ESP LTD B-1004 Bass Guitar, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, Ziricote Top, Nordstrand Pickups
Manufacturer's Description
The first thing you’ll notice about the B-1004 Multi-Scale and 5-string B-1005 Multi-Scale will likely be its unusual arrangement of frets. A multi-scale fret design optimizes string tension so that the lower strings have a longer scale compared to the higher strings, resulting in consistently excellent tone and performance at all points across the fingerboard. Bass players often report that a multi-scale design is also ergonomically preferential to standard fret designs, and that they feel natural to play, with very little learning curve required.
Designed for professional players, the B-1004 Multi-Scale and B-1005 Multi-Scale provide a swamp ash body with a top made of solid ziricote, an environmentally friendly and terrific-looking tonewood. These basses also employ a five-piece wenge/purpleheart neck with pau ferro fingerboard, constructed at 36.25" to 34" scale for the B-1004 Multi-Scale and 37” to 34” for the B-1005 Multi-Scale. Its high-end components include a black bone nut, Gotoh tuners, and Hipshot Solo bridge, as well as a set of acclaimed Nordstrand Big Splits hum-canceling pickups, along with an ABQ-3MS 3-band EQ. This setup gives you incredible flexibility in tone, with an active/passive mini-switch, a mid-frequency selection mini-switch (800Hz or 400Hz), individual bass, treble, and mid EQ controls, and master volume and balance controls.
Specifications
Body
- Body: Swamp Ash
- Top: Solid Ziricote
Neck
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Scale: 36.25" - 34" Multi-Scale
- Neck: 5-Piece Wenge/Purpleheart
- Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
- Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Nut Type: Molded
- Neck Contour: Extra Thin U
- Frets/Type: 24 XJ
Electronics
- Neck PU: Nordstrand Big Splits
- Bridge PU: Nordstrand Big Splits
- Preamp: ABQ-3MS 3-Band EQ
- Electronics: Active
- Electronics Layout: Volume, Blend, Bass, Middle, Treble
- Mini-Toggles: Active/Passive Switch, Mid-Freq Selector
Hardware
- Hardware Color: Black
- Strap Button: Standard
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Bridge: Gotoh
Miscellaneous
- Strings: D'Addario XL165 (.045/.065/.085/.105)
- Approximate Instrument weight: 9.2 lbs
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP. This LTD B-1004 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.
note: The photos above may not be of the exact bass you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.
