Marcus Miller - V3 4 Cordes 2nd Generation LH Black

Black without nuance, Jazz Bass geometry without diversions - the Sire Marcus Miller V3 2nd Generation 4-String Left-Hand in BK colour lays its foundations in raw material rather than aesthetics. The solid mahogany body generates the thick, organic midrange that characterises mahogany: its long fibres filter out parasitic vibrations and deliver a full-bodied low end, with no blurring of frequencies. The black/white/black 3-ply pickguard soberly cuts through the black top, and the Marcus Standard Bass Bridge with string passage through the body extends the vibrating section behind the bridge - a deep mechanical anchor that hardens the attack and densifies the sustain note after note.

The C-shaped Canadian hard maple neck, screwed to the body with a square four-screw steel plate, forms a direct transmission block with the body - the Canadian density doesn't filter vibrations, it projects them. The Edgeless™ rosewood fingerboard with chamfered edges eliminates lateral resistance on the edges: hand repositioning on the 863.6 mm tuning fork is frictionless at the end of the fingerboard. The 241.3 mm (9.5") radius maintains a natural curve under the left hand, the 2.4 mm midrange frets distribute a homogeneous attack from the first to the last fret, and the 38 mm natural bone nut anchors the vibration from the head with an acoustic mass that synthetics do not reproduce. The standard chrome open machine heads and white pearl dot markings round off a legible instrument with no superfluous ornamentation.

The Marcus Standard J-Revolution transducers in double Jazz Bass configuration cover a wide spectrum - body in the low-midrange, definition in the high frequencies - with a background noise that the active/passive mini-switch instantly switches off by switching to the direct passive signal. This is where the Heritage-3 three-band preamp comes into its own in this generation: the dual midrange potentiometer separates level and sweep frequency on the same axis, a parameter absent from standard two-band preamps. Sharp treble, heavy bass, midrange that can be sculpted in frequency - three independent working axes, accessible without leaving the playing position. The jazz-style black plastic knobs blend into the visual coherence of a bass that assumes its original format without trying to betray it.