Description
If you’re chasing a thick, aggressive bottom end without draining your gig fund, the Jackson JS2 Concert Bass is worth a serious look. It’s built around a lightweight poplar body that keeps things comfortable through long sets, paired with a bolt-on maple neck that’s reinforced with graphite and a scarf joint for stability under real-world stage abuse.
The 34″ scale feels familiar in your hands, but the fingerboard is where this bass gets interesting – a 12″-16″ compound radius rosewood board with 24 jumbo frets means you get comfortable low-position chording that flattens out as you climb, plus plenty of room to dig into upper-register runs without fret-out. Pearloid sharkfin inlays mark your spot at a glance, even under dim stage lighting.
Tone-wise, the pair of Jackson covered high-output humbuckers is where the growl lives. Run them together and you get a dense, aggressive low end that cuts through a mix instead of getting buried under guitars. The high mass bridge locks strings down tight, adding sustain and tightening up the attack so your notes stay defined even when you’re leaning into the low string.
Independent volume controls for each pickup plus a master tone knob give you real flexibility to dial in everything from round, warm fingerstyle tones to snarling pick-driven aggression. Sealed die-cast tuners keep things in tune through sweaty sets, and the satin black finish on both body and neck feels fast and grippy without looking flashy.
- 34″ scale, poplar body, bolt-on maple neck with graphite reinforcement
- Rosewood fingerboard, 12″-16″ compound radius, 24 jumbo frets, pearloid sharkfin inlays
- Dual Jackson covered high-output humbucking pickups (HH)
- Jackson high mass bridge, sealed die-cast tuners
- Right-hand orientation, satin black finish
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