ESP Introduces Frank Bello Signature and LTD FB-4 Basses
ESP has unveiled a pair of new Frank Bello Signature basses at NAMM this year. The new ESP Frank Bello Bass and ESP LTD FB-4 models are based on the company’s Vintage-4, but customized to the Anthrax bassist’s liking. Both versions share the same specifications, though they are built in different factories and carry different price points.
The new Bello basses follow a dark color scheme with a black satin finish, black anodized aluminum pickguard, and an ebony fingerboard with black pearloid block inlays. Featuring a 34” scale, the basses sport an alder body and a bolt-on maple neck. Both models also include a set of EMG PJ-X active pickups with Master Volume, Blend, and Master Tone controls.
The ESP Frank Bello and LTD FB-4 Basses will be available soon with street prices around $1,999 and $949, respectively. For more info, check out the ESP website.
ESP Frank Bello Signature and LTD FB-4 Bass Specs:
- Bolt-On Construction
- 34” Scale
- Alder Body
- Anodized Aluminum Pickguard
- Maple Neck
- Ebony Fingerboard
- 42mm Standard Nut
- Original U Neck Contour
- 21 XJ Frets
- Chrome Hardware
- Gotoh Tuners (ESP Tuners on FB-4)
- Gotoh 201B4 Bridge
- EMG JX (B) / PX (N) Active pickups
- Finish: BLKS (Black Satin)
wow. fender keeps loosing their artists. first stu hamm, steve bailey, now frank bello. who’s next? Marcus?
I know
wondered about that…
Is it just me or are ESP’s signature basses even more pathetic than the players themselves?
Explain. I quite like Frank Bello. Can’t say I’ve played an EP anything ever before though.
*ESP
Tom Araya would like to have a word with you, but then again, you are a League of Legends player so I’m going to assume your taste in everything else is probably shit.
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Never really been into ESPs and LTDs (cept Fords LTD II from the late 70s >_> LOL). It looks nice but it doesn’t look like it feels nice in your hands to me. I’m more a Peavey, Rickenbacker, Yamaha, Fender lowender myself.. yea, there’s a combination of axes for you and got examples of each in my stable. Rock on!
I’m not sure you can get a sense of how an instrument feels in your hands from a photo, but it just looks to me like it’s shaped similar to a p-bass. I’d be more than willing to spend 15 minutes with one and see how things go, though…
I played both Fender and ESP and still do….The fender I have is a DR-4 that is 20yrs old and kicks butt!! Mainly all my main basses though are ESP.