Bass

Baldwin Vibraslim Bass Semi-Hollow Sunburst, 1966

On December 1, 2017 /

The Baldwin Vibraslim Bass was built between 1965 and 1970, but its first appearance was as a Burns model. Over time, the Baldwin label took prominence. This bass dates to around 1966 – the first Burns run had the controls mounted on the pickguard and had a more traditional tailpiece, which was replaced by the Rezo-Tube bridge.

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Gibson EB-0 Bass Refinished Natural, 1965

On November 11, 2017 /

It’s sometimes hard to remember that for a time, the Fender bass design wasn’t completely dominant and the Gibson EB-0 was on many hit records. During much of the 1960’s, Gibson’s EB models were used by players like Jack Bruce and Felix Pappilardi and delivered a huge, deep sound.

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Fender Jazz Bass Custom Shop 1964 NOS White, 2005

On November 1, 2017 /

Fender introduced the Jazz Bass in 1960 to attract the traditional Jazz bassists still using standup instruments. At this point, the Precision bass had really taken off. Now, those two models are the most commonly used basses, and appear on uncounted thousands of records and performances.

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Elrick Expat New Jazz Standard Bass Guitar Sunburst 2017

On October 23, 2017 /

Rob Elrick has been building high end bass guitars since the 1990s. To make his designs more accessible, Elrick Expat models are built in Europe using US components. This Elrick Expat New Jazz Standard features a swamp ash body with a tobacco sunburst lacquer finish and a a 3-piece, 24 fret plus zero fret maple neck with birdseye maple fingerboard.

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Fender Jaguar Bass Sunburst MIJ 2010

On October 23, 2017 /

The Fender Jaguar Bass is a fairly new model – introduced in 2006 and first produced in Japan – but it’s a descendant of the Jazz Bass and the 1961 Bass VI, an offset-body six-string, 30-inch scale bass with three pickups and trem!

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Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial Bass Black,1976

On October 10, 2017 /

The Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial, as seen here, is a fairly rare bird. The Thunderbird Bicentennial Bass was built between 1976 and 1979 for a total production run of 1,855 units to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. In black or ‘ebony’, 91 were made in 1976 and a total of 411 over the entire run. Highly distinctive, the Thunderbird Bicentennial is based on the 1963 Thunderbird ‘reverse’ models. However, it carries a newer three-point bridge and the pickguard has an engraved red, white and blue Thunderbird in sejant erect position with ‘1976’ below the bird.

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Bass

Baldwin Vibraslim Bass Semi-Hollow Sunburst, 1966

Gibson EB-0 Bass Refinished Natural, 1965

Fender Jazz Bass Custom Shop 1964 NOS White, 2005

Elrick Expat New Jazz Standard Bass Guitar Sunburst 2017

Fender Jaguar Bass Sunburst MIJ 2010

Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial Bass Black,1976

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