Bass of the Week: Meridian Guitars J-24
This week we’re checking out a Meridian Guitars J-24 with an ash body and natural finish to let the wood grain speak for itself. The five-stringer’s neck is made from maple that was cut in 1986, which is then topped with a phenolic resin fretboard. As the name implies, it has 24 frets.
Meridian fits this J-24 with a pair of Delano Times Square pickups matched to a Delano Sonar 3 preamp. Its controls include dual volume controls, a three-band EQ, a passive tone control, coil selection switches, and an active/passive switch. Finally, the bass has Hipshot hardware.
Meridian Guitars J-24 Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Ash |
| Neck: | Maple (cut 1986) |
| Fretboard: | Phenolic Resin |
| Fretboard Radius: | 16″ |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Pickups: | Delano Times Square |
| Electronics: | Delano Sonar 3 |
| Bridge: | Hipshot |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Finish: | Polyurethane Satin |
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Very clean design. Do the knobs have beveled skirts or are those a sort of base washer?
Beautiful work!