4-string · Neck-through · fretless
Pedulla. bridge pickup: Bartolini PJ, JJ or SB, made for M.V. Pedulla. controls: Bartolini TC-4 stereo preamp; master volume, pickup pan, active presence/passive tone. bridge: ABM 3-way adjustable machined brass with roller saddles. made in: United States. fretless. M.V. Pedulla Buzz. The fretless MVP, and the instrument Pedulla is best known for. A polyester-finished, Diamondkote-coated fingerboard gives the Buzz its glassy voice and mwah. 4-string bass. Fretless. 34-inch scale, 24 frets. Body: Flame maple, AA or AAA grade. Neck: Capillary neck-through, 3-piece maple laminate. Fingerboard: Ebony with Diamondkote coating and inlaid white fret markers. Pickups: Bartolini PJ, JJ or SB, made for M.V. Pedulla. Electronics: Bartolini TC-4 stereo preamp; master volume, pickup pan, active presence/passive tone. Bridge: ABM 3-way adjustable machined brass with roller saddles. Approx 8.25 lbs. Bone nut, single double-acting truss rod with two stiffening bars, M.V. Pedulla/Gotoh machine heads, Gotoh strap pins. Handbuilt by Michael Pedulla in Rockland, Massachusetts. Discontinued. Listed at $4,695 (AA) / $4,995 (AAA) on the 2010 price list. Prices shown are 2010 figures and are recorded here as historical context, not as a current price. M.V. Pedulla ceased trading around 2020 and pedulla.com is no longer live; this entry is reconstructed from the maker's own archived site.
| Construction | Neck-through |
| Strings | 4 |
| Body | Flame maple, AA or AAA grade |
| Neck | Capillary neck-through, 3-piece maple laminate |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with Diamondkote coating and inlaid white fret markers |
| Neck Pickup | Bartolini PJ, JJ or SB, made for M.V |
Artists documented playing the M.V. Pedulla Buzz: Pino Palladino, Timothy B. Schmit.