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ESP LTD B-5E 5-String Bass Guitar  

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  • MSRP:
    $755.00
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    - $226.00
  • Your Price:
    $52900

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A beautiful blend of three woods give you great tone and visual appeal.

If you love the sharp contrast in color you get when you put different woods together, you'll love the design of the ESP LTD B-5E five-string bass guitar. As with its 4-string sibling, the 5-string B-5E has extremely beveled edges which allow you to really enjoy the distinct shades of light and dark where the mahogany body and ebony top meet. Adding to this differentiation of color is the even lighter 5-piece neck-thru-body maple/mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard.

But fantastic looks aren't all you're getting. Ensuring you get the most of the tones these blends of woods provide are ESP SB-5 pickups (bridge and neck) with an ESP ABQ-3 3-band active EQ. A 34"-scale neck features an extra-thin, U-neck contour, making it easier for the average person to play. Other features include a 42mm standard nut, 24 XJ frets, ESP tuners, an ESP BB-604 bridge with string-thru body, and black nickel hardware.

Features

  • Neck-thru-body
  • 34" scale
  • Mahogany body
  • Ebony top
  • 5-piece maple/mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard
  • 47mm standard nut
  • Extra-thin U-shaped neck
  • 24 XJ frets
  • Black nickel hardware
  • ESP tuners
  • ESP BB-605 bridge with string-thru body
  • ESP SB-5 (B&N) pickups with ESP ABQ-3 3-band active EQ

Get a bass with a more organic look, and watch your creativity grow. Order your B-5E today!

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ESP LTD B-5E 5-String Bass Guitar

| Review By: David Bolanos | 4 months, 2 weeks ago

0 people out of 1 found this review helpful

Features:

The woods and active 3 band EQ pickups are created for the tones every bass player audiophile needs, I can tell there is noticeable sustain difference due to its neck-thru-body, and yes! the fingerboard incredibly helps for speed and clear tones after I calibrated it. Don´t forget the extra-thin U-shaped neck that actually makes this bass not as heavy as I thought I would be, I also have a Thunder Bird bass and this ESP LTD B5 actually weights less.

Quality:

The indonesian manufacture of this bass was flawless, in my case, it looked like made in japan seriously.

 

I highly recommend to change the strings that come with it, since they are poorly made, instead, I use Dean Markley strings and they do the job just fine!

Value:

Guaranteed!!, Honestly it should be more expensive. When I got it, I could not believe what I have paid for it, every feature and worked and looked much better than expected.

Overall:

Facts

 

Not as expensive as most of the active 5 strings high quality wood basses out on the market.
Extremely well manucfacture and outstanding cristal clear tones.
Value for the money is 100% guaranteed, bar none! better bass than this one out on the market for less money or equal, it is probably impossible to find.
Looks much more nicer in person.
Not as heavy as most of the 5 string basses.
Not a fat tree bass which is excelent for your back when playing at the gigs.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
5 years
Style of music you play:
Blues, Funk, Jazz, Rock n´ Roll, Metal, Alternative, Indie
Where you live:

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1105528

A lot of bass for the money

| Review By: pxc | 5 months, 3 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

Features:

Ebony fretboard, 5 piece neck through the body, mahogany wings, active electronics, and an ebody wood top.  Very cool.  The black nickel hardware is classy.  Locking tuners and strap locks would be nice but for the price I am not going to complain.  The 34" scale did not take long to get used to, I don't even notice it now.

Quality:

Action is low but not too low, frets and board are smooth, all cavities are copper tape shielded which is unexpected but welcome in an Indonesian instrument.  I don't feel the need to upgrade any of the electronics.  I may replace the pickups eventually but it would just be to try something new, the stock active pickups work very well and are versatile.

Value:

I picked this bass because it had everything I was looking for.  Mahogany body, neck-thru construction, ebony fretboard, active electronics, and an attractive, low-maintenance natural satin finish.  I didn't expect to get it for this price.  Wow.  It looks, feels, and plays like a much more expensive bass.

Overall:

I've played both guitar and bass for over 10 years and I've never gotten a better deal on any piece of equipment.  I traded in a Carvin that I really liked for this and it was easily the right decision.  Buy this one now before people realize how great a deal it is and the price goes up.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
10+ year musician
Style of music you play:
Various
Where you live:
Midwest

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1099436

great bass great upgrade from the b-55

| Review By: fatbassman | 1 year, 1 month ago

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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Overall it is the best bass I could find for the price. I have owned an LTD B-55 for around 5 years and was looking to upgrade and I tried many different basses including Schecter, Ibanez, and fender and this one was a good price difference between the rest and I am very happy with it. I would recommend to anyone looking to try a 5 string or active pickups.

The three band EQ is great i love the fact that I dont have to go to my amp on stage if it needs a little tone adjustment for different styles of songs.

It's great quality very beautiful great sound. For the price good luck finding a bass made of as good of wood as this one and sounds this great

Can't beat the price

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
active Musician
Style of music you play:
everything
Where you live:
Ohio

Did you find this review helpful? yes no845391

LTD B-5E

| Review By: Anonymous User | 1 year, 2 months ago

2 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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This is a great bass Looks,Sounds,and Plays great be aware that the 2011 models will be a satin finish not gloss. Also i would like to note the ebony on this bass is Macassar ebony that looks a lot like Rosewood unlike Gaboon Ebony which looks solid black same feel and tone enjoy.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
master
Style of music you play:
all styles
Where you live:
La

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1033231

Happy for a while

| Review By: Yup--4sbn | 2 years, 1 month ago

1 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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Hey, this is a great, great looking bass and I do own it.  The tuners are decent, the controls are nice as they all have a half way point for reference which I appreciate a lot. (Treble, Mid, Bass).  The sound is decent.  The strings that came with it I think are no good, but no big deal.  It is a little heavy.  I do agree that the top B string is floppy.  I always keep mind at drop D...that is decent that way.  After getting a Fender jag for the same price around, I would keep the fender over this.  Pickups on the jag are a lot stronger when switched to active and it is more my sound.  My gain on amp head is half for the jag.  I like both basses though, but I paid less for the Jag and I am happier with it.  I may put on better pickups.  They are ESP SB-5 pickups, not EMG. Overall, a good quality 5 stringer.  I will use always use the jag if I need 4 strings for now, but will be happy to use the ESP when I need that 5th string.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Alternative
Where you live:
Vermont

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1032509

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