I actually have a couple of these and keeping the lighter of the two....
This is a 30 y.o. (early '90's) Fernandes APB 5 bass manufactured by the Fugi-whatever plant in Japan. It's in VGC and weighs in at ~9 lbs. It's actually the predecessor to the Fernandes Gravity used by Robert Trujillo / Metallica...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Excuse the horrid photos...you're more than welcome to see it firsthand. Now, the dope:
*34" scale, ~9 lbs, 24 frets.
*3 piece maple neck, RW fingerboard.
*Gotoh-esque 3/8" tuners...just in case you want to add Ultralites or Res-o-lites.
*Gotoh variable-spacing bridge...substantial and overly-convoluted!!
*Nicely figured ash body w/ substantial poly finish for protection.
*Proprietary active FGI pickups...yes, the pickups themselves are active.
*Aftermarket Audere preamp / Vol-Vol-Mids-Stacked Treble & Bass. The original pre will be included just in case you wish to re-install (why?!?). It was no slouch but the Audere is a stereo mixer so no tone-suck associated w/ conventional blend configurations. IOW, even the bridge pickup has more "ooomph" instead of acting like an anemic afterthought.
*Non-original hardshell case. Hey...it works and provides a level of protection over & above some lame a** gig bag.
*Currently strung w/ Dunlop SuperBrights...can't recall if they're nicks or SS.
Asking $450 or best offer or trade-bait. Will ship on buyer's dime but, man, it's become so durn expensive!
Don't really need anything but I'm stupid that way. Please message me with any questions, offers, etc!
This is a 30 y.o. (early '90's) Fernandes APB 5 bass manufactured by the Fugi-whatever plant in Japan. It's in VGC and weighs in at ~9 lbs. It's actually the predecessor to the Fernandes Gravity used by Robert Trujillo / Metallica...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Excuse the horrid photos...you're more than welcome to see it firsthand. Now, the dope:
*34" scale, ~9 lbs, 24 frets.
*3 piece maple neck, RW fingerboard.
*Gotoh-esque 3/8" tuners...just in case you want to add Ultralites or Res-o-lites.
*Gotoh variable-spacing bridge...substantial and overly-convoluted!!
*Nicely figured ash body w/ substantial poly finish for protection.
*Proprietary active FGI pickups...yes, the pickups themselves are active.
*Aftermarket Audere preamp / Vol-Vol-Mids-Stacked Treble & Bass. The original pre will be included just in case you wish to re-install (why?!?). It was no slouch but the Audere is a stereo mixer so no tone-suck associated w/ conventional blend configurations. IOW, even the bridge pickup has more "ooomph" instead of acting like an anemic afterthought.
*Non-original hardshell case. Hey...it works and provides a level of protection over & above some lame a** gig bag.
*Currently strung w/ Dunlop SuperBrights...can't recall if they're nicks or SS.
Asking $450 or best offer or trade-bait. Will ship on buyer's dime but, man, it's become so durn expensive!
