{"id":744,"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=744"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","slug":"bass-of-the-week-carvin-sb4000","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-carvin-sb4000","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Carvin SB4000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Carvin<\/p>\n

In 2009, Carvin teamed up with Sekou Bunch to create the SB4000, a bass the company says was designed with \u201cvintage vibe.\u201d The U.S.-made bass is a 4-string, though a 5-string SB5000 is available with many of the same specs. <\/p>\n

Standard features on the SB4000 include an alder body, eastern hard rock maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, though they only begin as a jumping off point for hundreds of options ranging from finishes to woods to inlays. Another interesting option is to have the bass built with a chambered body, which reduces the weight by up to one pound.<\/p>\n

The bass comes stock with passive electronics and a pair of Carvin\u2019s J99A single coil pickups that feature alnico V magnets. Hardware includes a fully-adjustable bridge with lock-down saddles, Carvin premium tuners, and a graphite-teflon nut.<\/p>\n

For more info, check out the Carvin website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carvin SB4000 Photo Gallery:<\/h2>\n
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Carvin SB4000 Specs:<\/h2>\n
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  • Construction: Bolt-On Neck<\/li>\n
  • Scale Length: 34?<\/li>\n
  • Body: Alder<\/li>\n
  • Neck: Tung-Oiled Maple With Inline Headstock<\/li>\n
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12? Radius<\/li>\n
  • Inlays: Standard White Dots<\/li>\n
  • Neck Width: 1.53? Wide @ Nut, 2.5? Wide @ 20th Fret; .83? Thick @ 1st Fret<\/li>\n
  • Hardware: Chrome<\/li>\n
  • Bridge: Carvin Bridge With Lock-Down Saddles & Strings-Through-Body<\/li>\n
  • String Spacing: .750? (19mm) on Center<\/li>\n
  • Tuners: Carvin Premium Tuners, 20:1 Ratio<\/li>\n
  • Frets: 20 Medium-Jumbo, .103 Wide X .048 Tall<\/li>\n
  • Pickups: 2 J99A Alnico Single Coils<\/li>\n
  • Electronics: Passive; 2 Volume, 1 Tone<\/li>\n
  • Pickguard: White Multi-Laminate<\/li>\n
  • Strings: Carvin Medium-Light Roundwounds<\/li>\n
  • Dimensions: 21? Long Body, 13.5? Wide Body, 1.7? Thick Body<\/li>\n
  • Average Weight: 9.25 Pounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    In 2009, Carvin teamed up with Sekou Bunch to create the SB4000, a bass the company says was designed with \u201cvintage vibe.\u201d The U.S.-made bass is a 4-string, though a 5-string SB5000 is available with\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2165,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-744","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}