Bass of the Week: Inside the “SUPERFRO” – A MonoNeon-Inspired Custom LEH Guitars Offset 5
We’ve shared a few LEH Guitars models over the years, but this one really stands out. This colorful Offset 5 “SUPERFRO” was built for Frowin Ickler, who wanted an instrument with specs based on the Fender MonoNeon signature bass that “goes further in quality, playability, handling, and versatility.”
“What a dream come true instrument!” Ickler shares.
The SUPERFRO has a chambered alder body, a quartersawn maple neck, and a roasted maple fretboard. Luthier Ellis Hahn fit the fingerboard with black block inlays and Luminlay side dots to navigate the board in the dark.
The pickups are a pair of Nordstrand BigRigs in a ’60s JB position. Each has a mini-switch to toggle between parallel or series mode. As with the Offset’s unique electronics, it has a Nordstrand three-band Boost-only EQ controlled with LEH faders. Another mini-switch sets the frequency of the midrange. Finally, the hardware includes a Gotoh 510 bridge, Hipshot Ultralite tuners, and black Dunlop strap locks.
Hear the bass in Ickler’s unboxing and demo video:
LEH Guitars Offset 5 SUPERFRO Bass Specs:
| Strings: | 5 |
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Body: | Chambered Alder |
| Neck: | Quartersawn Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Roasted Maple |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ |
| Inlays: | Black Block, Luminlay Side Dots |
| Pickups: | Nordstrand BigRigs with Series/Parallel Switches |
| Electronics: | Nordstrand 3-band Boost-only with Midrange Freq Switch |
| Bridge: | Gotoh 510 18mm |
| Tuners: | Hipshot USA Ultralite |
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