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Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass PJ IV Bass Guitar (Platinum Pearl)

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Adorama has Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass PJ IV Bass Guitar (Platinum Pearl, 2963068576) on sale for $499. Shipping is free.

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About this Item:
  • Four-string model with 34" scale length
  • Alder body
  • Bolt-on caramelized maple "slim C" speed neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish
  • 12"-16" caramelized maple fingerboard with rolled edges, 20 jumbo frets and cream dot inlays
  • Luminlay side dots
  • Heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel
  • DiMarzio Model J DP123 bridge and DiMarzio Model P DP122 middle pickups, each with black covers
  • Active electronics
  • Charvel HiMass bridge
  • Master volume control with push/pull selector to engage or bypass active EQ circuit, pickup blend control and three-band active EQ (bass, mid and treble) controls
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, open-gear tuners, vintage-style disc string tree, and oversized strap buttons
  • Charvel Lifetime Limited Warranty

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  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $198 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $697.

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Adorama has Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass PJ IV Bass Guitar (Platinum Pearl, 2963068576) on sale for $499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • Four-string model with 34" scale length
  • Alder body
  • Bolt-on caramelized maple "slim C" speed neck with graphite reinforcement and hand-rubbed satin urethane back finish
  • 12"-16" caramelized maple fingerboard with rolled edges, 20 jumbo frets and cream dot inlays
  • Luminlay side dots
  • Heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel
  • DiMarzio Model J DP123 bridge and DiMarzio Model P DP122 middle pickups, each with black covers
  • Active electronics
  • Charvel HiMass bridge
  • Master volume control with push/pull selector to engage or bypass active EQ circuit, pickup blend control and three-band active EQ (bass, mid and treble) controls
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut, open-gear tuners, vintage-style disc string tree, and oversized strap buttons
  • Charvel Lifetime Limited Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $198 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $697.

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Model: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass Pj Iv Platinum Pearl

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Selman
Also the Frank Bello is maple neck while this is roasted maple. The FB is top route while this is rear route. The FB is active pickup while this one is active preamp. The FB has no EQ and no tone control.

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zwor
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Excellent deal! The 5 string is $1099. I recently bought the black mint 5 string for $399 that was Reverb and I would say it's definitely worth double that.
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ChristianC6872
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Quote from zwor :
Excellent deal! The 5 string is $1099. I recently bought the black mint 5 string for $399 that was Reverb and I would say it's definitely worth double that.
I also had one off the five strings from Franklin and would overall concur except mine had ridiculously sharp fret ends and I didn't want to deal with that
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cdjfelton
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Looked through the specs. This might be my dream bass, but...

Why don't they wire it for tone controls in passive?
And a pound lighter would be nice. Looks like these run 9 lbs
Last edited by cdjfelton January 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM.
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J1929
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Quote from ChristianC6872 :
I also had one off the five strings from Franklin and would overall concur except mine had ridiculously sharp fret ends and I didn't want to deal with that
it isn't really much work to fix that.
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batotman
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Ordered. Made in Mexico. I've had pretty stellar experiences with MiM stuff. I generally collect guitars but been eyeballing these.
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Got my order in! I was waiting for one of these to come along
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ChristianC6872
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Quote from J1929 :
it isn't really much work to fix that.
Just didn't want to bevel and it was pretty extreme
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ChristianC6872
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Quote from cdjfelton :
Looked through the specs. This might be my dream bass, but...

Why don't they wire it for tone controls in passive?
And a pound lighter would be nice. Looks like these run 9 lbs
At least you can bypass controls when you run out of battery with poti pull.
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Selman
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Quote from ChristianC6872 :
I also had one off the five strings from Franklin and would overall concur except mine had ridiculously sharp fret ends and I didn't want to deal with that
A $20 file and 10 minutes could have solved it, but as long as you paid shipping back to them then it's totally fair. Mine came not perfect, but playable. I think it is just an issue that it is harder to finish the frets on a rounded fretboard edge the on a square edge.
Last edited by Selman January 11, 2025 at 08:36 AM.
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Quote from cdjfelton :
Looked through the specs. This might be my dream bass, but...

Why don't they wire it for tone controls in passive?
And a pound lighter would be nice. Looks like these run 9 lbs
I agree on the tone control. I'm eventually going to put the bass and treble on a stacked pot to make a space for a passive tone control.

You may however be a little unrealistic about a bass like this coming in at 8lbs. That may take losing the J pickup, or losing the hi-mass bridge, or losing the clover leaf tuners, or dropping down to a softer, easier denting body, and then it would likely neck dive.

I've got a Washburn Stu Hamm Signature SHB-85 4-string that comes in a little under 8lbs. It has an excellent flat-radius thin-neck like this bass, it hass super cool inlays on a rosewood board, but it doesn't sound nearly as good as this bass. It's my most comfortable bass, and it's the one I want to play the least.
Last edited by Selman January 11, 2025 at 08:38 AM.