-- sold please remove -- £2600

[Amfi]

[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

[Amfi]

Bump, weight is around 8.90 lbs

[Amfi]

SOLD