Journey OEB990BP Overhead Travel Bass - Blue Purple Color-Shift
The color-shift finish on this bass is difficult to capture in photographs and really wants to be seen in person for its full effect - blue from some angles, purple from others. Gorgeous!
Journey say:
"With our patented removable neck and headstock, the OEB990BP Electric Overhead travel bass guitar assembles in less than a minute and packs away into a killer carry-on sized backpack with room for all your gear! Imagine taking full-sized short scale electric bass on a plane with ALL your gear – in a single carry-on-sized backpack that even converts to carry the fully-assembled guitar! Ergonomically designed with a balanced weight ratio and bevels in all the right places, not to mention a striking charcoal black flamed-maple finish, the OEB990BP looks, feels, and plays like a full-sized short-scale bass. That’s right, it has a standard 1 11/16 nut, 30-inch scale length, and even full-sized headstock with precision tuners! If you’re looking for an electric bass that feels and plays like a quality electric bass should, looks sexy on stage, and travels like a dream – look no further.
Designed for Travel
- The Overhead™ Electric travel bass guitar uses a patented collapsible neck system along with a removable headstock that enables assembly/disassembly in under a minute
- Custom full-featured travel backpack fits the entire collapsed bass with ample room for all your gear – cables, pedals, laptop, clothes and more! It even converts to carry the fully-assembled guitar.
- PLEASE CHECK individual airline cabin bag requirements as these do vary.
Feature-Packed Full-Sized Electric Guitar
- The OEB990 Series collapsible electric bass is engineered to feel and play like a full-sized electric, yet packs away for stress-free travel convenience.
- The standard-sized solid wood body with full 30” scale, 1 11/16 nut, 18 frets and standard-sized headstock performs and feels like a full-sized electric guitar should – and looks great whether you’re rocking out on stage or just jamming with friends.
- Features premium specs such as full-gloss black body with ergonomic bevels, poplar body, and satin maple neck. On top of that, it also includes a bone nut, composite fingerboard, locking Journey 18:1 tuners, steel hardtail bridge, and two pickups (one split, one full single coil)
- Super stable and tested for thousands of assemblies: steel hard tail bridge, zero nut, carbon fiber neck rod reinforcement, patented stainless steel latch and bolt mechanism, stainless steel headstock assembly rods.
- Full-featured premium travel backpack: padded guitar body compartment with string protector panel, pockets for headstock and neck, laptop pocket, full-sized backpack compartment, organizer pocket, iPad pocket, water bottle holders, and converts to carry assembled guitar.
Detailed Specifications
Body Shape:
Ergonomic Single Cutaway with arm, back, and cutaway bevels
Body:
Solid poplar with black gloss finish
Markings:
Standard Dot Position Markers With Journey Logo Inlay On 12th Fret
Scale:
30 In (762 Mm)
Finish:
High Gloss Polyurethane finish on body, Matte Polyurethane neck finish
Bridge:
Adjustable Steel Through-Body Hardtail
Tuners:
Journey 18:1 Locking Chrome Tuners
Electronics:
One single coil bridge pickup, one split single coil neck pickup
Controls include individual pickup volume knobs, and one master tone knob.
Removable Neck Assembly:
Patented Journey Instruments Stainless Steel Latch And Bolt Neck Assembly
Nut:
Deep-Slotted Bone Nut With Custom Designed Removable String Retainer And Zero Fret.
Neck:
Medium c-Shaped Maple Neck Reinforced With Dual Carbon Rods And A Two-Way Adjustable Truss Rod
Neck Width At Nut: 1 11/16 In (43 Mm)
18 Frets Total
Fret Board:
16-Inch Radius, Rosewood or Composite
Medium Hardened Nickel-Brass Alloy Fret Wire
Strings:
Light Gauge Nickel Wound Nano-Coated
Strings Spacing:
34.5 mm at nut
Guitar Dimensions And Weights:
Weight: 7.6 Lbs (3.5kg)
Weight With Case: 11.5 Lbs (5.2 kg)
Maximum Depth: 4.64 In (4.5 cm)
Minimum Depth: 1.77 In (8.9 cm)
Body Length: 17.5 In (44.5 cm)
Total Length: 38 In (96.5 cm)
Lower Bout Width: 13.25 In (33.7 cm)
Maximum Case Dimensions: L*W*H: 20.5*13.4*7.4 In (52*34* 19 cm)
Travel Backpack Specifications
Convertible Design:
Transport your guitar completely disassembled for convenient packing and traveling, or use the neck sleeve to convert the case into an assembled guitar backpack.
Carry-On and Travel Friendly:
Total backpack size fits within most carry-on baggage requirements – with room for extra gear!
Durable 1050D high-grade ballistic weave polyester external case with premium polyester and velour lining
Padded backpack straps with adjustable chest strap
Padded top grip handle
Padded and vented mesh back for extra comfort
Horizontal Strap to secure onto a rolling luggage or carry-on roller case.
Dual side mesh water bottle pockets
Side compression straps to keep gear in place
Superior Guitar Protection:
Extra-padded guitar body compartment with premium velour and padded panel to prevent string abrasion
Padded neck sleeve (19*4*1 in) and headstock pocket (9*3.25*1 in)
Extra Features and Pockets for Your Journey:
Massive 40L+ main storage compartment to fit all your main gear: pedalboard, cables, gear, clothing…
Full-sized padded internal laptop pocket fits laptops up to 18 inches!
Elastic cord to secure neck sleeve
Organizer Pocket with removable key fob
Front Tablet Pocket
Maximum Case Dimensions:
L*W*H: 20.5*13.4*7.4 in (52*34* 19 cm)