Detail 01
24 frets on a 34-inch scale
Provides a 24-fret four-string layout with a 34-inch scale length.
Product detailSKU #1500000415771
JacksonX Series Spectra Bass SBX IV Matte Blue Frost
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Matte Blue Frost SBX IV is Jackson’s four-string X Series Spectra bass, using an offset body with a larger upper horn to distribute weight across the instrument. Its dual medium-output humbuckers pair with onboard bass, mid, and treble adjustment, plus pickup blending and coil splitting. Pulling the volume control changes between active and passive operation, so the EQ can be bypassed. A graphite-reinforced, neck-through maple construction anchors the 24-fret, 34-inch format.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Rehearsal, recording, or performance setups where passive operation and active EQ need to be changed at the bass.
- Bassists who want humbuckers, coil splitting, pickup blending, and three-band equalization in their control layout.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Jackson HiMass bridge
The bass uses Jackson’s HiMass bridge.
Detail 03
Laurel fingerboard
The playing surface is laurel.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Can the SBX IV be used passively?
Yes. Its push/pull volume control changes between active and passive operation and bypasses the active three-band EQ.
02Does it offer coil splitting?
Yes. A coil-split toggle switch is part of the control set.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Scale Length
- 34"
4 detailsBody & build
- Top Material
- Poplar
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel
- Color
- Blue
- Neck Wood
- Maple
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Tier
- new
- Korena Special
- false
- Source Id
- site51500000415771
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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