With its unique coloration and grain pattern highlights, spalted maple is a great look for a bass that stands out from the crowd. The B-205SM is an affordable yet high quality 5-string bass that offers an ash body with a spalted maple top in See Thru Black Satin finish, along with an extra thin U-shaped 5-piece maple/jatoba neck for excellent playing feel. You also get passive ESP Designed SB-5 pickups, along with an active ABQ-3 3-band EQ, and good-looking black nickel hardware. Specifications Construction: Bolt-On Scale: 35 Body: Ash Top: Spalted Maple Neck: 5Pc Maple/Jatoba Fingerboard: Roasted Jatoba Fingerboard Radius: 500mm Finish: SEE THRU BLACK SATIN Nut Width: 54mm Nut Type: Molded Neck Contour: Thin U Frets/Type: 24 XJ Hardware Color: Black Nickel Strap Button: Standard Tuners: LTD Bridge: LTD DB-6 Neck Pu: ESP Designed SB-6N Bridge Pu: ESP Designed SB-6B Electronics: Passive P.U. w/ Active EQ Electronics Layout: Volume/Balance/ABQ-3 3-Band EQ Strings: D'Addario XL (.030/.045/.065/.085/.105/.125) Case: B BASS 6 STR XL FORM FIT CASE Case Included: N