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The AEB4 is the rarest thing in the Applause line: a true acoustic-electric bass on the roundback platform. The Applause E-Acoustic Bass AEB4-7S, Honeyburst Satin is that guitar. This one wears the Honeyburst Satin finish.
A Bass on the Bowl
Acoustic basses ask a lot of a wooden body: long-scale string tension, deep frequencies that want a rigid structure, and stage volumes that turn big hollow boxes into feedback machines. The AEB4's mid-depth cutaway Lyrachord bowl answers all three. The one-piece composite shell holds the 864mm (34-inch) scale, full electric-bass length, without the structural drama, and its focused reflection keeps the low end defined. The selected spruce top with scalloped, quartersawn X-bracing gives the instrument a genuine acoustic voice for the couch and the campfire.
Sound and Electronics
Unplugged, it is a practice and writing instrument with real acoustic presence. Plugged in through the CE304T preamp with three-band EQ and tuner, it becomes a stage bass with an upright-adjacent warmth that sits beautifully under acoustic acts, and the bowl's feedback resistance lets it work at volumes that make traditional acoustic basses howl. A matching Ovation case is available.
Playability
Standard 34-inch scale, a 42.8mm nut, nato neck with ovangkol fingerboard and bridge, and a cutaway for the upper register. Electric bass players pick it up and feel at home immediately, which is the point.
What Are the Specs of the AEB4-7S?
| Nut Width | scale 864 mm (34inch), 42.8 mm |
| Electronics | Applause CE304T Preamp with 3-Band EQ and tuner |
Key Features
- Selected spruce top
- scalloped quartersawn X-Bracing
- Multi Soundhole (bass side)
- Mid-depth Lyrachord® body mid-depth with cutaway
- Nato neck ovangkol fingerboard and bridge
- Scale 864 mm (34inch) nut width 42.8 mm
- Perloid-Dot-Inlays
Who Is It For?
Built for students, songwriters, and players stepping up from a starter guitar that was holding them back.
Need help choosing? Call 844-687-4208 or use the contact page and talk to a musician who plays for a living.