SOLD BRW Fodera Emperor II Elite - YouTube Clips Included! - Looking for trades!

This is a fantastic bass in every regard. Action and playability are second to none, Fodera definitely broke the mold with this one!
Please see the videos below to see and hear this bass in action.


Emperor II Elite 5 Specs:
-Walnut Body
-Flamed Maple Tone Block
-100 year old BRW Top with Sapwood (Solid)
-Highly Figured Macassar Ebony Fretboard
-3-pc. Hard Rock Maple
-Side dot markers with no inlays
-Birth Year– 2007 (Known as the "real Fodera" era to some)
-Neck-Through Construction (Elite)
-35" Scale Length (Provides a really nice tight B)
-5 String Configuration (19mm Spacing)
-24 Frets (Large)
-Capable of super low action and superior playability
-Weight - 10.5 lbs

Electronics Options:
Fodera / Pope Custom 3-Band Preamp with active / passive, dual / single coil, and on / off switches
Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils
Emperor Control Layout
Matching pick-ups covers in BRW with Sapwood

Truss rod works beautifully and the way this bass is setup, it virtually plays itself! Comes with Fodera original hard shell case in excellent condition.

I purchased this bass from The Bass Shop Seattle from Chad Beeler
Fodera Emperor Elite II 5st. 2007 Brazilian Rosewood

Here is the 2008 brother to my bass:
Fodera Masterbuilt Emperor II 5 Elite 25th Anniversary Falcon #3 of 25

Selling price is $9500 U.S.

As for trades, I'm interested in 5 string fretted or fretless basses mainly, I might consider 4 string fretted basses too. Not interested in 6 strings thanks.
Send in your trade suggestions.

Brands of interest: Fodera, Alleva Coppolo, Wal, Vintage (Pre-CBS or CBS era) Fenders, F-Bass, Sadowsky, Carl Thompson, Ken Lawrence, etc. Send in your trade proposals, I may be open to other brands that what has been listed.
Will consider a 2 for 1, 1 bass plus cash, or possibly 2 basses plus cash, but let me know what you have in mind by starting a conversation with me.
Preference for cash coming my way.......









More pictures can be viewed here:
2007 Fodera Emperor II Slideshow by bassballs27

And here are the specs direct from the Fodera database:



After a lot of requests to hear this bass, here is a sample of my first EVER YouTube videos.

 

For those that remember Fodera back then and earlier as they grew.
They're much more streamlined now then they were then.