1990's Fernandes Japan FRB-45 Revolver Fretless Bass (Blue)

1990's Fernandes Japan FRB-45 Revolver Fretless Bass (Blue)A Japanese made Fernandes bass from the FRB series of the 90's. This is an FRB 45 model with passive Fernandes branded PJ pickups. 820mm scale length, 39mm nut width, weighs just over 3kg's. Good overall condition with cosmetic use as pictured. Professionally converted into a fretless by our tech with blue stained maple veneer fret lines to match the finish. Has a few cosmetic bumps and bruises but no breaks or repairs.

A genuine bone nut and string-through-body or top-load 4-saddle HiMass Vintage bridge deliver solidity and sustain for authoritative tone

Serial number 9800

Fretboard: Ebony

This '57 reissue looks to have been ordered with a factory scalloped maple fingerboard and has been modified at some point with a new bridge and a LP style nut

This design would remain in production under various names until the mid-2010's

a laminate maple/mahogany centre block

fret polish and truss adjustment

this allows you to switch between series and parallel pickup wirings

Small crack on the top/binding has been previously reglued and is solid

The shorter 24

cloth-wire alnico pickups (that may actually be the same as the Fender US-VINTAGE pickups that would have come in this model originally)

A truly iconic guitar