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Fodera Imperial Elite Select 5-String – Presentation-Grade Box Elder Burl Top

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Box Elder Burl Imperial 5 Select

Our Select Series instruments provide us with an opportunity to build small runs of Custom instruments where, much like with the Standard Line, we control all aspects of the specifications. Building in a batch format along with not having to worry about changing any specs throughout the batch enables us to save time and costs which we can pass along to you. These basses feature chambered Walnut bodies with Alder tone blocks, Red Oak necks, and Ebony fingerboards. This wood combination is something we have been using more frequently on custom models in the past year or so, so it seemed only natural that we use it on our latest run of Selects! These woods give this instrument a rich, warm, and wonderfully articulate tone, with deep punchy lows, warm mids, and clear, bell-like highs. The chambered body has the added effect of adding a certain openness to the overall sound that we personally are in love with! These selects also feature presentation-grade Box Elder Burl solid tops. Box Elder is a light, soft top wood so it sonically gets out of the way and allows the rest of the tonal mix to really shine through!
Specifications:
5-String
Neck-through / Elite Construction
Presentation Grade Box Elder Burl Solid Top
Semi Hollow Walnut Body (Alder Tone Block)
Ebony Fingerboard (MOP dot inlays)
3-piece Red Oak Neck
Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils (plastic covers with holes)
Fodera / Duncan 3-band Custom Shop Preamp (Imperial Layout)
Black Hardware
34″ scale / 24 Frets

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Fodera Imperial Elite with Private Reserve Koa Top

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This stunning beauty is being sold on consignment. If purchased new today it would be a $13,000 instrument with a year-long wait.
Features a lightweight Ash body, Alder tone block, and Madagascar Kingwood fingerboard. Tonally, this bass is punchy yet warm and nuanced, with powerfully deep lows, a slight growl in the mids, and clean, smooth highs.
This instrument also features a stunning Flame Koa top with matching wooden pickup covers for a look that is as impressive at its tone!
Specs for the Flame Koa Imperial 5 Elite:
Body Woods:
Imperial
Ash Body
Alder Tone Block
Private Reserve Flame Koa Top (Solid)
Neck Woods:
Madagascar Kingwood Fingerboard
3-pc. Hard Rock Maple
Mother-of-Pearl Dot Inlays
Construction Specs:
Birth Date – May 2014
Neck-Through Construction
34″ Scale Length
5 String Configuration (17.5mm Spacing)
24 Frets (Small)
Electronics Options:
Fodera / Pope Custom 3-Band Preamp
Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils
Matt Garrison Control Layout
Includes Fodera Hardshell Case

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BRAND NEW Ibanez BTB7 – Maple/Bubinga/Walnut – Neck Through

 

This is a BRAND NEW Ibanez BTB7 7-String Bass sold by an AUTHORIZED IBANEZ DEALER – that means this beauty comes with a FULL IBANEZ WARRANTY!

  • 7pc BTB7 Maple/Bubinga/Maple/Walnut/Maple/Bubinga/Maple neck-thru
  • Walnut top/Maple wing body
  • Mono-rail IV bridge (15.5mm string spacing )
  • CAP Sonic Arch neck pu
  • CAP Sonic Arch bridge pu
  • E6 3-band eq w/Eq bypass switch
  • Factory tuning: 1F, 2C, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E, 7B
  • D’Addario string .020p/ .032/ .045/ .065/ .080/ .100/ .130
  • Neck Dimension
    Scale 889mm/35″
    a: Width at Nut 63.0mm
    b: Width at Last Fret 96.0mm
    c: Thickness at 1st 21.0mm
    d: Thickness at 12th 24.0mm
    Fretboard Radius 950mmR
  • Features

    Mono-Rail IV Bridge

    The Mono-Rail bridge delivers the ultimate in string-to-string isolation, meaning that each string vibrates optimally without be affected by the others. BTB7’s string spacing is 15.5mm, offering more freedom on the fretboard, and comfortable access for finger picking and slapping.

    CAP Sonic Arch Pickup

    The CAP Sonic Arch neck and bridge pickups. Single-sized humbuckers with blade polepieces; well balanced traditional tone for any music and any style.

    3-band EQ with Bypass Switch

    The specialized 3-band EQ maximizes the characteristics of Sonic Arch pickups. A bypass switch is included so that players can also use a passive sound.

    BTB7 Neck-thru Construction

    The BTB7 features 7-piece Maple/ Bubinga/ Maple/ Walnut/ Maple /Bubinga/ Maple neck-thru design.

    35″ Scale Neck

    The BTB’s extra-long 35-inch neck scale offers tight, even tension with no flopping on the low end, and added sustain on the high strings. It also provides superior articulation, making it perfect for 7-string.

    Deep Cutaway

    The BTB’s much deeper cutaways allow effortless access to the upper frets.

    Secure high-tech Neutrik® locking output jack

    Neutrik® locking jack provides stable and secure connections, preventing accidental disconnect or shock and vibration.

     

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NEW STRINGS!!!

Developed in conjunction with La Bella Strings, my new FretSpot Balanced Bass strings are designed to be balanced in tension so that the Low B has the same feel as your G (or C) string!

Made from premium Stainless Steel with an exposed core for a clear fundamental, these strings will give the you the clearest sounding low B, and the most even response across all registers!

 More info here!