Classic, High-performance 5-string Bass
For the LTD AP-5, ESP started with a traditional bolt-on electric bass design — premium alder body and fast, thin U-profile maple neck with a silky-smooth ebony fingerboard — but then took it in a decidedly modern, high-performance direction. Their goal: a 5-string bass that would exceed the expectations of bassists in any genre. Have they succeeded? At Sweetwater, we’re believers. Bass players here are raving about the AP-5’s great sound, playing feel, and professional appointments. Spec’d out with active EMG P and LJ pickups, the ESP AP-5 delivers a mountain of tone to hold down the groove.
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Powerful EMG P/J pickups
The AP-5 holds down the low end in style. That’s largely thanks to active electronics and a pair of powerful EMG pickups, fitted in classic P/J configuration. This arrangement gives you the low-end punch from the split-coil EMG P5 pickup in the middle position, along with the aggressive growl from the EMG LJ5 single-coil at the bridge. Mix up your signature blend with the volume, pickup balance, and tone controls, and you’re ready to rock.
ESP LTD: huge value with ESP quality
ESP’s LTD marque was created to bring a more affordable version of the classic designs and quality of ESP guitars to a new market. The entire ESP LTD line of instruments features premium tonewoods, quality pickups, and solid hardware for a lifetime of use. An exacting eye for detail and quality means that every instrument is ready to rock when it leaves the factory. An impressive list of signature axes by some of today’s biggest guitar and bass heroes shows the popularity and respect held by ESP LTD.
Solid 6-bolt neck join for super sustain
There’s a reason for the enduring popularity of basses with bolt-on necks — they sound punchy and quite different from neck-through and set-neck designs. ESP has taken the classic 4-bolt design to the next level with their 6-bolt neck join, which provides more contact between neck and body for greater stability, vibrational transfer, and sustain. Pick up an ESP LTD AP-5, and experience everything bolt-on construction has to offer.
ESP LTD AP-5 5-string Electric Bass Features:
- Alder body; bolt-on maple neck, thin “U” profile
- Macassar ebony fingerboard, 400mm radius, dot inlays
- 34-inch scale length; 21 extra-jumbo frets
- 45mm molded nut; BABICZ FCH-5 bridge; Grover tuners
- Middle pickup: EMG P5
- Bridge pickup: EMG LJ5
- Active electronics with volume, pickup balance, and tone controls