ESP LTD ML B-4 Mike Leon, , Black Blast
Interest FREE financing available at checkoutMike Leon pounds the brutal low end for Brazilian-American groove/thrash metal monsters Soulfly and their related band Cavalera Conspiracy. Mike’s LTD Signature Series bass, the MLB-4, is based on Mike’s admiration of the LTD B Series basses that he’s used for years of touring and recording with a wide variety of metal bands. Inspired by the design of Mike’s ESP Custom Shop bass, the MLB-4 makes its unique impression with a textured sandblasted finish on its swamp ash body, a complementing black satin headstock, and a silky smooth open-pore finish on the back of its extra-thin five-piece wenge/purpleheart neck. Designed to handle the rigors of touring, this bass features sturdy 6-bolt construction, and a 35” scale for delving into the lower sonic registers. Its Macassar ebony fingerboard includes offset mother-of-pearl dot inlays and 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets. The MLB-4 provides a premium active pickup set with two Nordstrand Big Splits, providing a muscular yet smooth, strong, and rich tonal palette. You also get detailed tone-shaping capabilities with the ABQ-3 three-band EQ controls. Other top-tier components on the MLB-4 include metal dome knobs, Gotoh tuners, and a Gotoh 404BO-4 hardtail bridge. Includes ESP deluxe hardshell case.
Specifications
- Construction: Bolt-On
- Scale: 35"
- Body: Swamp Ash
- Neck: 5Pc Wenge / Purpleheart (Black Satin / Open Pore)
- Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
- Finish: Black Blast
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Nut Type: Molded
- Neck Contour: Extra Thin U
- Frets/Type: 24 XJ Stainless
- Hardware Color: Black
- Strap Button: Standard
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Bridge: Gotoh 404BO-4
- Neck Pickup: Nordstrand Big Splits
- Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand Big Splits
- Electronics Layout: Volume / Balance / ABQ-3 3-Band Active EQ
- Strings: D'Addario XL165 (.045/.065/.085/.105)
- Case: B Bass Form Fit Case
- Case Included: Yes
- Electronics: Active