4, 5-string · Bolt-on
Pedulla. bridge pickup: Bartolini single humbucker (SB), made for M.V. Pedulla. controls: Active; bass and treble boost/cut +/-15dB, switch for lower-midrange cut. bridge: ABM machined brass, adjustable height, spacing and intonation. made in: United States. M.V. Pedulla Rapture. Bolt-on, 22-fret contrast to the neck-through MVP line. Offered fretted or fretless, and in SB, JJ (J2) or PJ pickup configurations. 4, 5-string. 34-inch scale, 22 frets. Body: Soft Eastern flame maple. Neck: Bolt-on, single flatsawn hard Eastern maple. Fingerboard: Rosewood, mother-of-pearl 5mm dots. Pickups: Bartolini single humbucker (SB), made for M.V. Pedulla. Electronics: Active; bass and treble boost/cut +/-15dB, switch for lower-midrange cut. Bridge: ABM machined brass, adjustable height, spacing and intonation. Approx 8.06 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. RB-4/RB-5 listed at $3,495 (standard wood), rising to $3,895 (AA) / $4,195 (AAA) for the figured-top RBT 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 | Bolt-on |
| Strings | 4, 5 |
| Body | Soft Eastern flame maple |
| Neck | Bolt-on, single flatsawn hard Eastern maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood, mother-of-pearl 5mm dots |
| Neck Pickup | Bartolini single humbucker (SB), made for M.V |
Artists documented playing the M.V. Pedulla Rapture: Chris Wolstenholme.