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Frank Bello, the maniacal madman bassist for the iconic thrash metal band Anthrax, has designed his latest Signature Series bass, the LTD FB-J4. It's a super-modernized approach to the classic J-style bass, and is perfect for handling the high-energy playing speed and power for which Frank is world renowned.

The FB-J4's design starts with a traditional design using a comfortable alder body and a smooth bolt-on maple neck at 34" scale. But then, this bass adds features like an ebony fingerboard, high-quality Gotoh tuners and bridge, and a whole world of tone via its set of EMG PX and EMG JX active pickups with red covers. The red accents are extended to the FB-J4's dot fingerboard inlays as well as body and headstock binding. It comes in a killer Black Satin finish. Case sold separately.
ESP ESP LTD Frank Bello FB-J4 Bass Black Satin
ESP ESP LTD Frank Bello FB-J4 Bass Black Satin
ESP ESP LTD Frank Bello FB-J4 Bass Black Satin

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Neck
  • Shape: U
  • Wood: Maple
  • Neck joint: 4-Bolt
  • Scale length: 34 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Finish: Satin
Pickups
  • Active or passive pickups: Active
  • Pickup configuration: SS
  • Neck: Single-coil PX Red
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: Single-coil JX Red
  • Brand: EMG
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Active preamp: Yes
  • Special electronics: None
Fretboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: 12 in.
  • Fret size: Extra-jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut material: Molded
  • Nut width: 1.65 in. (42mm)
Body
  • Cutaway: Double cutaway
  • Construction: Solidbody
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body finish: Satin
  • Orientation: Right handed
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, blend, tone
  • Pickup switch: Not applicable
  • Coil tap or split: Not applicable
  • Tone switching: No
  • Special switching: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Gotoh 201B-4
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: LTD
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 4
  • Pickguard: No
  • Special features: Pickups
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: South Korea

collapse expand iconWarranty

Limited lifetime warranty on all guitars.
One year warranty on parts and electronics.

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