out the Spectra JS2P IV's enticing features.





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Rock-solid construction and easy playability





The first time you pick up the Spectra JS2P IV, you'll quickly realize that its quality far exceeds its modest price tag. From an acoustic standpoint, its poplar body elicits a balanced sound with equal doses of highs, mids, and lows. This electric bass guitar also includes an attention-grabbing poplar burl top that's guaranteed to turn heads. The Spectra JS2P IV features a super-stable, 1-piece maple neck with a scarf joint, plus a 24-fret, 12-inch-radius laurel fingerboard for incredible, unfettered playability.





Tweak your tone to perfection





Jackson stocks the Spectra JS2P IV with the timeless combination of P- and J-style pickups, yielding you booming lows and thunderous punch, exploding with mammoth sound and gritty character. Thanks to its volume and blend knobs, plus an active bass boost circuit, you can sculpt your tone any way you see fit. Whether you’re recording soulful R&B or trying to cut through a speed-metal mix onstage, the Spectra JS2P IV has the tone-shaping power you need.





Built with unbeatable Jackson quality





Jackson’s JS Series incorporates Jackson’s three-plus decades of instrument-building expertise, and the Spectra JS2P IV is no exception. You get resonant tonewoods, high-output electronics, and a fast neck with a silky-smooth fingerboard, all at a price that belies its performance. Many guitarists and bassists at Sweetwater (and worldwide) are fiercely loyal Jackson players. Check out the Spectra JS2P IV and you’ll know why.





Jackson JS Series Spectra JS2P IV Electric Bass Features:


Poplar body elicits a balanced sound with equal doses of highs, mids, and lows


Attention-grabbing poplar burl top is guaranteed to turn heads


Super-stable, 1-piece maple neck with a scarf joint


Effortlessly playable 24-fret, 12-inch-radius laurel fingerboard


P- and J-style pickups yield you thunderous punch and booming low end


Sonically flexible volume and blend knobs, plus an active bass boost circuit


Attractive black hardware