{"product_id":"lado-super-falcon-ii-4-string-bass-circa-1978-natural","title":"Lado Super Falcon II 4 String Bass (Circa 1978) | Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lado Super Falcon II comes from an era when boutique instrument building meant doing things the hard way.Handmade in Canada by Joseph Kovacic’s Lado operation, this early Super Falcon II is an extraordinary piece of Canadian guitar history, combining wildly ambitious construction, ornate appointments and an electronics package that borders on excessive. Serial CND-SF-2-788, examples like this simply don’t surface very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe construction alone is remarkable. Mahogany body wings surround an elaborate neck through, multi laminate centre section loaded with heavily figured maple, while a dark wenge fingerboard is dressed with ornate mother of pearl inlays. Even among Super Falcons, this one has an especially unusual detail: its substantial brass bridge is beautifully ornate and sculpted with curved edges, unlike the more straightforward bridge designs we’ve seen on other examples. Add the matching figured headstock, extensive brass hardware and unmistakable Lado silhouette, and the whole thing feels gloriously overbuilt in exactly the way you’d hope from an early handmade Lado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Lado certainly didn’t stop at the woodworking. Two humbuckers feed an unusually sophisticated active\/passive electronics package with a 5 position Varitone, active preamp\/boost, individual coil splitting and phase switching, and 3 way pickup selection. It’s an enormous amount of tonal control built into an instrument that was already anything but conventional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe previous owner identified this instrument as a 1978 model. We have been unable to independently verify the exact production year, so we’re conservatively presenting it as an early Super Falcon II. Whatever the precise year, this is a seriously rare piece from the early days of Canadian boutique instrument building, and easily one of the most interesting vintage basses we’ve had through the shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerial:\u003c\/strong\u003e CND-SF-2-788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e11lbs 10oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Super Falcon II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Wings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neck Through, Multi Laminate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck:\u003c\/strong\u003e Figured Maple Multi Laminate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrets:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInlays:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mother of Pearl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickups:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dual Humbuckers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Master Volume, Active Preamp\/Boost Volume, 5 Position Varitone, 3 Way Pickup Selector, Active\/Passive Switching, Individual Pickup Phase Switching, Individual Coil Split Switching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElectronics:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9V Active\/Passive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Custom Ornate Brass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrings:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase: \u003c\/strong\u003eHardcase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows extensive finish checking, hardware patina and general signs of play consistent with its age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52225804763432,"sku":"VB1015","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/0451\/8696\/files\/1_9eebb528-3ce1-4691-967a-5cfa1dfa9a92.jpg?v=1786454410","url":"https:\/\/thevibratobar.com\/products\/lado-super-falcon-ii-4-string-bass-circa-1978-natural","provider":"The Vibrato Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}