FS: Pedulla Thunderbolt 4

It pains me to have to get rid of this bass so soon after acquiring it, because it plays sooo nicely ... but financial concerns force it:

For sale: a 1993 Pedulla Thunderbolt 4, in excellent condition with minor play wear. It's got a translucent red finish that reveals a birds-eye maple top with a thin walnut stringer on top of what I believe is again maple (the same bird's-eye maple-on-walnut sandwich is on the headstock, too). Neck is two-piece maple with a rosewood fretboard and is fast and accurate, and the fret wear is almost nonexistent. Electronics: two active Bartolini soapbar pickups with pan, volume and tone controls and that cool Pedulla "Thunderguts" tone-shaping switch. Weight: a hair over 9 pounds. This bass sounds so big and plays so easily ... it's really paining me to have to deal it. Anyway ... the bass comes with the original hard-shell case and truss rod wrench. Asking $1,000 shipped to CONUS.

Two pics are attached, the one on the right shows the birds-eye maple top, etc. the best. PM me for better and more pics. Thanks for looking, everyone.

 

woodenskillet: the serial number on my Thunderbolt is T-4351. According to Pedulla's web site, that makes this bass a late '93. Can't argue with the source ... so perhaps this was one of the first Thunderbolts made, eh?

bdgotoh (whom I bought the bass from a few weeks back): yeah, it's a beaut; thanks for it. I desperately want to keep it -- my Zon Sonus 4 was up for sale before I put this on the block because the Pedulla is so much better for me. 'Tis a shame ... but in a few months I hope to have another.

Still for sale, everyone ...

 

... Mrdak: your PMs are full; can't send you any messages ...

Everyone else: I'm gonna find other avenues to move this bass unless is sells by tomorrow evening. Y'all are missing out on a fantastic player here ...

 

... holiday madness has kept me from offering this somewhere else ... but that'll change tomorrow. Last chance, y'all ...