ESP Edwards E-UT-110B

Description

Edwards E-UT-110b

Why we love it

In need of a bass that excels at laying it down for any kind of rock? Look no further, the Edwards Ultra Tone is your jam. A uniquely cool mashup of Fender and Gibson design elements resulting in a killer PJ style bass with incredible craftsmanship. This sweet as candy bass is ready for a new owner ready to make it sing and more than capable of handling any situation where a P(J) Bass is appropriate.

Condition

This bass is in Excellent condition. This bass has very few signs of wear such as minor scratches and marks on the body. There is a very small finish only crack near the neck joint (pictured). The tuning key for string 2 shows some pitting (pictured). Normal function is not impacted in any way. The neck shows no signs of warping or waviness. Truss rod operates as it should with plenty of adjustment room. The frets show few signs of wear and have plenty of life left. Fresh D’Addario EXL 45-105 strings are currently installed. This bass is set up bass for medium action (2.5mm E). The neck is adjusted for optimal relief, pickup height has been set, and intonation is dialed-in up and down the neck. This bass includes a very nice ESP gig bag with thick padding as well as owner’s manual, ESP picks, and original tools.

Overview

If you are not familiar, Edwards is an ESP Japan-only cost performance brand. Edwards instruments are made in Japan by ESP and have exceptional build quality. This includes immaculate fit and finish, a real bone nut, Gotoh hardware, and Seymour Duncan pickups. These basses sport a majority of the fit, finish, and performance of ESP high end/custom shop at about 1/3 of the price.

With creamcicle orange and cream color scheme as a to match it’s sweet and dreamy tone, this bass is ready to rock. It is rare to find this model and color in this good condition. It features a vintage approved combo of alder body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard. The three-piece hard maple neck sports a lovely vintage tint finish to show off interesting grain with a seriously generous slab of rosewood to top it off. The neck profile leans toward chunky-C and gives you plenty to take hold of as you dig in on the strings. This bass features high quality hardware, such as Gotoh GB707E tuners and an ESP custom bridge.

Electronics and Tone

The Seymour Duncan pickups have a midrange focused sound perfect for rock. In the neck position is an SPB-2 Hot P-Bass pickup. This pickup has a custom high output coil winding for increased low-end response, fuller sound, and aggressive attack. The neck pickup is the SJB-2 Hot J-Bass pickup which uses the classic jazz tone foundation but adds some punch. This pickup is voiced a little lower than a traditional jazz, with a hotter output and fuller low end, giving you boom without too much top end sizzle. The hand ground alnico 5 rod magnets, and custom coil wind deliver a warmer, fatter Jazz Bass tone with a lower midrange growl. These pickups are great for rock and heavier musical styles. However, it’s more than capable of providing thump, roundness, and warmth should the gig call for it. Check out the linked YouTube video to see what this bass is capable of.

Specifications

BODY:  Alder

WEIGHT: 8.6 lbs / 3.90kg

NECK:  Hard Maple 3P

FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, 21frets

RADIUS: 9.5in / 240R

SCALE: 34 in / 864mm

NUT: Bone

NUT WIDTH: 1.65 in / 42mm

NECK THICKNESS (near 1st fret):  .9 in / 23.0mm

NECK THICKNESS (near 12th fret): .95 in / 24.0mm

INLAY:  Dot

JOINT:  Bolt-on

TUNER: GOTOH GB707E

BRIDGE: ESP Custom Bass Bridge

PICKUPS: Seymour Duncan SPB-2 (Neck), Seymour Duncan SJB-2b (Bridge)

PARTS COLOR: Chrome

CONTROLS: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Master Tone

Country of Manufacture: Japan

Year of Manufacture: 2013

Serial number: ED1347351