ESP LTD AP-5
Posted: December 6th, 2019, 6:27 am
Hi all! It’s here!
Specs:
It’s a Esp Ltd AP-5 in Pelham blue. 34 inch scale. Alder body and a maple neck. Macassar ebony fingerboard with 21 frets. I think the string spacing is 19mm. Emg active electronics vol/bal/tone configuration. Grover tuners and babicz fch-5 bridge. This thing weighs 4,3kg people.
Ordered from a local dealer. 1,5 months waiting time to get one.
I’ve been eying these things for a while and finally pulled the trigger. It’s a impressive bass for the price. Classic looks with modern hardware. Love it!
A couple of odd things when I got it: The string tree screws were all f***ed up straight from the box and there was a wire trapped under the pickguard so that there was a bump in the pickguard. Put the wire back in the cavity and leveled the guard with a hair dryer. Odd stuff that would make sense on a harley benton don’t you think? I added some extra foam under the p pickup so it wont move under my thumb.
Electronics are neat and tidy to me and the neck pocket is tight. The neck has a satin finish to it. Sustain on mine is ridiculous! Oiled up the fretboard and I was ready to go!
I recommend this bass anyone looking for a good player under a grand.
Added some photos. (Sorry for low quality. We dont get much sunlight here in Finland this time of year.
) As usual the metallic color is hard to capture. Its really impressive in person.
Specs:
It’s a Esp Ltd AP-5 in Pelham blue. 34 inch scale. Alder body and a maple neck. Macassar ebony fingerboard with 21 frets. I think the string spacing is 19mm. Emg active electronics vol/bal/tone configuration. Grover tuners and babicz fch-5 bridge. This thing weighs 4,3kg people.
Ordered from a local dealer. 1,5 months waiting time to get one.
I’ve been eying these things for a while and finally pulled the trigger. It’s a impressive bass for the price. Classic looks with modern hardware. Love it!
A couple of odd things when I got it: The string tree screws were all f***ed up straight from the box and there was a wire trapped under the pickguard so that there was a bump in the pickguard. Put the wire back in the cavity and leveled the guard with a hair dryer. Odd stuff that would make sense on a harley benton don’t you think? I added some extra foam under the p pickup so it wont move under my thumb.
Electronics are neat and tidy to me and the neck pocket is tight. The neck has a satin finish to it. Sustain on mine is ridiculous! Oiled up the fretboard and I was ready to go!
I recommend this bass anyone looking for a good player under a grand.
Added some photos. (Sorry for low quality. We dont get much sunlight here in Finland this time of year.
) As usual the metallic color is hard to capture. Its really impressive in person.