ESP's LTD 205SM is a five-string electric bass featuring a solid ash body, a spalted-maple top, a double-cutaway design, and a see thru black satin finish. Its bolt-on maple/rosewood neck is fitted with a 34" scale rosewood fingerboard and 24 extra-jumbo frets. Its strings are secured with ESP's proprietary tuners and bridge.
For electronics, passive ESP-designed soapbar pickups offer timbres from round and jazzy to growling and biting. A volume knob, a balance knob, and a set of three EQ knobs allow you to control the instrument's tone; with the active EQ, not only can you attenuate frequencies—you can boost them as well.