I bought this from Todd a few years ago when he made the switch over to Zon. From what I've been told, this was a prototype for the John Myung bass and was converted for Todd. This bass was made by the Yamaha Custom Shop and predates the Myung production models.
Here are the specs:
- Alder body / flame maple top
- Maple / ebony neck with Yamaha Fretwave frets
- Active 2 band electronics with some variation of the Nathan East EQ. There are two EQ presets that can be activated and are very musical. Switches control Q width and are very subtle.
- Yamaha MB-1 MIDI pickup with switches for patch changes and separate volume. The pickup is only active on the top three strings and is fed directly to the MIDI out.
- Three way switch controlling bass only, bass/MIDI, MIDI only.
- Playing ramp with Todd's signature
- Gigbag
- I am also including an AXON AX100 II for a complete MIDI bass rig.
The bass plays incredibly and is very versatile with all the onboard EQ options. It is getting on in years and there are a few bumps. Nothing structural and mostly on the sides and back.
I never really liked the purple color, but it sounded so great and played so well that I had to have it. It's been a great bass and I'm only selling it because I've built a few other basses and will be hanging on to them instead.
Price is $2300. The AXON goes for @ $650 alone. Buyer pays shipping. I'm not that interested in trades right now, but if you have another one of a kind instrument (6 string preferred) let me know.
Front:
Back:
Headstock with serial number:
Bumps and bruises:
AXON:
