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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass (Natural)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass (Natural)
    Vint Mod JBass, Natural 4-string Electric Bass with Soft Maple Body, Maple Neck and Fingerboard, and Duncan-designed Single-coil Pickups - Natural With the Vintage Modified Jazz Bass®, Squier® raises the bar for affordably priced instruments! The Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® sports a maple body and a slick natural finish. The neck is a comfortable C-shape with black binding and block inlays on a maple fingerboard. The retro-inspired...
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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Candy Apple Red)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Candy Apple Red)
    Vint Mod Jaguar Bass, SS CAR Short-scale Solidbody Bass with Agathis Jaguar Body, J Bass Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, P Bass Middle Pickup, and J Bass Bridge Pickup - Candy Apple Red Here's a sleek bass from Squier® that's sure to blow you away! Taking its cues from the FENDER® Jaguar® Bass, this Short Scale Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass rocks a P Bass® pickup in the middle with a J Bass® pickup at the bridge. The result: a ton of tone that you can...
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    (7 reviews) Sale Price: $179.99
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  • Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Brown  )
    Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Brown )
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    SG Bass Faded Worn Brown 4-string Short Scale Electric Bass with Mahogany Body and Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Two Humbuckers, and Hardshell Case - Worn Brown The short-scale length of the Gibson SG Bass Faded solidbody electric bass is perfect for fast players, guitarists that only play bass occasionally, and players with small hands. You'll love the fat, full tone of the mahogany body and neck. The SG Bass Faded is perfect for any style of gig thanks to...
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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special (3-Color Sunburst)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special (3-Color Sunburst)
    Vint Mod Jaguar Bass, 3TS Solidbody Bass with Basswood Jaguar Body, J Bass Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, P Bass Middle Pickup, and J Bass Bridge Pickup - 3-Color Sunburst Here's a sleek bass from Squier® that's sure to blow you away! Taking its cues from the FENDER® Jaguar® Bass, the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass rocks a P Bass® pickup in the middle with a J Bass® pickup at the bridge. The result: a ton of tone that you can tweak to...
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  • Epiphone Viola Bass (Vintage Sunburst)
    Epiphone Viola Bass (Vintage Sunburst)
    Viola 4-St Bass, Vintage SB 4-string Electric Bass with Maple Body, Flame Maple Top, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Vintage Sunburst Epiphone's Viola Bass harkens back to the glory days of the British Invasion with modern touches that distinguish it from the similarly shaped vintage model. The laminated maple body is topped with a flame maple top with a rosewood-topped set maple neck rounding out the basic feature set. The Viola...
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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Black)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Black)
    Vint Mod Jaguar Bass, SS Blk Short-scale Solidbody Bass with Agathis Jaguar Body, J Bass Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, P Bass Middle Pickup, and J Bass Bridge Pickup - Black Here's a sleek bass from Squier® that's sure to blow you away! Taking its cues from the FENDER® Jaguar® Bass, this Short Scale Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass rocks a P Bass® pickup in the middle with a J Bass® pickup at the bridge. The result: a ton of tone that you can...
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    Sale Price: $179.99

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  • Kala U-Bass (Exotic Mahogany)
    Kala U-Bass (Exotic Mahogany)
    U-Bass Exotic Mahogany Short-scale Acoustic-electric Bass Travel Guitar with Solid Exotic Mahogany Top, Back, Sides, and Neck; Rosewood Fingerboard; Active EQ; Built-in Tuner; and Custom Padded Gig Bag - Natural This gorgeous Kala Exotic Mahogany U-Bass gives you full-sized bass tone your can comfortably travel with. In fact, the U-Bass is small enough to fit into the overhead compartment of an airplane, yet's it's packed with thick, rich acoustic bass tone that's bolstered by an all solid-mahogany body....
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    Sale Price: $399.00
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  • Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Cherry )
    Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Cherry )
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    SG Bass Faded Worn Cherry 4-string Short Scale Electric Bass with Mahogany Body and Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Two Humbuckers, and Hardshell Case - Worn Cherry The short-scale length of the Gibson SG Bass Faded solidbody electric bass is perfect for fast players, guitarists that only play bass occasionally, and players with small hands. You'll love the fat, full tone of the mahogany body and neck. The SG Bass Faded is perfect for any style of gig thanks to...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $799.00
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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Fretless (Sunburst)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Fretless (Sunburst)
    Vint Mod JBass Fretless, SB 4-string Electric Bass with Agathis Body, Maple Neck, Ebonol Fretless Fingerboard, and Duncan-designed Single-coil Pickups - Sunburst With the Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz Bass®, Squier® proves that what is old can be new again! Disciples of groove will severely dig Squier's elegantly slinky new Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® Fretless, which fuses the warm, expressive voice of an upright with the defined attack of an...
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    (5 reviews) Sale Price: $299.99
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  • Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Silver)
    Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (Short Scale Silver)
    Vint Mod Jaguar Bass, SS Silv Short-scale Solidbody Bass with Agathis Jaguar Body, J Bass Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, P Bass Middle Pickup, and J Bass Bridge Pickup - Silver Here's a sleek bass from Squier® that's sure to blow you away! Taking its cues from the FENDER® Jaguar® Bass, this Short Scale Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass rocks a P Bass® pickup in the middle with a J Bass® pickup at the bridge. The result: a ton of tone that you can...
