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Artist APG Black Bass Guitar w/ Pickguard & Accessories

Our ever-popular APB bass is now available as the upgraded APG! With the additional white pickguard completing the classic look of this classic bass, this makes the ideal beginners instrument – so you look the part and sound great too! 

We believe it's important to have a great quality instrument to kick off your musical career. These bass guitars are designed to be easy to play so they are a great starting point if you want to pick up a bass for the first time. This is a full-size bass and is recommended for Adults or Children over the age of 12 (or younger if your child is strong and taller than 1.2m).
This classic design is very similar to models used for decades on all of your favourite recordings! This style of bass is absolutely timeless, and is great for any style of music from funk, to blues to slap and rock'n'roll!

Our price is always lower than a retail store (often by 30-40%), and we keep our prices low by only selling our own range of guitars direct from the factory. Our business is built on offering a great value instrument at a great price.


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Poplar with Basswood Veneer
Body Finish: Black
Body Paint: Polyurethane
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material:
 Maple
Neck Construction: One-Piece​​​​​​​
Neck Joint: Bolt-On​​​​​​​
Neck Finish: Satin​​​​​​​
Neck Shape: 23mm D Profile​​​​​​​
Scale Length: 864mm / 34"​​​​​​​
Fretboard Material: Eco-Rosewood​​​​​​​
Fretboard Radius: 350mm​​​​​​​
Number of Frets: 20 Frets​​​​​​​
Fret Material: 18% Nickel​​​​​​​
Fret Size: Jumbo​​​​​​​
Nut Material: ABS​​​​​​​
Nut Width: 42mm / 1.65"​​​​​​​
Position Inlays: Pearloid Fret Dots​​​​​​​
Binding: N/A​​​​​​​
Side Dots: White​​​​​​​
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:
 N/A​​​​​​​
Middle Pickup: QA01 Split Single-Coil​​​​​​​
Neck Pickup: N/A​​​​​​​
Switching: N/A​​​​​​​
Configuration: Split-S
Special Electronics: N/A

Hardware
Bridge:
 Hardtail​​​​​​​
Hardware Finish: Chrome​​​​​​​
Machine Heads: Chrome Open-Geared Clover-Style​​​​​​​
Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings:
 45-100​​​​​​​
Weight: 4-4.5kg / 8.5-10lbs

Accessories
Included Accessories:
 Bag, Instrument Cable, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Bridge Adjustment Key, Picks, Strap, TN75 Tuner​​​​​​​
Optional Hardcases: REBC350FTB, REBC300RC​​​​​​​
Optional Soft Cases: BAGEB, HGBAGEBASS

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WARNING - KEEP BUTTON BATTERIES OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

  • Swallowing may lead to serious or fatal injury in as little as 2 hours, due to chemical burns and potential perforation of the esophagus.
  • Never allow children to replace button batteries of any device.
  • If you suspect your child has swallowed or inserted a button battery immediately call the 24-hour Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 (Australia) or 0800 764 766 (New Zealand) for fast, expert advice.
  • Regularly examine devices and make sure the battery compartment is correctly secured, e.g. that the screw or other mechanical fastener is tightened. Do not use it if the compartment is not secure.
  • Dispose of used button batteries immediately and safely out of the reach of children. A battery can still be dangerous even when it can no longer operate the device.
  • Tell others about the risk associated with button batteries and how to keep their children safe.


Reviews (1)

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Great P-Bass copy.

By: on 21 August 2024
Love this bass. This is the second P-bass I've ever owned. My first one was a Monterey brand, which I don't have anymore even though I absolutely loved it; desperate times and all that. But I recently needed to pick up a bass on the cheap and seeing I was already considering buying the dlx semihollow body, I figured I'd check out Artist's basses too. I was originally going to get the vintage hybrid as it looks very similar to Duff McKagan's bass, but then I saw this model, liked the potential it could have and I like black. I'd recently seen someone had modded their black P-Bass with a purple pearlescent pickguard as well, so that kinda swayed me. I figured as an entry level model, it would be good for now and then later on if I wanted to it would serve as a cheap foundation to add new parts to later. Having received it, I'm not sure it'll need much apart from a slight tune up. It sounds great, looks great, has a nice weight, perfect scale and length, feels nice to play. Everything I want in a guitar. I'm still going to swap the pickguard with a purple pearlescent one though. I had bought a couple, but to my disappointment, despite one of the 2 pickguards I bought being horribly scaled, I realised that the layout of the knobs is slightly different to the Fender version. They seem to have been rotated upwards about 0.5? Of a cm anticlockwise from the cable jack. So neither pickguard was able to fit as they were cut based on the Fender layout, luckily I was able to still get refunds on both pickguards. I've since bought a purple pearlescent pickguard sheet and I'll get a luthier to cut it out for me. So just a heads up if anyone had the same idea as me. Despite all this, I love the guitar, it was exactly what I was looking for and for an entry level guitar, it's great quality and a great price. I highly recommend.

Artist Guitars Response
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Thank you for the positive rating!