TA-204 FRX

BLACK SATIN

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Basses, Signature Series Basses, Tom Araya
    TA-204 FRX
    $649.00
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    Tom Araya is the bassist and frontman of the iconic thrash metal band Slayer. His LTD Signature Series TA-204 FRX gives you the vibe of Tom's bass at a price that most musicians can afford. It's a bolt-on design at 35" scale, with a basswood body, maple neck, and a roasted jatoba fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Slayer pentagram inlays. Components on the TA-204 FRX include ESP Designed SB-4 pickups.

    Construction Bolt-On
    Scale 35"
    Body Basswood
    Neck Maple
    Fingerboard Roasted Jatoba
    Fingerboard Radius 400mm
    Finish BLACK SATIN
    Nut Width 40mm
    Nut Type Molded
    Neck Contour Thin U
    Frets/Type 24 XJ
    Hardware Color Black
    Strap Button Standard
    Tuners LTD
    Bridge LTD BB-604
    Neck PU ESP Designed SB-4N
    Bridge PU ESP Designed SB-4B
    Electronics Passive
    Electronics Layout Vol/Bal/Tone
    Strings D'Addario XL165 (.045/.065/.085/.105)
    Case
    Case Included N
    Controls
    Controls Tom
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    Herja
    Herja wrote

    ESP - you can’t go wrong!

    Bought this bass a few days ago after wanting one for a very long time. In a nutshell shell, the bass is nothing less than amazing. It has a light U thin neck which I find works well for smaller hands and allows for a faster travel up and down the neck without having to stretch too much.

    The tone is perfect for my music preference of black metal and holds its menace of appearance even when playing to thrash and hard rock.

    I was happily surprised to see how beautiful the satin finish was on the body which again gave it a bit more edgy look with the overall shape of the instrument.

    The passively ESP pick ups work perfect through a Marshall amp using my pedals. I don’t feel I have missed out with active ones.

    Simply put, whether you are a veteran player or beginner, this bass looks bad ass, feels awesome and plays as though made for you personally.

    Highly recommended !

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      cobhc300
      cobhc300 wrote

      Just got this bass. It is simply awesome! Perfectly crafted, looks incredible, and the ESP passive pickups sound excellent! A lot of bass for the money. 

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        David P.
        David P. wrote

        This has been listed as 'pre-order only' for a long time. When will it be in stock? I hope it's not being discontinued.

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          Carl N.
          Carl N. wrote

          if you have any questions you may reach out to our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com or https://www.espguitars.com/pages/support

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            Scot W.
            Scot W. wrote

            Love the bass the inlays are fantastic and the tone is perfect with passive electronics, through my Ampeg amp. Although mine came with a really high action, is this an intentional design. Not that im complaining, I still find it a pleasure to play.

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              Carl N.
              Carl N. wrote

              Hey Scot, while these instruments are setup at our facility before going out into the world they can require a fresh setup by the time they get into your hands.  Changes in climate can cause an instrument to lose it's factory setup.  This is an assumption, but most of the time the instrument's truss rod will just need tightening.  If you are unfamiliar with working on your own instruments I would recommend having a professional guitar technician setup this bass to your preference.

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                Kevin Stafford
                Kevin Stafford wrote

                Passive electronics! Glad to see this!

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                  Todd B. ESP
                  Todd B. ESP wrote

                  Hi Kevin, glad to hear that!

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