Jet Guitars - JB 300 Travel Olympic White

Some instruments are defined by what they refuse to compromise on. The Jet Guitars JB-300 Travel Olympic White has been scaled down to a 584.2 mm scale length — a travel-sized, short-scale model — without the signal chain losing any of its substance: the two JB-style pickups reproduce the same balance between the warmth of the neck and the bite of the bridge as on a full-size bass, the low end just a semitone rounder at reduced volume.
The roasted poplar body — top, back and sides — retains the dry density characteristic of wood treated at high temperatures, resistant to the humidity fluctuations of a suitcase or a poorly heated dressing room. The torrefied Canadian maple neck with a Modern C profile fits the hand effortlessly, its profile neither too thin nor too thick. The roasted maple fingerboard — from the same family as the neck, with a tight grain and lively attack — spans 19 frets with a 304.8 mm radius that slightly flattens the arch for barre positions. The 38.1 mm nut width and bone nut anchor each string with a precision of transmission that moulded plastic cannot match. The double-action truss rod allows for neck adjustment in both directions — useful after a flight in the hold.
The 2-point bridge with 4 saddles, the chrome hardware and the vintage-style tuners complete the design of an instrument whose Olympic White finish and red tortoiseshell pickguard assert, without ostentation, that a smaller size is not a diminished size.