Offbeat Guitars "Jacqueline" 32" Medium Scale Bass, Cherry Bomb on Distressed Pine, Nordstrand J-Blade Pickups, Gotoh Hardware

Offbeat Guitars "Jacqueline" 32" Scale Bass in Cherry Bomb dyed finish on distressed Eastern White Pine, featuring a Walnut Medium Scale Neck with a Wenge Fretboard, Nordstrand J-Blade Jazz Bass Passive Pickups, Gotoh Res-O-Lite Tuners, Gotoh Vintage-Style, Solid Brass Bridge, DR Dragon Skin Strings, Brushed, Solid Aluminum Pickguard and Aged Hardware.

I find it interesting that medium scales aren't more popular than they are. As someone who played mostly 34" scale basses for 25 years and switched to predominately short scales for the last 15 years, I feel like it's kind of the "Goldilocks" of scale lengths. It doesn't feel like a huge change like going from a 34" scale to a 30" scale, but you play this one all night instead of a 9.5+ lb. Jazz bass, and you'll have a lot more energy at the end of the gig to wrestle that SVT back into your vehicle. You might even have enough energy to help the drummer load their kit into their vehicle. (I am so kidding about that.)

The bass body is made from knotty and distressed Eastern White Pine with a dyed Cherry Bomb finish. The pickups are Nordstrand J-Blade, which are both passive and true single coils. These pickups are really clean and clear with a lot of output. The pickguard is solid, hand-brushed aluminum.

The 21 fret walnut neck with a wenge fretboard features carbon fiber stiffening rods. The nut width is a Jazz bass sized 1.5", and the finish is a satin oil/poly blend. The neck gets sanded to 600 grit, while we bullet nose the fret ends and polish them to a smooth 12,000 grit. All of which makes it a real joy to play.

A set of DR Dragon Skin coated round wound strings runs between a Gotoh vintage-style, solid brass bridge over a Tone Ninja nut to a set of Gotoh Res-O-Lite tuners.

The bass weighs in at a nice and light 7.4 lbs, but it balances perfectly on a strap thanks to the lightweight Res-O-Lite tuners (and also because it's a short-scale, in case you missed that earlier).

The bass comes with a 20mm padded Gator 4G gig bag.

Be sure to checkout the video linked in the photos for sound samples.

Specifications:
Body: Distressed Eastern White Pine
Color: Cherry Bomb
Neck: Walnut (carbon fiber reinforced)
Fretboard: Wenge
Finish: Oil/Poly Blend
Scale Length: 32"
Neck Profile: C-Shape
Fingerboard Radius: 10"
Nut Width: 1.5"
Nut: Tone Ninja
Tuners: Gotoh Res-O-Lite
Bridge: Gotoh Vintage-Style, Solid Brass
Pickups: Nordstrand J-Blade Set (Passive)
Electronics: V/V/T (Passive)
Pickguard: Hand Brushed Solid Aluminum
Knobs: Dome, Aged, Nickel
Strings: DR Dragon Skin .045-.105
Gig Bag: Gator 4G
Weight: 7.4 lbs.

Offbeat Guitars is a small, mom-and-pop guitar maker in Castle Rock, Colorado. Though we are not a custom shop, we offer many different finishes, pickup configurations, and a few wood and pickguard options.

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