{"product_id":"858160","title":"Freedom Custom Guitar Research USED Retro JB-5st 60s Passive (DLPB \/ Lacquer)","description":"Freedom's 60s-style 5-string JB!\u003cbr\u003e Great deals on used items now available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Freedom Custom Guitar Research boasts world-class manufacturing techniques and extensive knowledge and experience in guitar mechanisms and sound. Trusted by professional musicians, their basses are handmade in their own workshop in downtown Tokyo, where each stage of the process—from seasoning the wood (which most significantly affects neck stability and strength), to precise woodworking, fretting, painting, and final setup—is handled by dedicated experts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This model, a true testament to Freedom's expertise, perfectly balances a vintage-like, thick, harmonically rich sound with a clear, resonant low B. Combining a well-seasoned alder body, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, and employing a simple passive design, it maximizes the inherent tone of the materials. Furthermore, features such as a unique custom-made spiral saddle bridge and proprietary custom-wound pickups ensure a refined, noiseless sound and accurate intonation while pursuing the ultimate vintage tone. This results in an extremely practical instrument that prioritizes both durability and stability as a tool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on the pot date, it appears to have been manufactured around 2013. However, due to the delicate, ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the body has numerous paint chips and dents, suggesting it has been used extensively in live performances. There are also some minor dents on the neck and headstock, but no paint chips or severe damage, and it should not be a concern in terms of playability. The frets and fingerboard are relatively clean, and playability is good. The neck condition and truss rod function are perfectly fine, and there is a slight crackling sound in the front pickup's volume pot, but it disappears after turning it a little. It has been re-setup at our shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This model is popular among professionals, so don't miss out!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003caccessories\u003e Freedom gig bag, Schaller strap locks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspecifications\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Body: Alder\u003cbr\u003e Neck: 1pc. Maple\u003cbr\u003e Fingerboard: Rosewood\u003cbr\u003e Inlay: Clay Dots\u003cbr\u003e Scale: 34 Inch\u003cbr\u003e Frets: 20F (FCGR Stainless Speedy)\u003cbr\u003e Color: Dark Lake Placid Blue (Gloss)\u003cbr\u003e Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003e Pickups: Freedom Custom-wound JB5\u003cbr\u003e Electronics: Passive\u003cbr\u003e Bridge: Freedom Custom 5string Vintage-spiral 19mm\u003cbr\u003e Controls: Volume, Volume, Tone\u003cbr\u003e Weight: ≈4.3 kg\u003c\/specifications\u003e\u003c\/accessories\u003e","brand":"Freedom Custom Guitar Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43225078169713,"sku":"858160","price":2913.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/4173\/0673\/files\/USED__Retro_JB-5st_60s_Passive__DLPB___Lacquer__01.jpg?v=1778481874","url":"https:\/\/global.ikebe-gakki.com\/products\/858160","provider":"Ikebe Musical Instruments Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}