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  • Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Ebony )
    Gibson SG Bass Faded (Worn Ebony )
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    SG Bass Faded Worn Ebony 4-string Short Scale Electric Bass with Mahogany Body and Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Two Humbuckers, and Hardshell Case - Worn Ebony The short-scale length of the Gibson SG Bass Faded solidbody electric bass is perfect for fast players, guitarists that only play bass occasionally, and players with small hands. You'll love the fat, full tone of the mahogany body and neck. The SG Bass Faded is perfect for any style of gig thanks to...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $799.00
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  • Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass
    Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass
    Blacktop JBass RW, Black 4-string Bass Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Split Single-coil Pickups - Black Fender's impressive Blacktop Jazz Bass® puts a very cool spin on the classic J-Bass design! You still get that ultra-comfortable maple neck, that eye-catching asymmetrical body shape, and the kind of J-Bass quality you expect from a genuine FENDER®. But, this Blacktop Jazz Bass gives you...
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    Sale Price: $499.99
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  • Squier Telecaster Bass Special (Vintage Blonde)
    Squier Telecaster Bass Special (Vintage Blonde)
    TeleBass Special Maple FB Blonde 4-string Solidbody Electric Bass Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple Neck and Fretboard, 1 x Fender Wide Range Humbucker, and 1 x Duncan Designed Single-coil Pickup - Vintage Blonde Plug into the Squier® Telecaster® Bass Special solidbody electric bass guitar and prepare to lose yourself for hours just wrapping your head around the awesome range of tone this inexpensive instrument has to offer. Whether you're looking for mellow and clear single-coil tone for jazz or...
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  • Epiphone Allen Woody Rumblekat
    Epiphone Allen Woody Rumblekat
    Allen Woody Rumblekat Semi-hollowbody Electric Bass Guitar with Maple Top, Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Wine Red Legendary bassist, head-turning bass! The late, great Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule bassist designed the Allen Woody Rumblekat bass to give you distinctively great semi-hollowbody bass tones plus amazing playing feel. This short-scale (30") Allen Woody Rumblekat features an eye-catching...
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    (3 reviews) Sale Price: $399.00
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  • Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass
    Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass
    James Johnston JBass 4-string Solidbody Bass with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 x Single-coil Pickups - Lake Placid Blue Based on James Johnston's custom axe, the Squier® James Johnston Jazz Bass® solidbody 4-string bass guitar gives you the look, style, and sound of Biffy Clyro, one of Britain's foremost contemporary pop/rock acts. From its headstock to its traditional J Bass® body, the James Johnston...
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  • Ibanez SR600 (Walnut Flat)
    Ibanez SR600 (Walnut Flat)
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    4-Str SR Bass, Walnut Flat 4-string Bass Guitar with Light Ash Body, Jatoba/Bubinga Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Walnut Flat Need a bass that's perfect for different musical styles? Strap on the Ibanez SR600! You'll appreciate the lightweight ash body during the gig, as it dramatically reduces the strain on your back. But tone is what it's all about, and the SR600 has that in spades! A pair of Bartolini humbucking pickups...
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    (9 reviews) Sale Price: $649.99
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  • Squier Chris Aiken Signature Precision Bass
    Squier Chris Aiken Signature Precision Bass
    Chris Aiken P Bass Oly Wht 4-string Solidbody Electric Bass with Basswood Body, Maple Neck and Fingerboard, 1 x Duncan Design Single-coil Pickup, and Various Signature Appointments - Olympic White Inspired by one of modern punk's most influential bass players, the Squier® Chris Aiken Precision Bass® more than lives up to Strung Out's iconically brash style. A rare combination of features, including a maple neck with vintage pearloid block inlays and an Olympic White finish crested...
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  • Ibanez SR300MG (Metallic Gray)
    Ibanez SR300MG (Metallic Gray)
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    4-Str Bass, Metallic Gray 4-string Electric Bass with Agathis Body, 5-piece Maple/Rosewood Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Humbucking Pickups, and Style Sweeper EQ - Metallic Gray When you pick up an Ibanez SR300 electric bass, you're instantly greeted with that signature Ibanez "feel." In fact, you'll be surprised by how close the Ibanez SR300 plays and sounds like its higher end SR series siblings. That feel and general "vibe" is due in large part to the SR300's sleek...
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    Sale Price: $349.99
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  • Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special (Black)
    Fender Deluxe Active P Bass Special (Black)
    Dlx Act PBass Spc, RF, Blk 4-string Electric Bass with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups — Black Fender's Deluxe Active P Bass® Special offers you the tone and feel of a classic P Bass®, with a modern twist: an active EQ section that lets you shape that warm FENDER® tone with modern control. The Deluxe Active P Bass Special features the time-tested body shape of the original '51 P...
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  • Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass (Black)
    Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass (Black)
    Aerodyne JBass 4-string Electric Bass with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Single-coil Pickups - Black The FENDER® Aerodyne Jazz Bass® is something completely different! Cutting-edge bass players looking for a high performance and lightweight bass with a strikingly different appearance will flip over the Aerodyne Jazz Bass! This is a special edition Jazz Bass featuring a bound basswood body...
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When it comes to 4-string bass guitars, count on Sweetwater for the most reliable selection anywhere! Our enormous warehouse and free shipping on most items ensure you'll get it fast and at a great value. To help you choose from the many 4-string bass guitars available, Sweetwater's friendly Sales Engineers are at your service. They're pros with 4-string bass guitars, and can gladly answer any questions you might have. Sweetwater's commitment to quality customer service is second to none, and we look forward to helping you with 4-string bass guitars and any other audio gear you need.

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