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1969 gibson EB-0
1969 Gibson EB-0 bass, cherry finish

Solid Mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard. Single humbucking pickup. 30½ inch scale.
1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail - humbucker pickup 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail - bridge cover, over bridge and string mute 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail - witch hat volume and tone knobs, input jack 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Solid headstock with crown inlay, unusual covered tuning pegs and an inlaid Gibson logo
1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Body detail 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. The infamous 2 point bridge, with string mute 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Serial numbers are on the back of the headstock 1969 Gibson EB-0 bass. Solid headstock and unusual covered tuners. These tuners only appeared for a short period on late 60s EB0s

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D'Addario EXL160S XL Regular Short Bass String Set (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Short Scale - Regular)

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D'Addario EXL220S Electric Bass Strings XL Nickel Super Light Short Scale (D'Addario EXL220S Nickel Super Light Short Scale)

 The potentiometers are dated the last week of December 1968, and the serial number is for 1969, making this an early '69 bass - which was Gibsons most sucessful year with the EBO - 3018 basses were shipped.

Notice the thin neck (on the back of the headstock), inlaid Gibson logo and solid headstock with crown inlay. Two point bar bridge with chrome bridge cover and EB humbucker without surround directly at the end of the neck. This bass has closed gear tuning keys usually seen on the Melody Maker, and Kalamzoo KB1 and KB2 basses, but found on some EB0s too in the late 60's.

The EB0 shown in the 1970 bass catalogue is very similar to the model shown above, although the EB3 in the same catalogue is a split headstock model; and by the time the catalogue was released most if not all EB0s being shipped were split headstock models.

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Gibson SG Supreme bass
Gibson SG Supreme Bass
Natural finish

Gibson's classic dual-pickup, short scale, SG bass, has been updated with a beautiful AAA flame maple top and natural satin finish. With a slim neck for effortless playability, the SG Supreme AAA Maple bass is fast, powerful, and beautiful. A vintage-style TB Plus bass humbucker neck pickup coupled with a bass Mini-humbucker at the bridge delivers trademark tone. A real stunner.

Gibson SG bass
Gibson SG Reissue 4-String Bass
Heritage Cherry or Ebony finishes

Gibson's classic dual-pickup SG bass from the '60s is back! It has the 30-1/2' short scale of the original, as well as its slim, fast neck. Mahogany body and neck. It features a vintage-style TB Plus neck humbucker and a mini-humbucker at the bridge for wide tonal range. Includes hardshell case.

Epiphone Elitist EB-3 Bass Guitar
Epiphone Elitist EB-3 Bass Guitar
Cherry or Ebony finishes

The Elite series are instruments that approach custom shop perfection. They're made with premium woods, fitted with American pickups and circuitry -- even American-made toggle switches and Grover tuners. They are made at a special factory exclusively devoted to their manufacture where they receive a high degree of hands-on luthier attention. The EB-3 is a bass classic, made famous by Jack Bruce, with its SG-style body in bookmatched mahogany, a 30-1/2'-scale neck, a USA humbucker at the neck, and USA mini-humbucker at the bridge.

Epiphone EB-0 Bass Guitar
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Cherry or Ebony finishes

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