Jackson X Series Concert Bass CBXNT DX V Bass Guitar - Fireburst Reviews
With its high-quality construction and full-throttle sound, the Jackson X Series Concert Bass CBXNT DX V is perfect for use across a variety of genres. A classic set of P/J pickups produce a muscular and rich bass tone, which is tweakable with an onboard 3-band EQ. A graphite-reinforced maple neck with compound-radius laurel fingerboard marries sturdy construction with light-speed playability, perfect for sliding your fingers effortlessly up and down the bass's 24 frets. Plus, a Jackson JTB hardtail bridge delivers a rapid attack and robust sustain, the perfect accent to round out this heavy-duty workhorse.
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Nice bass...even nicer in person
5 string...so the 1.75" nut may not be for everyone, but I have 12 string acoustic guitars with wider necks. The flat radius 12-16 totally was the right decision for this bass...at least for me. One thing not mentioned is all the controls, minus the NICE audio taper master volume, have center detents. Especially nice on the smaller "pickup blend" knob. But a good reference for the 3 way active pickup knob controls. Yeah...you need the 9volt battery in the compartment and wish that battery slide in, versus the little wired "jack" that fits on the battery lugs. But I suspect the battery is only being drawn on, when plugged in and will last a good amount of time...going from all my other guitars with active pups. This finish is insame and the binding all around, headstock too and the neck, just is sweet. No binding on the body back, but a nice tummy cut is there. I choose the heaviest one available and what looked like the best grain pattern from the Sweetwater pics. At 9lbs 10oz...it's not a lightweight....but I wanted the "heft' for the neck thru and the massive bridge plate. And yes..the bass really has the sustain. This is NOT a one trick pony and you can get Chris Squire, to Getty Lee to Carol Kaye. All tones are pretty much possible. The bridge pickup cover might be removed, but I'm actually liking it for resting my hand on it versus feeling the need to have to pick the strings, where the cover is.
Sweetwater did a great job...the action is a tad high, but easily lowered. For buying a bass before ever playing it, I was very nicely surprised. I had bought a Gretsch unplayed from Sweetwater too....and it was just perfect as well. Honestly... if I had to pick between my Ric 4001 and this for a gig, this is BY FAR more versatile and would be my first choice. It gets extremely close to the Ric-o-sound, but much, much more. I could ramble on for ever about this guitar. Remember...fairly wide neck being a 5 string and yes, it's flat...but that might be the only downside I could think for someone else. Oh yeah... plastic nut...but for now..that's just fine... I don't need endless sustain...I mean a compressor will do the trick if it seems to be needed, which I can verify it doesn't. Maybe a bone nut someday when I just feel like it needs something else... but for now, I can't think of anything.
Yes... did I say it looks great. Jackson hockey stick headstock looks like it belongs on this thumper too. Jackson hit it out of the park with this Indonesian builty monster. Sweetwater is always the best.
