ESP LTD M-L B4 Mike Leon Signature Bass Guitar – Black Blast

Description

Mike Leon pounds the brutal low end for Brazilian-American groove/thrash metal monsters Soulfly and their related band Cavalera Conspiracy. Mike’s LTD Signature Series bass, the MLB-4, is based on Mike’s admiration of the LTD B Series basses that he’s used for years of touring and recording with a wide variety of metal bands. Inspired by the design of Mike’s ESP Custom Shop bass, the MLB-4 makes its unique impression with a textured sandblasted finish on its swamp ash body, a complementing black satin headstock, and a silky smooth open-pore finish on the back of its extra-thin five-piece wenge/purpleheart neck. Designed to handle the rigors of touring, this bass features sturdy 6-bolt construction and a 35” scale for delving into the lower sonic registers. Its Macassar ebony fingerboard includes offset mother-of-pearl dot inlays and 24 extra-jumbo stainless-steel frets. The MLB-4 provides a premium active pickup set with two Nordstrand Big Splits, providing a muscular yet smooth, strong, and rich tonal palette. You also get detailed tone-shaping capabilities with individual volume knobs for each pickup plus ABQ-3MS three-band EQ controls. Other top-tier components on the MLB-4 include metal dome knobs, Gotoh tuners, and a Gotoh 404BO-4 hardtail bridge. Includes ESP deluxe hardshell case.

• Construction : Bolt-On
• Scale : 35″
• Body : Swamp Ash
• Neck : 5pc Wenge / Purpleheart (Black Satin / Open Pore)
• Fingerboard : Macassar Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius : 400mm
• Finish : Black Blast
• Nut Width : 42mm
• Nut Type : Molded
• Neck Contour : Extra Thin U
• Frets/Type : 24 XJ Stainless
• Hardware Color : Black
• Strap Button : Standard
• Tuners : Gotoh
• Bridge : Gotoh 404BO-4
• Neck PU : Nordstrand Big Splits
• Bridge PU : Nordstrand Big Splits
• Electronics Layout : Volume/Volume/ABQ-3MS 3 Band EQ
• Strings : D’addario Xl165 (.045/.065/.085/.105)
• Case : B Bass Form Fit Case
• Case Included : Y