McGrath P 5-String Active Bass Guitar - Whiskey - 32" - Handmade
$2,450.00
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Built for four-hour sets on lower Broadway, grueling tour schedules, and demanding studio dates, The McGrath P is made for session pros, touring players, and working bassists who need pure reliability and great tone night after night.
We stripped this one down to the bare essentials, total dependability, and complete control in the mix.
At its core is a P style split-coil pickup paired with our proprietary McGrath Tilt EQ active preamp system. It gives you a low-impedance buffered signal, plus a single-knob active tilt control that lets you instantly slide from a fat, warm foundation to a punchy, focused bite that cuts through any loud room.
For anyone who says one split pickup is all you need, this is that exact classic setup, upgraded with active buffering and serious tone mojo.
McGrath P 5-String Active Bass Guitar - Whiskey - 32" - Handmade
$2,450.00
Ready to ship today4.97 from 38 players Read reviewsPay over time with Shop Pay InstallmentsHandbuilt in San Diego by our two-person shopMcGrath Protec hybrid case included
The New Standard
Years of research, player feedback, and workshop development have all led to this. The McGrath P is our brand-new, stripped-back active bass designed specifically for the working musician.Built for four-hour sets on lower Broadway, grueling tour schedules, and demanding studio dates, The McGrath P is made for session pros, touring players, and working bassists who need pure reliability and great tone night after night.
We stripped this one down to the bare essentials, total dependability, and complete control in the mix.
At its core is a P style split-coil pickup paired with our proprietary McGrath Tilt EQ active preamp system. It gives you a low-impedance buffered signal, plus a single-knob active tilt control that lets you instantly slide from a fat, warm foundation to a punchy, focused bite that cuts through any loud room.
For anyone who says one split pickup is all you need, this is that exact classic setup, upgraded with active buffering and serious tone mojo.
- Stripped-Back Utility: Pure, focused single split-coil setup so you can just plug in and play.
- Buffered Active Tilt EQ: Keeps your signal clean, punchy, and strong through long cable runs or direct to the front-of-house DI.
- Tour & Session Ready: Built to handle back-to-back shifts, tough room acoustics, and tight stage setups.
- Everything You Need: Classic feel and modern active flexibility wrapped in a total workhorse instrument.
Specifications
Model: The McGrath P 5
Finish: Whiskey
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Roasted Flame Maple with Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
Fingerboard: Roasted Flame Maple (12" Radius)
Frets: Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel
Nut Width: 1.8"
Scale Length: 32"
Weight: 8.1 lbs
Pickups: Lindy Fralin reverse P5
Electronics: Volume with push pull to bypass preamp, McGrath Tilt EQ, Tone
Bridge: Badass Highmass Nickle
Tuners: Badass Lightweight Nickle
Hardware: Nickle
Pickguard: Black
Strings: D'Addario NYXL (.045–.130)
Case: McGrath ProTec Hybrid Case
The bass shown in these photos is the exact instrument you will receive. Handcrafted by our two-person team in San Diego, California.
Batteries: Ships without batteries. Active electronics use customer-supplied 9V batteries, which are not included.
Specifications
- Model
- McGrath P 5
- Finish
- Whiskey
- Strings
- 5-string
- Body
- Mahogany
- Neck
- Roasted Flame Maple with carbon fiber reinforcement
- Fingerboard
- Roasted Flame Maple, 12" radius
- Frets
- Medium jumbo stainless steel
- Scale length
- 32" (medium)
- Nut width
- 1.8"
- Weight
- 8.1 lb
- Pickups
- Lindy Fralin Reverse P5 split-coil
- Electronics
- 18V active, McGrath Tilt EQ preamp
- Controls
- Master volume (push/pull preamp bypass)
McGrath Tilt EQ
Passive tone
Side-mount jack - Bridge
- Leo Quan Badass II High Mass, nickel
- Tuners
- Badass Lightweight, nickel
- Hardware
- Nickel
- Pickguard
- Black
- Strings fitted
- D'Addario NYXL .045-.130
- Case
- McGrath ProTec Hybrid Case
- Batteries
- Ships without batteries. The active preamp uses two customer-supplied 9V batteries; the bass plays in passive mode without them.
Bass Builder
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Open this exact bass in the Bass Builder and change anything you like, from the paint to the pickups.
Hand-painted finishes are one of a kind, so yours will be close, never identical.
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