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05-26-2010, 11:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Barbara County | | | Fodera Imperial Elite V
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I hate parting with this beauty, but I must. If anyone has any questions please feel free to PM. I had this built through Dave Beasely of the Grooveshoppe. The tone is honestly amazing in every way and I've had NOTHING but compliments on the tone since I first opened the case 3 years ago. This beauty is near mint and when I spoke with Fodera and gave him the specs the value mentioned is 12,000. I know I'll never get that, but I'm looking to get 8,000, which is very fair considering the value and the aesthetics, wood combinations, and all options considered...and it's below street. It's a sick deal for an incredibly sonically versatile instrument. The groove tone is is amazing and the slap tone is a kick to the gut.
I'm NOT interested in any trades whatsoever.
Imperial Elite 5
Walnut body
Burled Walnut top with matching headstock veneer
Ebony and Maple veneer between top and body
Carved pickups
5 piece neck, 3 Rock Maple/2 Bubinga stringers and Bubinga heel
Kingwood fingerboard w/ Abalone dot inlays
Maple center block
3-band Fodera/Pope Preamp
Duncan dual coil pickups with matching Burled Walnut covers
Gold hardware
Custom Fodera adjustable bridge
35" scale
Weight: 11.5 lbs http://5stringforsale.shutterfly.com/
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Last edited by mjcoderre : 06-02-2010 at 06:01 PM.
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05-27-2010, 07:29 AM
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05-27-2010, 08:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM | | Did you buy this one from Miko or are you Miko? If no I'm so confused... 
or maybe he's holding it on consignment?
Last edited by Juggernaught : 05-27-2010 at 08:53 AM.
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05-27-2010, 08:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DFW, Texas | | | Very Nice. Stunningly Beautiful. I have a walnut bodied Monarch Elite, and it wows me every time I pick it up. Good luck with the sale, this shouldn't be here too long. |
05-27-2010, 08:32 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: PA | | | Ahhhgggg! You're killing me here!
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05-27-2010, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: santa maria,california | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Juggernaught  Did you buy this one from Miko or are you Miko? If no I'm so confused...
or maybe he's holding it on consignment? | this is mike's bass which is also listed as a consignment piece on miko's site. |
05-27-2010, 02:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: North Carolina | | | Man,I see stuff in the walnut figure.Part of it looks like a demonic owl.Ultra cool top. |
05-27-2010, 09:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: S. Orange County, CA | | | Gah!
dream bass |
05-29-2010, 03:54 AM
| | | | wow!!! absolutely a dream bass...
too bad my old back cant handle 11.5 lbs... |
06-02-2010, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by rushphile Man,I see stuff in the walnut figure.Part of it looks like a demonic owl.Ultra cool top. | I see the owl! Way cool.
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06-02-2010, 06:23 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland, Hofner, Rotosound | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Waupun, WI | | | Oh my... one of my dream basses... wow. |
06-06-2010, 08:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Croatia | | | too bad no trades.. nice bass |
06-21-2010, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Barbara County | | | Bump
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06-21-2010, 08:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: PA | | | This hasn't sold yet???????
Now you're really killing me!
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06-23-2010, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Barbara County | | | I have NO idea what's going on. I get a lot of PMs for trades, even though my ad says I'm not accepting trades. People want me to sell it for less, even though they have an amazing custom instrument they could get NOW for 5k LESS than what they would be buying for now...OH, and they don't have to wait the 2 plus years I did in getting one.
Yeah, patience is a virtue and I'm being fair. I may go elsewhere to push the ad as well. We'll see.
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06-23-2010, 09:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: santa maria,california | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mjcoderre I have NO idea what's going on. I get a lot of PMs for trades, even though my ad says I'm not accepting trades. People want me to sell it for less, even though they have an amazing custom instrument they could get NOW for 5k LESS than what they would be buying for now...OH, and they don't have to wait the 2 plus years I did in getting one.
Yeah, patience is a virtue and I'm being fair. I may go elsewhere to push the ad as well. We'll see. | hey ill trade you my sterling, my squier and a pair of old sneakers for it. you know thats a great deal dude. |
06-23-2010, 11:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Where are the mods? They should delete this thread!!
This is sadistic, it's bass terrorism! Cruel putting a bass like this up, all the drool, I'll have to clean the floor up now.
That's about as sweet as it gets.
Real nice beauty.
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06-24-2010, 03:40 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX | | Weird. Evil owl at the 22nd fret!  Beautiful bass...if i sold my car, bike and all my current basses I could afford it.  |
06-24-2010, 03:45 AM
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Warwick bass forum moderator. | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia | | | How would you feel about shipping to Australia? |
06-25-2010, 12:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Barbara County | | | Shipping to Australia? I haven't shipped there yet, only Russia, Prague, Germany and the states. It's honestly a pain to ship overseas.
Are you seriously considering buying? Shipping would be ridiculous I imagine! PM me if you're interested and we can discuss.
Thanks.
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