Bass of the Week: Padalka Guitars Neptune Bass No. 125
Padalka Guitars went for something a little different on this particular build of their Neptune bass. To begin, they made it a four-string with a longer 35-inch scale and 26 frets. As with the standard Neptune model, it features a Hipshot headless tuning system.
Padalka crafted the bass with a one-piece Black Limba body topped with a stunning piece of Box Elder. Its carbon fiber-reinforced neck is also Black Limba, which is matched with a zebrawood fretboard. While the fretboard is left to show off the wood grain, Luminlay glow-in-the-dark side dots help as position markers.
Padalka also went a little out of the norm by fitting the body with a pair of Dimarzio DP705’s (which are marketed as 7-string guitar pickups) with a volume control and a three-way pickup selector switch.
Padalka Guitars Neptune Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 35″ |
| Body: | Black Limba |
| Top: | Box Elder |
| Neck: | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Black Limba |
| Neck Profile: | U Shape |
| Fretboard: | Zebrawood |
| Frets: | 26 |
| Side Markers: | Luminlay |
| Nut: | Brass |
| Pickups: | Dimarzio DP705 (X2N 7) |
| Controls: | Volume, 3-Way Toggle Switch |
| Tuners/Bridge: | Hipshot Bass Headless System |
| Knobs: | Gotoh Dome-Style |
| Straplocks: | Schaller |
| Finish: | Oil |
| Weight: | 7 lbs |
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