Detail 01
35-inch scale length
A longer scale is part of this five-string bass design.
Product detailSKU #1500000316713
Schecter Guitar ResearchP-5 Ivy 5-String Bass Ivory Black Pickguard
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around a familiar P-style bass outline, the P-5 adds a five-string, 35-inch-scale format and a Schecter USA MonsterTone-P split-coil pickup. Its pickup is described as warm and rounded, with added deep-low power, articulate highs, and quiet operation for modern music. The maple Thin C neck, 16-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard, and narrow extra-jumbo frets shape the playing feel, while volume and tone controls keep the layout straightforward.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Modern-music bass parts that call for deep lows, articulate highs, and quiet pickup operation.
- Players moving between rehearsal or stage material with a simple master-volume and master-tone control layout.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed bass.
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
Schecter USA MonsterTone-P split-coil pickup
The single pickup supplies the instrument's warm, rounded voice with added low-end power and articulate highs.
Detail 03
Thin C maple neck; 16-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard
The neck and fingerboard are described as providing a smooth, natural feel.
Detail 04
21 narrow extra-jumbo frets
The bass uses narrow extra-jumbo fretwire.
Detail 05
High-mass bridge and Graph Tech XL Ivory Tusq nut
These are the listed hardware appointments.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the P-5 have?
It has five strings.
02What controls are on the P-5?
It uses master volume and master tone controls.
03Is the P-5 right- or left-handed?
It is a right-handed bass.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- H
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 5 String
- Scale Length
- 35"
4 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood Radius: 16" Fret size: Extra-jumbo Number of frets: 21 Inlays: Offset Dot Nut material/width: TUSQ/1.77" Body Body Type: Solid Body Double Cutaway Body finish: Gloss Hardware Bridge/Tailpiece: High Mass Tuning machines: Schecter Color: Black Other Number of strings: 5 String Country of origin: Indonesia Orientation: Right-handed
- Color
- Black
- Country of Origin
- Indonesia Orientation: Right-handed
- Body Type
- Solid Body Double Cutaway
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000316713
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, which is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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