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Redwood Burl Imperial 5 Elite (MG Shape)

  • Birth Month:
January
  • Birth Year:
2013
  • Model:
Imperial 5 Elite
  • Top Wood:
Redwood Burl
  • Body Wood:
Alder (Maple Tone Block)
  • Fingerboard Wood:
Ebony
  • Neck Wood:
3-pc. Hard Rock Maple
  • Neck Joint:
Neck-Through
  • Scale Length:
33"
  • Strings:
5 (19.0mm spacing)
  • Frets
24 (Small)
  • FB Inlay:
Abalone Dots
  • Pickups:
Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils
  • Preamp:
Fodera / Pope Custom Shop, 3- Band
  • Control Layout:
Matt G Layout


Unique Features

Built for one of our longtime dealers in Japan, this Imperial 5 has an Alder body with a Maple tone block, giving it a deep and warm low end but with more brightness than you would get with pure Alder.  Its Ebony fingerboard imparts clarity and a bell-like quality to the upper register.

33" scale length makes this instrument very comfortable to play, and being strung E to C, this bass is great for beautiful melodic lines or chords in the upper register.