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Quilted Redwood Imperial 5 Elite (MG Shape)

  • Birth Month:
November
  • Birth Year:
2012
  • Model:
Imperial 5 Elite (MG Shape)
  • Top Wood:
Quilted Redwood (Solid)
  • Body Wood:
Walnut (Alder Tone Block)
  • Fingerboard Wood:
Ebony
  • Neck Wood:
3-pc. Ash
  • Neck Joint:
Neck-Through
  • Scale Length:
34"
  • Strings:
5 (19.0mm spacing)
  • Frets
24 (Small)
  • FB Inlay:
Mother-of-Pearl Dots
  • Pickups:
Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils
  • Preamp:
Fodera / Pope Custom Shop, 3- Band
  • Control Layout:
Matt G Layout


Unique Features

Sometime during the process of preparing this bass for delivery, I recall someone mentioning that the figuring on this Quilted Redwood solid-top looked like crushed velvet.  Velvet wishes it looked this good.

A Walnut body with an Alder tone block, combined with an Ebony fingerboard and 3 piece Ash neck, gives this Imperial 5 a punchy, articulate tone that is on the warm side of the spectrum.  The deep lower cutaway and neck-through construction make it incredibly comfortable to play anywhere on the neck.