J. Backlund Design Introduces JBD-800B Bass Guitar
J. Backlund Design has stepped into the low end with the introduction of their first bass, the JBD-800B. Modeled after the company’s versatile JBD-800 guitar, the new 4-string bass sports three Seymour Duncan Bass Lines pickups with a 5-way pickups selector for extended tonal range.
The JBD-800B features bolt-on construction with a 6-bolt maple neck and either rosewood or maple fingerboards. In addition to a dual-action truss rod, the neck has dual purpleheart tone bars built in. Body wood options include mahogany, korina, and alder.
Other features include a pearloid pickguard, Hipshot Ultralite tuning machines, a Hipshot bridge, a recessed Electrosocket jack mount, and a Metallic paint finish.
The J. Backlund Design JBD-800B is available now with an MSRP of $3,790, with several options available. The company says a Korean-made version is also in the works. For more info, check the J. Backlund website.
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J. Backlund Design JBD-800B Bass Specs:
- Scale length: 34?
- Frets: 22 jumbo nickel-silver
- 6-bolt Maple neck with Rosewwod or Maple fingerboard
- Dual purpleheart tone bars in neck
- Pearloid pickguard
- Seymour Duncan pickups
- Five-way pickup selector switch
- Hipshot® Ultralite tuning machines
- Hipshot® Bridge
- Recessed Electrosocket®
- All US-made electronics
- Metallic paint finish
- Dot inlay and side dots
- Bone nut
- Dual-action truss rod
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It’s nice, but not $3,700 nice. Check out Godin’s “Shifter” bass for a much cheaper alternative.
fucking ugly bass.
no christmas present for you
as long as its not this thing i am good
i got u a banjo from this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yt9R0I3gSk
moral of the story he cant out play a retarded kid just saying
I own this actual bass, and it is beyond $3700 nice. Godin Shifter doesn’t come close. I know, i owned one of the originals. The Backlund is hands down the best bass i have ever owned, and i have owned over 100 basses in my 35 year bass career.