Amfi Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) [b]Price or Trade Value : £2600.- (Euros 3625.-)[/b] For sale this Fodera Imperial Elite, which was modified in Japan for a Japanese Jazz player (see below). Here are the specs details, coming from Fodera: [b]Sequence Number [/b]1286 [b]Serial Number [/b]I41286N [b]Model [/b]Imperial [b]Instrument Type [/b]Bass [b]Strings [/b]4 [b]Top Wood [/b]Koa [b]Top Wood Figure [/b]Curly [b]Body Wood [/b]Mahogany [b]Body Wood Figure[/b] [b]Neck wood [/b][b]Maple[/b] [b]Fingerboard Wood [/b]Ebony [b]Fingerboard Inlay [/b]MOP Dots [b]Production Date [/b]4/4/1997 [b]Sold To [/b]Hochi I appear to be the second owner of this bass; this instrument was mainly played by a Japanese jazz bassist, who modified it in several ways. Here are the modifications: -[color=#0000cd]the bass was originally fretless[/color] -The original electronics was: [color=#0000ff]one Lane Poor soap bar single pickup with Fodera logo [/color] [color=#0000ff]one volume + passive tone (no preamp)[/color] Modified to: [color=#006400](first the original pickup was moved towards the bridge, see picture)[/color] [color=#006400]two new Kent Armstrong pickups were installed[/color] [color=#006400]a ramp was installed[/color] [color=#006400]One extra volume and one tone were added[/color] [color=#006400]push/pull swich for parallel to single was added, for each pickups[/color] A few words about the condition of the bass: Well, it's been played, and it's close to 19 years old; so you can see that : ) There are a few scratches here and there, some wear and tear, but nothing major, except the hole drilled when the pickup was moved, and the bridge, which would need a good oil scrubbing. Please note that the rather low selling price is taking into account the above modifications. Needless to say, the bass plays and sounds very well; very deep and focused fretless sound. The bass comes with a Fodera hardcase, original straplocks, as well as the original Lane Poor pickup. Here are some pictures: Front: [url="http://postimg.org/image/utmk2i2ud/"]http://postimg.org/image/utmk2i2ud/[/url] Back: [url="http://postimg.org/image/3zphbf42j/"]http://postimg.org/image/3zphbf42j/[/url] Fingerboard: [url="http://postimg.org/image/kjfnidztj/"]http://postimg.org/image/kjfnidztj/[/url] Fingerboard close up: [url="http://postimg.org/image/c0jbgfben/"]http://postimg.org/image/c0jbgfben/[/url] Back close up: [url="http://postimg.org/image/wwwxsjzob/"]http://postimg.org/image/wwwxsjzob/[/url] Bridge close up: [url="http://postimg.org/image/6wxxgr7ox/"]http://postimg.org/image/6wxxgr7ox/[/url] Modifications: [url="http://postimg.org/image/9bp4ehsj9/"]http://postimg.org/image/9bp4ehsj9/[/url] Controls: [url="http://postimg.org/image/q7fmjlaw9/"]http://postimg.org/image/q7fmjlaw9/[/url] Electronic cavity: [url="http://postimg.org/image/6wxxgr7ox/"]http://postimg.org/image/6wxxgr7ox/[/url] Ramp: [url="http://postimg.org/image/dkz4h3gkx/"]http://postimg.org/image/dkz4h3gkx/[/url] The weight is about 4,10 KG The bass is located in Geneva, Switzerland. I am not interested in trades, as I need money to order a custom made 5 strings fretted Ritter bass. ([i]please also see my add for a Ritter Cora 4 strings, that I will post in a few days![/i]) I'll be happy to answer any question you may have. Cheers, Greg Edited December 22, 2015 by Amfi
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