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Variax Bass 705

Variax Bass 705 are no longer made.

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Variax Bass 705 Features
  • Practical, instantly familiar controls
  • Contoured alder body
  • Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • 21 medium profile frets
  • 1.8" nut width
  • 34" scale length
  • 10" fingerboard radius
  • Standard 1/4" guitar cable output jack
  • Digital I/O RJ45 jack for future updates and additional sounds
  • Included XPS-DI direct box and power supply features:
    • 1/4" standard guitar cable output for connection to any bass rig
    • XLR balanced output for sending signal to a recording console or house PA
    • Powers the Variax Bass using included TRS cable
  • Powered by XPS-DI or on-board batteries (six AA or one 9-volt)
  • Custom-fitted heavy-duty gig bag
  • Available in Black or Sunburst
Variax Bass 705 Models based on*:
  • 1961 Fender® Jazz Bass®
  • 1960 Fender® Jazz Bass® with flatwound strings
  • 2004 Fender® Deluxe Jazz Bass®
  • Fretless 1961 Fender® Jazz Bass®
  • 1963 Fender® Precision Bass®
  • 1958 Fender® Precision Bass® with flatwound strings
  • 1977 Music Man® Sting Ray®
  • 2003 Modulus® Flea Bass
  • 1971 Rickenbacker® 4001
  • 1963 Rickenbacker® 4001 with flatwound strings
  • 1966 Danelectro® Longhorn Bass
  • 1963 Höfner® Model 500/1 with flatwound strings
  • 1963 Gibson® Thunderbird 4
  • 1966 Gibson® EB-2D with flatwound strings
  • 2002 MTD® 535 35-inch scale
  • 2003 Warwick® Thumb
  • 1978 Alembic Long Scale
  • 1984 Steinberger® XL2
  • 1968 Hagström® H8
  • 1994 Hamer® B12A
  • 2003 Tacoma® Thunderchief
  • 1949 Kay® M-1
  • Inspired by classic Moog MiniMoog bass sounds
  • Inspired by modern bass synth sounds
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