Product Description
This newest addition to Martin's acclaimed Performing Artist "PA" Series - a big 14-fret Jumbo acoustic bass - delivers it all. The Martin BCPA4 Performing Artist Acoustic Electric Bass with Case has a deep and powerful voice, versatility (play it acoustically or plugged in), a fast, comfortable PA neck and cutaway body for accessibility anywhere up and down the fingerboard, and all at a very affordable price.
Everything about this acoustic bass says quality: solid sapele back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top with Martin's efficient A-frame bracing, an solid black Ebony belly bridge, a solid lightweight Spanish cedar neck with a bi-directional adjustable truss rod, Gotoh black bass tuners, and state-of the- art Fishman F1 Analog onboard electronics. A perfect marriage of upright and electric tone.
Model: BCPA4
Construction: Mortise/Tenon Neck Joint
Body Size: J-14 Fret Cutaway
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Rosette: Two Ring
Top Bracing Pattern: Bass A-Frame
Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back Material: Solid Sapele
Side Material: Solid Sapele
Binding: Black Boltaron
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: Special Bass
Nut Material: White Corian
Headstock: Solid/Bass Profile
Headplate: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Heelcap: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length: 34 in.
# Of Frets Clear: 17
# Of Frets Total: 23
Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1.58 in.
Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 2.18 in.
Finish Back & Sides: Satin
Finish Top: Polished Gloss
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
Bridge Style: Performing Artist Belly - Bass
Bridge String Spacing: 2-1/8 in.
Saddle: 16 in. Radius/Compensated/White Tusq
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Bass - Black
Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge Bass (MSP 4800)
Bridge & End Pins: White w/ Black Dots
Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Color
Case: 360 Hardshell
Electronics: Fishman F1 Analog