Bass of the Week: Leones JB 541FR Rosewood
Leones Guitars shared their latest JB model, and it’s a stunner. The Leones JB 541FR Rosewood is a fretless version of the bass built almost entirely with rosewood. That includes its body, neck, and beautiful fingerboard. Leones added extra comfort to the bass with a compound radius.
The pickup is a custom humbucker that is matched with a Bassmods BEQ12-34MSAP preamp. Aside from a master volume and three-band EQ, the control set has a pickup split switch and an active/passive switch. The knobs themselves are roasted maple.
Leones JB 541FR Rosewood Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Body: | Rosewood (Private Stock) |
| Neck: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Radius: | Compound |
| Frets: | Fretless |
| Inlays: | 24 Fret Lines, Side Dots |
| Nut: | Brass |
| Pickup: | Leones Humbucker Custom Pickup |
| Electronics: | Bassmods BEQ12-34MSAP |
| Bridge: | Monorail |
| Tuners: | Hipshot Ultralite |
| Finish: | Oil |
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful fretless bass!! -Would love it in a 4-string passive version with just V/T control knobs…