Marcus Miller GB5-5 Black FL
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Marcus Miller
GB5-5 Black FL
Product Info
Article Number:
600531
Brand:
Marcus Miller
Model:
GB5-5 Black FL
Category:
Fretless Semi-Acoustic Basses
Price:
$768.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
This Marcus Miller GB5-5 Black FL is a fantastic option for players wanting a versatile, semi-acoustic fretless bass. The solid top and mahogany body provide a warm, woody tone that’s great for jazz, soul, and funk. It's a surprisingly affordable entry point into the world of fretless basses, offering a lot of quality for the price.
Product Description
- Marcus Miller GB5-5 Black FL
- 5-String Fretless Electric Bass
- Body: Mahogany
- Top: Solid spruce
- Bolt-on neck: Mahogany
- Edgeless fingerboard with rounded edges
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck proifle: C
- Pearloid dots fingerboard inlays
- Fingerboard radius: 305 mm (12")
- Scale: 864 mm (34")
- Nut width: 46 mm (1.81")
- Bone nut
- 20 Frets
- Pickup: Piezo (bridge)
- Electronics: Vividx-B Preamp
- Controls: Volume
- Treble
- Middle
- Bass
- Phase switch
- Sire Acoustic Bass bridge
- Chrome hardware
- Colour: Black
PROS
- • Solid spruce top delivers a surprisingly resonant acoustic tone
- • Rosewood fingerboard offers a smooth, comfortable fretless playing experience
- • Vividx-B preamp provides versatile tonal shaping and a useful phase switch
- • Mahogany body provides warmth and sustain, a classic bass wood combination
CONS
- • The bolt-on neck construction, while stable, lacks the sustain of a neck-through design
- • Piezo pickups, while decent, won't offer the same nuanced tone as magnetic pickups
- • The Edgeless fingerboard, while comfortable, might feel unusual to players used to defined fret edges
Product Video
Key Features
Top Wood
Solid Spruce
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Neck Material
Mahogany
Pickups
Piezo (bridge)
Scale Length
864 mm (34 in)
Frets
20
Strings
5-String
Weight
Approximately 11.5 lbs (5.2 kg)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Edgeless fingerboard is unique; it’s very smooth but takes some getting used to if you’re accustomed to defined fret edges.
It's usable for recording, but expect a brighter, more direct sound – may need EQ adjustments to tame the high end.
It's a simpler preamp than some of their higher-end models, focusing on core EQ adjustments but still offering a good level of control.
